7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Get Shorty (2017)
Get Shorty (2017)
Overview
Miles Daly works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film with the help of washed-up filmmaker Rick Moreweather. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
Miles Daly works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film with the help of washed-up filmmaker Rick Moreweather. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series satirizes the entertainment industry and the criminal underworld, portraying both as morally ambiguous and absurd. It focuses on individual characters navigating corrupt systems without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering an ideological solution, leading to a neutral rating.
The 'Get Shorty' TV series features a cast with visible diversity, incorporating actors of various ethnic backgrounds in supporting and recurring roles. However, the series does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally established characters. The narrative primarily focuses on crime and Hollywood satire, with traditional identities of its main characters presented neutrally or positively, and DEI themes are not central to the storyline.
Secondary
The TV series "Get Shorty" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative across its seasons. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.
The 'Get Shorty' television series, which follows a hitman's foray into Hollywood, does not include any transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity, resulting in an N/A rating for its impact.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show 'Get Shorty' (2017) introduces new characters for its reimagined narrative rather than directly adapting and gender-swapping established characters from the original novel or film. Characters who share names with the source material retain their original gender.
The 2017 series 'Get Shorty' is a reimagining that introduces new characters and storylines, rather than directly adapting the original novel's characters. The protagonist, Miles Daly, is an original character, not a race-swapped version of Chili Palmer. No established legacy characters from the source material were portrayed by actors of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.2
7.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
7.1
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