7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Wonder Boys (2000)
Wonder Boys (2000)
Overview
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is rated 0 because its central themes revolve around individual creative struggle, personal responsibility, and navigating a mid-life crisis, which are largely apolitical and do not align with or critique specific political ideologies.
The movie features a predominantly traditional and white cast, consistent with its source material and setting, without any explicit DEI-driven casting choices. Its narrative focuses on individual character struggles and does not offer a critical portrayal of traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Terry Crabtree, an openly gay character, depicted as a successful and complex individual. His sexuality is present but not central to the plot, nor is it a source of mockery or affirmation. The portrayal is respectful and normalized, integrating his identity without strong positive or negative thematic arcs, leading to a neutral overall impact.
The film 'Wonder Boys' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore transgender themes within its narrative. As such, there is no portrayal to assess regarding its impact on transsexual representation, resulting in an N/A rating.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Wonder Boys" is an adaptation of Michael Chabon's novel. All major characters, including Grady Tripp, James Leer, and Sara Gaskell, maintain the same gender as established in the source material.
Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film adaptation of "Wonder Boys" features characters whose on-screen portrayals align with their established races in the source material. No instances of a character canonically or historically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
6.8
Critic Ratings
8.1
7.4
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