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How I Met Your Father (2022)

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How I Met Your Father (2022)

Overview

In the near future, Sophie tells her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults us back to the year 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive

Viewer Rating
5.1

Overview

In the near future, Sophie tells her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults us back to the year 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

How I Met Your Father is a relationship-focused sitcom exploring modern dating, friendship, and personal growth. While it reflects contemporary social dynamics and features diverse characters, its central narrative remains largely apolitical, focusing on universal themes rather than promoting a specific political ideology.

The series features a main ensemble intentionally cast with diverse racial and LGBTQ+ representation, establishing a foundational commitment to diversity. While traditional identities are portrayed neutrally or positively within the narrative, the intentional and prominent diverse casting contributes to a significant presence of DEI.

Secondary

How I Met Your Father features prominent LGBTQ+ characters, including a lesbian and a bisexual woman, whose identities are depicted with dignity, complexity, and agency. Their storylines explore modern dating and personal growth, affirming queer experiences without resorting to harmful stereotypes or making identity a source of ridicule. The overall portrayal is supportive and validating.

The series "How I Met Your Father" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of the provided rubric.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

How I Met Your Father features an entirely new main cast of characters created for the series. There are no instances of characters previously established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.

The series features an entirely new main cast and original characters, none of whom were established in prior canon. Cameo appearances from the original series feature the same actors, maintaining their established race.

The series portrays Hindu-adjacent Indian wedding traditions and family customs with respect and warmth, highlighting their cultural significance, beauty, and role in family bonding. The narrative frames these traditions positively, emphasizing love and heritage without any satirical or negative undertones.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.7
The Movie Database logo
6.5

Critic Ratings

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3.4
Metacritic logo
4.9

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