Comedy, Crime  •  2009  •  101 min  •  Adults (18+)

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009)

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day poster

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Strongly Progressive

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day is a 2009 comedy-crime movie following three misfit friends trying to go straight after a stint in jail. While the show leans into unconventional family dynamics through its chosen-family unit, it maintains traditional casting choices with a predominantly white male lead cast. The movie's comedy is centered around these characters' antics without engaging in overt critique of societal norms, resulting in a cultural lean toward traditional sensibilities.


Starring Cast

Robb Wells  •   John Paul Tremblay  •   Mike Smith


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film primarily functions as a character-driven absurdist comedy, observing the cyclical nature of its protagonists' lives without explicitly promoting or critiquing a specific political ideology or offering an ideological solution to their problems.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The movie features a predominantly white male cast in its central roles, reflecting traditional casting choices without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on character-driven comedy and does not incorporate explicit critiques of traditional identities or center on strong DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Medium

The film features the queer-coded domestic partnership of Jim Lahey and Randy, central to their character arcs and the plot. Their relationship is treated as a legitimate, albeit dysfunctional, bond within the narrative. Humor stems from their personalities and situations, not their potential queer identity. The portrayal is neutral, neither affirming nor degrading their non-heteronormative relationship.

Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: High

The film consistently portrays and normalizes highly unconventional and dysfunctional family structures, particularly through its core 'chosen family' unit and the depiction of parenting that undermines traditional authority and responsibility. Traditional family values such as lifelong marriage, distinct gender roles, and sexual restraint are absent or subverted.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on the established characters of Sunnyvale Trailer Park and their misadventures, with no plot points or character arcs related to transsexual identity. Consequently, the film has no impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features the established characters from the Trailer Park Boys series, all of whom maintain their original, canonically established genders. No characters previously depicted as one gender are portrayed as a different gender in this installment.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features the established characters from the Trailer Park Boys series, all portrayed by the same actors. No character who was previously established as one race is depicted as a different race in this installment.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
6.6

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
6.0
Metacritic logo
N/A

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