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Marvel's Runaways (2017)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Marvel's Runaways poster

Overview

Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.


Starring Cast


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Bias Dimensions


Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High

LGBTQ: Positive
Race Swap: Yes

Overview

Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
Powered by
JustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a progressive ideology by critiquing systemic corruption and abuse of power by a wealthy, influential elite, with the younger generation's rebellion serving as the solution to this injustice.

Marvel's Runaways demonstrates significant DEI through its casting choices, which include explicit race-swaps for several characters traditionally depicted as white in the source material. The narrative incorporates diverse character storylines, but its central conflict revolves around generational rebellion against supervillain parents rather than an explicit critique of traditional identities.

Secondary

Marvel's Runaways features a significant and positively depicted lesbian relationship between Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean, portrayed with complexity and agency. Karolina's journey of self-discovery includes her sexuality, which is affirmed. Gert Yorkes' bisexuality is also acknowledged and normalized. The show consistently treats LGBTQ+ identities and relationships with respect, avoiding harmful tropes.

Molly Hayes, a character canonically depicted as white in the source comics, is portrayed by a Hispanic/Latina actress in the show. Additionally, Alex Wilder, originally Black in the comics, is portrayed as Hispanic/Latino.

While female characters in Marvel's Runaways participate in combat and achieve victories, their successes against male opponents are consistently attributed to their unique superpowers (such as superhuman strength, light manipulation, or magic) or the assistance of a creature (Old Lace). There are no clear instances where a female character defeats one or more male opponents primarily through physical combat skill or non-superpowered strength.

All primary characters in Marvel's Runaways, including the titular team and their parents, maintain the same gender as established in the original Marvel Comics source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

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8.4
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N/A

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