5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.1
Overview
Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Neutral
Buddhism: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central theme of an individual's global quest for happiness and self-discovery is inherently apolitical, focusing on personal growth and philosophical insights rather than advocating for specific political ideologies or societal reforms.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast with some visible diversity in supporting roles, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white characters. Its narrative focuses on a white male protagonist's personal journey, framing traditional identities neutrally or positively without explicit critique.
Secondary
The film includes a brief, incidental depiction of Agnes, a transsexual prostitute, whom Hector encounters in Africa. After an initial surprise, Hector treats her respectfully, and she shares her resilient perspective on happiness. Her trans identity is present but not central, serving as one of many diverse encounters for Hector's journey, resulting in a neutral overall portrayal.
Buddhist monks are depicted as wise, peaceful, and content, providing Hector with valuable insights into happiness and inner peace through their practices and philosophy.
The film portrays Christian monks as serene and dedicated, finding genuine happiness and contentment in their faith and simple, communal life, offering Hector a positive example.
The film 'Hector and the Search for Happiness' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the protagonist's personal quest for happiness and his interactions within a predominantly heterosexual context, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.
The film is a drama/comedy focused on a psychiatrist's journey of self-discovery. It does not contain any scenes where female characters engage in or win physical combat against male opponents. The narrative and genre do not include action sequences of this nature.
The film "Hector and the Search for Happiness" is an adaptation of a novel, and its main and supporting characters maintain the same genders as established in the source material. No characters canonically or historically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender.
The film is an adaptation of a novel where character races were not explicitly defined or central to their identity. No major character was canonically established as one race and then portrayed as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.7
Critic Ratings
3.8
2.9
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