7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Butterfly (2018)
Butterfly (2018)
Overview
From a young age, 11-year-old, Max, has identified as a girl and as puberty looms, she begins to present increasing signs of gender variance. When Max was eight, her father, Stephen, left the family home. But as Max’s conviction that she’s in the wrong body intensifies, her distress escalates, and Stephen seizes the opportunity to return to live at the family home and support his daughter.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
From a young age, 11-year-old, Max, has identified as a girl and as puberty looms, she begins to present increasing signs of gender variance. When Max was eight, her father, Stephen, left the family home. But as Max’s conviction that she’s in the wrong body intensifies, her distress escalates, and Stephen seizes the opportunity to return to live at the family home and support his daughter.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The show's central thesis explicitly promotes the progressive ideology of gender affirmation and support for transgender youth, portraying it as essential for the child's well-being and happiness.
This series features a central character who identifies as transgender, making the representation of a minority identity explicit and central to the narrative. The story directly addresses and critiques traditional gender norms and societal expectations through the experiences of the child and their family.
Secondary
The miniseries "Butterfly" sensitively portrays the journey of an 11-year-old boy who identifies as a girl, focusing on his gender affirmation and the family's evolving acceptance. It depicts the challenges faced with empathy, ultimately affirming the worth of transgender lives and the importance of support.
Butterfly sensitively portrays the journey of an 11-year-old transgender child, Max, and her family's path to acceptance. While depicting external challenges and prejudices, the series ultimately affirms Max's identity with dignity, emphasizing the crucial role of familial love and support.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Butterfly is an original drama series focusing on a child's gender identity journey. It is not an adaptation of existing source material, a biopic, or a reboot featuring legacy characters whose gender was established differently in prior canon.
Butterfly (2018) is an original drama series. As such, its characters were created for this specific production and do not have prior established racial identities from source material, previous installments, or historical records to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
5.9
Critic Ratings
9.3
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