7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.1
Overview
After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Judaism: Positive
Overview
After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central themes and narrative solutions are overwhelmingly personal and apolitical, focusing on individual relationships, artistic pursuits, and personal resilience rather than societal or political issues.
The film features traditional casting with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on personal relationships and does not explicitly critique or challenge traditional identities, presenting them in a neutral or positive light.
Secondary
The film portrays Elliot Garfield, a Jewish character, with depth, nuance, and sympathy. His Jewish identity is presented as an integral part of his cultural background and personality, without being the target of satire or negative stereotyping.
The film "The Goodbye Girl" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and dynamics, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within its storyline.
The Goodbye Girl is a romantic comedy from 1977 centered on the relationship between an aspiring actor and a single mother. The film does not feature any transsexual characters or explore related themes, thus rendering the portrayal N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Goodbye Girl features original characters created for the film, with no pre-existing source material or historical figures whose gender could have been altered. Therefore, no gender swaps are present.
The Goodbye Girl is an original screenplay from 1977, not an adaptation of prior material or a biopic. Its characters were created for this film, meaning there is no pre-existing canonical or historical race to differ from the on-screen portrayals.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
6.9
Critic Ratings
7.7
6.4
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