7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Kim's Convenience (2016)
Kim's Convenience (2016)
Overview
The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family, running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Kim ('Appa' and 'Umma') immigrated to Toronto in the '80s to set up shop near Regent Park and had two kids, Jung and Janet who are now young adults. However, when Jung was 16, he and Appa had a major falling out involving a physical fight, stolen money and Jung leaving home. Father and son have been estranged since.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family, running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Kim ('Appa' and 'Umma') immigrated to Toronto in the '80s to set up shop near Regent Park and had two kids, Jung and Janet who are now young adults. However, when Jung was 16, he and Appa had a major falling out involving a physical fight, stolen money and Jung leaving home. Father and son have been estranged since.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The show consciously balances competing viewpoints between traditional immigrant parents and their Canadian-born children, focusing on apolitical themes of family, community, and cultural identity rather than promoting a specific political ideology as a solution.
The series features a diverse cast authentically portraying a Korean-Canadian family, which is central to its narrative. While exploring themes of cultural identity and immigrant experiences, the show does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center its narrative around strong DEI-driven critiques.
Secondary
Kim's Convenience features multiple recurring LGBTQ+ characters, including Gerald, Pastor Nina, and Omar, whose identities are normalized and depicted with dignity and complexity. The show consistently portrays queer relationships and lives as ordinary and accepted within the community, avoiding harmful stereotypes or negative arcs, resulting in a net positive portrayal.
Kim's Convenience portrays Christianity primarily through the lens of a Korean-Canadian church community, highlighting its role in providing cultural identity, social support, and moral guidance. While it uses gentle satire to depict human foibles and social dynamics within the church, the narrative ultimately affirms the positive aspects of faith and community, treating its adherents with respect and nuance.
Kim's Convenience does not depict any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on the Korean-Canadian Kim family and their convenience store, exploring generational and cultural dynamics without incorporating transsexual identities or related storylines.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The TV series "Kim's Convenience" is an adaptation of the play of the same name. All main characters from the original play maintain their established genders in the television series, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The show is based on a play about a Korean-Canadian family, and the main characters are consistently portrayed by actors of East Asian descent, aligning with their established racial identity. There are no instances of a character's race being changed from source material.
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7.6
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