7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.2
Overview
When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful receptionist Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous in Hawaii, but also Sarah.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Negative
Overview
When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful receptionist Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous in Hawaii, but also Sarah.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative centers on a man's personal journey of overcoming a breakup and finding new love and self-worth, themes that are fundamentally apolitical and do not explicitly promote or critique any specific political ideology.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast with no explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative, a romantic comedy centered on a white male protagonist, does not critique traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features a minor character, the hotel manager Kunu, whose implied homosexuality is used for brief, lighthearted comedic moments. This portrayal is incidental, neither significantly affirming nor denigrating, and does not centralize LGBTQ+ themes within the narrative.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall features a brief scene where a trans woman's identity is revealed to the protagonist, Peter, who reacts with visible discomfort and quickly leaves. The trans character is not developed, and her identity serves as a comedic plot point to elicit an awkward reaction from the cisgender lead, rather than being portrayed with dignity or complexity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or legacy characters whose gender was altered for this production.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is an original film with characters created specifically for it. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous adaptations from which characters' races could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.5
Critic Ratings
8.4
6.7
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