5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.6
Overview
Amy and her friends at Grant High learn to define themselves while they navigate the perilous waters of contemporary adolescence. Between their love triangles, secrets, drama, accusations, gossip, confusion, and scandalous rumors, there's never a dull moment.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Amy and her friends at Grant High learn to define themselves while they navigate the perilous waters of contemporary adolescence. Between their love triangles, secrets, drama, accusations, gossip, confusion, and scandalous rumors, there's never a dull moment.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series explores the complexities and consequences of teen pregnancy and premarital sex, often emphasizing the challenges arising from non-traditional choices and implicitly reinforcing the importance of traditional family structures and personal responsibility.
The series features a visibly diverse cast, including characters from various racial backgrounds in prominent roles. The narrative primarily explores universal adolescent themes and personal challenges, portraying traditional identities neutrally without explicit critique.
Secondary
The Secret Life of the American Teenager features a prominent storyline where Grant, a main character's brother, comes out as gay. The narrative explores his self-acceptance, relationships, and family reactions with dignity. While initial parental struggles are shown, the overall portrayal is affirming, treating his identity and relationships with respect and complexity.
The series offers a nuanced portrayal of Christianity, often highlighting the hypocrisy and judgmental attitudes of some adherents, particularly parents, regarding issues like premarital sex. However, it also depicts characters who find genuine solace, community, and moral guidance in their faith, and the narrative frequently critiques the misapplication of religious principles rather than the faith itself, positioning the audience to understand the complexities of faith in modern life.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers exclusively on cisgender experiences related to teen pregnancy, relationships, and family life, resulting in no portrayal of transsexual individuals or issues within the series.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager is an original television series that premiered in 2008. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no prior source material or historical record from which a character's gender could have been established differently and subsequently swapped.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager is an original television series, not an adaptation of prior source material or historical events. Therefore, its characters did not have pre-established races to be altered, and no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.9
7.1
Critic Ratings
N/A
4.8
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