7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Undercard (2026)
Undercard (2026)
Overview
Undercard is a sports drama directed by Tamika Miller, starring Wanda Sykes as boxing trainer Cheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart, who reconnects with her estranged son Keith, played by Bentley Green, amid the challenges of the boxing world.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
Undercard is a sports drama directed by Tamika Miller, starring Wanda Sykes as boxing trainer Cheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart, who reconnects with her estranged son Keith, played by Bentley Green, amid the challenges of the boxing world.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's focus on a queer Black woman's struggles with addiction and family abandonment emphasizes themes of diverse identity and individual empowerment, aligning subtly with progressive values without explicit ideological critique.
Diverse casting places Black and Latino actors in lead roles within a traditionally male boxing narrative, led by a female director advocating for underrepresented stories. Themes address systemic challenges faced by Black women, including addiction recovery and family dynamics impacted by institutional biases, alongside queer representation.
Secondary
The film affirms queer identity through its protagonist's dignified portrayal as a resilient lesbian navigating love and family. A tender romance with another woman highlights vulnerability and growth, embedding queerness seamlessly into her multifaceted life.
Queer single motherhood and reconciliation with an estranged son underscore the film's endorsement of non-traditional family bonds and personal redemption, questioning conventional parental stability while celebrating forgiveness and chosen kin.
No transgender characters or themes appear in Undercard. The central arc follows a butch lesbian boxer's reconciliation with her estranged son through training him in boxing and her budding romance with another woman.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Undercard presents an original story of a female boxing trainer reconnecting with her son, featuring newly created characters without ties to prior source material, historical events, or legacy portrayals that would involve gender swaps.
Undercard presents original characters in a new sports drama without adaptations from source material or historical figures establishing prior racial depictions, so no race swaps occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
8.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
More Like This
Leans Progressive
6.9
I Am Legend
(2007)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
Progressive
7.9
Till
(2022)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
6.8
UnBroken
(2025)
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
8.1
Traffic
(2000)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
6.9
The Kite Runner
(2007)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
8.1
CODA
(2021)
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Progressive
6.7
Leave the World Behind
(2023)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Leans Progressive
7.1
American Me
(1992)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Progressive
7.9
Dances with Wolves
(1990)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
8.5
Platoon
(1986)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
6.5
Hawaii
(1966)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
7.5
Mississippi Burning
(1988)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
8.0
Bowling for Columbine
(2002)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
7.1
The Friend
(2025)
Political: Center
Diversity: Not Rated
Leans Progressive
6.5
The Luckiest Man in America
(2025)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
8.0
Imitation of Life
(1959)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Progressive
6.7
Yentl
(1983)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Progressive
7.2
Born in Flames
(1983)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Progressive
6.9
Searching for the Elephant
(2024)
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Not Rated
Leans Progressive
7.6
King Kong
(2005)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate