6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores the evolution of a youth subculture, the tension between authenticity and commercialization, and individual ambition versus collective spirit, without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology. Its focus remains on the personal journeys and cultural impact of the Z-Boys, leading to a neutral political stance.
The movie features a predominantly white male cast, consistent with the historical figures it portrays, and does not include explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on the characters' journey without critically framing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
Lords of Dogtown does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers entirely on the male-dominated skateboarding culture, friendships, and rivalries of the Z-Boys in 1970s Venice, California, without exploring queer identities or experiences.
Lords of Dogtown does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is entirely focused on the cisgender male protagonists and their journey through the nascent skateboarding culture of the 1970s, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a biographical drama based on the real-life Z-Boys skateboarders and their associates from the 1970s. All significant historical figures are portrayed with genders consistent with their documented real-world identities.
The film portrays real historical figures like Stacy Peralta, Jay Adams, and Tony Alva with actors matching their documented race. While the film omits the historical Z-Girl Peggy Oki (who was Asian-American) and introduces a new, fictional white character named Kathy Alva, this does not constitute a race swap of an established character.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
7.1
Critic Ratings
5.5
5.6
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