7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Work It (2020)
Work It (2020)
Overview
A high school comedy-drama about an ambitious senior who forms a dance team to earn her way into her late father's college. Directed by Laura Terruso and starring Sabrina Carpenter as Quinn Ackerman, the film follows her recruitment of a misfit group of dancers as they train for competition. Featuring an ensemble cast including Liza Koshy and Kehlani, the movie blends coming-of-age themes with dance sequences and explores friendship and personal growth through athletic pursuit.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.0
Overview
A high school comedy-drama about an ambitious senior who forms a dance team to earn her way into her late father's college. Directed by Laura Terruso and starring Sabrina Carpenter as Quinn Ackerman, the film follows her recruitment of a misfit group of dancers as they train for competition. Featuring an ensemble cast including Liza Koshy and Kehlani, the movie blends coming-of-age themes with dance sequences and explores friendship and personal growth through athletic pursuit.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film centers on a high school student's journey to achieve her college dreams by forming a diverse dance team, emphasizing themes of personal ambition, teamwork, and self-discovery. It maintains a neutral stance by focusing on universal coming-of-age experiences and the apolitical nature of competition and friendship.
The movie features a visibly diverse ensemble cast. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without explicit critique or negative portrayals. The film's approach to diversity is present without being a central, explicit thematic focus.
Secondary
The film features a prominent supporting character, Juilliard, who is openly gay. His sexuality is presented as a natural and accepted part of his identity, including a casual mention of his boyfriend. The narrative integrates his queer identity without making it a central plot point or source of conflict, portraying it incidentally within the story.
The narrative normalizes a single-parent household and strongly emphasizes the concept of a chosen family, with the protagonist's dance team providing crucial support and belonging.
The film 'Work It' does not feature any transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story centers on a high school student forming a dance team to win a competition for college admission, without incorporating elements related to transsexual identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Work It is an original teen dance comedy featuring new characters created specifically for its narrative. The film does not portray any characters who were previously established as one gender in source material, prior adaptations, or historical record as a different gender.
Work It is an original production, not an adaptation of existing source material with pre-established character races. The characters were created for this film, meaning there are no prior canonical or historical racial depictions from which a race swap could occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
7.5
Critic Ratings
8.5
5.8
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