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Insatiable (2018)

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Insatiable (2018)

Overview

A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
4.5

Overview

A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
Prime Video logoPrime Video
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The series explores themes often discussed in progressive contexts, such as body image and bullying, but its narrative primarily focuses on individual revenge and psychological drama rather than promoting a clear ideological solution or critique, resulting in a neutral political stance.

The movie features a visibly diverse cast, but it does not explicitly recast traditionally white roles with minority actors. Its narrative focuses on themes of body image and revenge, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.

Secondary

Insatiable features multiple LGBTQ+ characters, most notably Bob Armstrong's journey of self-discovery and Bob Barnard's openly gay antagonist role. While the show's satirical and often crude humor can lead to problematic depictions, it also includes elements of self-acceptance and normalized queer identities. The net impact is neutral, as positive representation is balanced by the show's messy, comedic framing rather than a clear affirming or denigrating stance.

The show features Dixie Sinclair, a prominent transsexual character whose identity is revealed as a plot twist and often tied to her antagonistic role. While she possesses agency, her portrayal frequently associates her trans identity with secrets and manipulation, contributing to a problematic narrative rather than an affirming one.

The series frequently uses Christian characters, particularly Bob Armstrong, to satirize hypocrisy, judgmentalism, and the performative aspects of faith within Southern American culture and beauty pageants. The narrative consistently highlights the disconnect between stated Christian values and the characters' often morally ambiguous actions. There are no significant counterbalancing positive portrayals of the religion itself.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Insatiable is an original series, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a reboot with legacy characters. All characters introduced in the show are new creations, therefore, no character's gender could have been swapped from a prior established canon.

Insatiable is an original series created for Netflix, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. Therefore, no characters had a prior canonical or historical race to be swapped from.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

4.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.5
The Movie Database logo
7.8

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
1.2
Metacritic logo
2.5

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