6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.4
Overview
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Overview
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict pits a diverse underdog community against a predatory corporation, but its resolution through fair competition and individual/team effort balances potential left-leaning critiques with more centrist themes of meritocracy, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a classic underdog story, presenting traditional identities in a neutral or positive light without any explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
The film includes a direct homophobic slur used for humor, delivered by a prominent character without any narrative condemnation. This problematic depiction, lacking any affirming or counterbalancing LGBTQ+ elements, results in a net negative portrayal.
DodgeBall features Fran Stalinofskivitchdavitovich, a character whose masculine appearance and deep voice are consistently played for laughs. The film uses jokes questioning her gender, which contributes to a problematic portrayal by relying on harmful stereotypes and presenting gender non-conformity as a source of ridicule. The net impact is negative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a historical account. All characters were created for this film, meaning there is no prior canon or historical baseline from which a character's gender could have been swapped.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is an original film, not an adaptation or biopic. All characters were created for this movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical racial depiction to compare against. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.4
Critic Ratings
7.2
5.5
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