3.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.8
Overview
Bright and neurotic girl Bell sets two goals for New Year - to quit smoking and to fall in love. As the first task turns out to be too difficult, she puts all her energy into the second.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
Bright and neurotic girl Bell sets two goals for New Year - to quit smoking and to fall in love. As the first task turns out to be too difficult, she puts all her energy into the second.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores universal themes of existential angst and personal disillusionment, focusing on individual character struggles without explicitly promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology or offering a partisan solution.
The film features visible diversity within its cast, including a prominent role for a Black actress, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film includes an openly gay supporting character, 'The Poet,' whose sexuality is presented factually as part of his identity. His role is incidental to the main plot, neither significantly uplifting nor denigrating LGBTQ+ themes, resulting in a neutral overall portrayal.
The film "How to Make the Cruelest Month" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a young woman's experiences and relationships, with no depiction of transgender identity or related issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an original production from 1998 and is not an adaptation of existing source material, a biopic, or a reboot. Therefore, its characters do not have pre-established canonical or historical genders that could be swapped.
This film is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installments from which character races were established. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
1.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
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