4.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.5
Overview
A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film explores universal themes of social status, authenticity, and materialism within a high school setting. Its resolution, emphasizing individual honesty and genuine connection over superficiality, does not align with a specific political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.
This film demonstrates significant diversity through its casting choices, explicitly recasting traditionally white lead roles with minority actors. However, its narrative maintains a neutral stance regarding traditional identities, focusing instead on universal themes of high school popularity and self-discovery without explicit critique.
Secondary
The 2003 film "Love Don't Co$t a Thing" is a remake of the 1987 film "Can't Buy Me Love." Several main characters, including the leads Ronald Miller and Cindy Mancini, who were portrayed as white in the original, are played by Black actors in the remake. The character Kenneth Wurman, originally white, is played by an Indian-American actor.
The film "Love Don't Co$t a Thing" is a teen romantic comedy focused on heterosexual high school relationships and social dynamics. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present within the narrative, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
The film "Love Don't Co$t a Thing" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its storyline is centered on a heterosexual high school romance and social climbing, thus rendering the portrayal of transsexual identity as N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a remake of "Can't Buy Me Love" (1987). A review of the main characters and their counterparts in the original film reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the remake.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.3
7.5
Critic Ratings
1.3
3.7
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