4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Anger Management (2012)
Anger Management (2012)
Overview
Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Prior to his career as a therapist, he was a major league baseball player whose career was put on the shelf for good by his own struggle with anger issues.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
4.8
Overview
Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Prior to his career as a therapist, he was a major league baseball player whose career was put on the shelf for good by his own struggle with anger issues.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on the apolitical theme of individual emotional management and personal growth through therapy. It champions an individualized solution to personal problems without promoting a specific ideological viewpoint or critiquing broader societal structures.
The movie features a cast with visible diversity in supporting roles, though its main characters are predominantly white, without explicit DEI-driven casting choices. The narrative focuses on personal struggles and relationships, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities without centralizing DEI themes or offering critiques of traditional roles.
Secondary
The show features openly gay characters, Patrick and Nolan, as regular members of an anger management group. Their sexuality is present but incidental to the main plot, neither serving as a primary source of ridicule nor as a central theme for affirmation. Their character development and comedic situations largely stem from their individual personalities and issues, similar to other group members.
The TV show features a transsexual character, Patrice, whose identity is revealed in a dedicated episode. The portrayal is problematic as the identity is primarily used as a comedic 'reveal' and a source of shock for other characters. Humor often stems from the unexpectedness, rather than a dignified exploration, contributing to a negative net impact. The role is also played by a cisgender actor.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show is an adaptation of the 2003 film but introduces new characters and reinterprets the premise rather than directly swapping the gender of established characters from the source material. No character widely established as one gender in the film is portrayed as a different gender in the series.
The 2012 TV series "Anger Management" features a new cast of characters and an original premise, rather than directly adapting or recasting specific characters from the 2003 film of the same name. No established characters from prior canon were portrayed by actors of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.2
Critic Ratings
2.3
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