7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
My Dead Friend Zoe (2024)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his aide, and discovers more about herself and her family, while also gaining the courage to put her metaphorical demons to rest.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Gender Swap: Yes
Overview
Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his aide, and discovers more about herself and her family, while also gaining the courage to put her metaphorical demons to rest.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film receives a Neutral/Centrist rating because it explicitly maintains a largely apolitical stance, focusing on the personal struggles of veterans with PTSD while portraying military service as an uncritically positive and honorable experience, thereby avoiding political critique of military actions.
The film's narrative centers on a nuanced social portrayal of veterans and family, exploring themes of trauma, guilt, and caregiving, with a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities. The available information does not indicate explicit DEI-driven casting decisions.
Secondary
The film's characters, inspired by real-life male veterans, are intentionally portrayed as young women, constituting a clear gender swap from the historical/inspirational baseline.
My Dead Friend Zoe does not appear to feature LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Available information suggests its narrative centers on military and family experiences, with no indication of LGBTQ+ representation being a thematic focus. Therefore, the net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal is N/A.
My Dead Friend Zoe does not feature transsexual characters or themes as a significant element of its narrative. The story focuses on Merit's psychological journey, guilt, and trauma related to her deceased friend Zoe, exploring themes of PTSD and friendship without engaging with transgender identity or issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film introduces new, original characters without prior established racial identities from source material or history, thus precluding any race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.1
Critic Ratings
9.4
7.5
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