6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Client List (2012)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.2
Overview
Riley Parks delicately balances two starkly different lives -- one as a single mom in a conservative town struggling to provide for her family and the other as a savvy and ambitious businesswoman working with a rowdy, sexy and unpredictable group of women.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
Riley Parks delicately balances two starkly different lives -- one as a single mom in a conservative town struggling to provide for her family and the other as a savvy and ambitious businesswoman working with a rowdy, sexy and unpredictable group of women.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film leans left by offering a sympathetic and humanistic portrayal of a woman driven to sex work due to economic hardship, implicitly challenging traditional moral condemnation and emphasizing individual circumstances over strict moral judgment.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, with no intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative centers on the challenges faced by a traditional family unit without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.
Secondary
The show includes a minor storyline featuring a closeted gay client whose identity causes personal and marital conflict. The protagonist responds with empathy, and the narrative explores the character's struggles without endorsing negative stereotypes or making his identity a source of degradation. The portrayal is incidental, neither strongly affirming nor problematic.
The television series "The Client List" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative primarily focuses on the protagonist's personal and professional life, with no depiction of transgender individuals or issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Client List TV series is a direct adaptation of its own 2010 TV movie, with characters maintaining their established genders. There is no evidence of prior source material where a character's gender was different.
The Client List (show, 2012) is based on a 2010 TV movie and real-life events. The lead character, portrayed by Jennifer Love Hewitt, maintains the same racial identity as in the prior film and the real-life inspiration. No established characters from prior canon or history were depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.6
Critic Ratings
6.8
4.7
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