7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Friday Night Lights (2004)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.3
Overview
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Overview
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film offers a nuanced and balanced portrayal of high school football culture, exploring both its unifying power and its destructive pressures without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution, thus landing it in the neutral category.
The movie features visible diversity in its cast, including prominent Black and Hispanic characters who are central to the narrative and reflect the real-life demographics of its setting. However, the story does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on strong DEI themes, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of its primary characters.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity as a deeply ingrained cultural and personal force within the Permian Basin community. While it explores the intense pressures and moral dilemmas faced by characters, it depicts their faith as a source of strength, comfort, and community cohesion, rather than as a negative or problematic element.
The film 'Friday Night Lights' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes. Its narrative centers exclusively on the heterosexual relationships and experiences of its high school football players and their community in a small Texas town, resulting in no LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film "Friday Night Lights" focuses on a high school football team in rural Texas, exploring themes of sports, community, and adolescence. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present within the narrative, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The film is a sports drama centered on high school football and the lives of the players and coaches. It does not feature any scenes where female characters engage in or win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.
The film adapts a non-fiction book about a real high school football team. All significant characters, based on real individuals, maintain their historical and canonical gender in the movie.
The 2004 film "Friday Night Lights" adapts the non-fiction book about the 1988 Permian High School football team. Key characters, based on real individuals, maintain their historical racial identities as depicted in the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
6.9
Critic Ratings
8.2
7.0
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