7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Boy Meets Girl (2014)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
In Kentucky, a transgender woman and her best male friend lament the lack of eligible partners and step across old boundaries of love and romance.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Overview
In Kentucky, a transgender woman and her best male friend lament the lack of eligible partners and step across old boundaries of love and romance.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by centering on the challenges and triumphs of a transgender woman, advocating for identity acceptance, and critiquing societal prejudice against LGBTQ+ individuals.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on personal relationships and identity without critically portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
Boy Meets Girl offers an affirming portrayal of a young transgender woman, Ricky, depicting her journey of self-discovery, love, and pursuit of dreams with dignity and complexity. The film's empathetic tone validates her identity and experiences, presenting obstacles as external challenges rather than inherent to her queer identity.
The film offers a deeply empathetic and affirming portrayal of Ricky, a young trans woman, as she navigates life and love in a small town. It highlights her dignity and complexity, framing external challenges as obstacles rather than inherent flaws, ultimately validating trans lives and relationships.
The film critiques judgmental interpretations of Christianity that lead to prejudice against the protagonist. However, it also portrays a positive, evolving faith through a key character who chooses love and acceptance. The narrative ultimately condemns bigotry while affirming the potential for compassion within the faith.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an original production and not an adaptation, reboot, or biopic of existing source material or historical figures. Therefore, no characters have a pre-established canonical gender to be swapped from.
This film is an original story, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a historical account. Therefore, no characters were established as a specific race in prior canon or history to be subsequently portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.9
6.8
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