6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a broad parody of the musical biopic genre, primarily focused on comedic exaggeration of celebrity tropes and human foibles rather than explicit political or social commentary. Its critiques are aimed at narrative clichés and individual behavior, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit DEI-driven recasting of roles. Its narrative humorously critiques the exaggerated flaws of a fictional rock star, but this is presented as a comedic parody of a genre rather than an explicit critique of traditional identities from a DEI perspective.
Secondary
The film satirizes the oppressive and guilt-ridden aspects of a conservative Christian upbringing, portraying it as a source of trauma and repression for the protagonist. The narrative champions Dewey's rebellion against these strictures, offering no significant counterbalancing positive portrayal of this specific religious environment.
The film 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the fictional musician Dewey Cox's heterosexual relationships, career, and struggles, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is entirely focused on the satirical portrayal of a fictional musician's life and career, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features original characters created for this specific parody biopic. There are no characters who were previously established in source material, history, or prior installments with a different gender.
The film is a parody featuring original characters and comedic portrayals of real historical musicians. All historical figures depicted maintain their established race, and the original characters do not have prior canonical racial definitions to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.6
Critic Ratings
7.5
6.3
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