3.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Saving Silverman (2001)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.9
Overview
A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman, a cold-hearted beauty who snatches him from them and breaks up their Neil Diamond cover band.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Positive
Overview
A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman, a cold-hearted beauty who snatches him from them and breaks up their Neil Diamond cover band.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative is centered on a comedic plot involving friends interfering in a romantic relationship to ensure their friend's happiness, with no discernible engagement with political ideologies or societal critiques.
The movie features a predominantly white cast without intentional race or gender swaps for traditional roles. Its narrative does not critique traditional identities, instead presenting them in a neutral to positive light, and lacks explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays same-sex attraction primarily as a source of comedic discomfort and mockery. Characters' queer identities are used for stereotypical gags and plot complications, rather than being depicted with dignity or complexity. The narrative ultimately reinforces heterosexual norms, leading to a net problematic portrayal.
Saving Silverman features Coach Norton, a drag queen, whose portrayal is largely comedic and relies on the 'shock' value of his gender expression. The character is presented as a caricature, with humor often at the expense of his non-conformity, contributing to a negative overall impact regarding transsexual themes by endorsing mockery.
The film portrays Catholicism through Sandy, whose faith is depicted as sincere, compassionate, and a source of her inherent goodness. While her path to becoming a nun creates comedic conflict, the institution and its adherents are treated with respect, and the narrative ultimately affirms the dignity of her spiritual journey.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Saving Silverman is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no pre-existing source material, prior canon, or historical figures from which character genders could have been swapped.
Saving Silverman is an original film from 2001, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a historical biopic. Therefore, its characters do not have a prior established canonical or historical race to be swapped from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
5.7
Critic Ratings
1.8
2.2
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