5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Pay It Forward (2000)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.6
Overview
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film champions a solution to societal apathy and isolation through individual acts of kindness and voluntary "paying it forward," emphasizing personal responsibility and decentralized action over systemic or institutional change.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast without intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative centers on themes of human kindness and social impact, rather than engaging with or critiquing traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Pay It Forward' explores a young boy's initiative to spread kindness and the interconnected lives of his teacher and mother. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The film "Pay It Forward" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a social experiment, family dynamics, and overcoming personal struggles, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Pay It Forward" is an adaptation of a novel, and all major characters retain the same gender as established in the source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical depiction.
Based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde, the film's main characters, including Trevor, Arlene, Eugene Simonet, and Reuben St. Clair, maintain the racial portrayals consistent with their descriptions or implications in the source material. No character's race was changed from the book to the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.4
Critic Ratings
3.8
4.0
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