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Homecoming (2018)

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Homecoming (2018)

Overview

Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new life, living with her mother and working as a waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor questions why she left the Homecoming facility. Heidi quickly realizes that there's a whole other story behind the story she's been telling herself.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Race Swap: Yes

Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new life, living with her mother and working as a waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor questions why she left the Homecoming facility. Heidi quickly realizes that there's a whole other story behind the story she's been telling herself.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Apple TV logoApple TV
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by celebrating Black culture, Black women, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities as an act of cultural reclamation and empowerment against historical marginalization.

The film 'Homecoming' explicitly centers on a Black artist and Black culture, showcasing a predominantly Black cast and crew. Its narrative is a powerful celebration of Black identity, female empowerment, and HBCU traditions, making DEI themes central to its core message.

Secondary

Homecoming features a queer protagonist in its second season, whose identity and same-sex relationship are depicted with dignity and normalcy. The characters' challenges stem from the corporate conspiracy, not their sexual orientation, affirming LGBTQ+ lives and love within the narrative.

The character Walter Cruz, voiced by Oscar Isaac in the original podcast, is portrayed by Stephan James (a Black actor) in the show. This constitutes a change in the character's race from the source material.

Homecoming is a psychological thriller series centered on a mysterious facility and its former employees. The narrative does not include any transsexual characters or themes, therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The show "Homecoming" is an adaptation of a podcast. All major characters from the original podcast maintain their established gender in the screen adaptation, and no other characters meet the criteria for a gender swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.4
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7.0

Critic Ratings

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7.9
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7.5

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