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Broad City (2014)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
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Overview

Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Judaism: Positive

Overview

Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Hulu logoHulu
Paramount+ logoParamount+
Apple TV logoApple TV
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Broad City is rated as Clearly Left due to its pervasive celebration and normalization of progressive social values, including feminist empowerment, LGBTQ+ acceptance, and anti-establishment humor, which are central to its comedic and narrative perspective.

Broad City showcases visible diversity within its supporting cast, reflecting a contemporary urban setting, without explicitly altering traditionally white roles. The narrative subtly incorporates DEI themes and critiques societal norms as part of its comedic approach, rather than making them the central focus or explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively.

Secondary

Broad City provides a consistently positive and affirming portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters. Ilana's bisexuality is a normalized, integral part of her identity, depicted with humor and dignity. The show seamlessly integrates diverse queer relationships and identities, fostering an inclusive, sex-positive environment that celebrates various forms of love without judgment or harmful stereotypes.

Broad City features Pano, Ilana's trans male cousin, as a recurring character. His trans identity is presented with dignity and is fully accepted by the other characters, without being a source of conflict or mockery. The show's portrayal is respectful and normalizes his identity, contributing to a net positive impact through inclusive and affirming representation.

Broad City portrays Judaism primarily through the cultural and familial experiences of its main characters, Abbi and Ilana. While often used for comedic effect, including self-deprecating humor and observations on stereotypes, the depiction is generally affirming, showcasing Judaism as an integral part of their identity and heritage without portraying it as oppressive or foolish.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Broad City is an original comedy series that developed its own characters, Ilana Wexler and Abbi Abrams, who were conceived and consistently portrayed as female. There are no instances of characters from prior source material, history, or previous installments being depicted with a different gender.

Broad City is an original comedy series, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. Its characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to be swapped from.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.4
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.9
Metacritic logo
8.2

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