6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
My Life with the Walter Boys (2023)
My Life with the Walter Boys (2023)
Overview
When a tragedy disrupts her life, a teen moves in with her guardian's big family in a small town and learns new lessons about love, hope and friendship.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.2
Overview
When a tragedy disrupts her life, a teen moves in with her guardian's big family in a small town and learns new lessons about love, hope and friendship.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's primary focus on personal and family drama, with economic challenges serving as a backdrop for individual and familial resilience rather than overt political commentary, results in a neutral rating.
The series features a diverse, blended family and incorporates Native American perspectives, enriching its social narrative. While it includes diverse representation and themes, the storytelling does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center its narrative around explicit DEI-driven themes.
Secondary
My Life with the Walter Boys offers a positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters. It features openly gay characters, Nathan Walter and Skylar Summerhill, who are given empowering romantic storylines. By integrating queer romance into its coming-of-age themes, the show significantly contributes to increased visibility and inclusion, affirming LGBTQ+ lives and love within teen drama narratives.
Based on available information, 'My Life with the Walter Boys' does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or directly address transgender themes within its narrative. There is no evidence of depiction, leading to an N/A rating for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show "My Life with the Walter Boys" is an adaptation of a novel. There is no information or widely known instance of any character, established in the source material, having their gender changed in the on-screen portrayal.
Based on available information, there is no indication that any character canonically established as one race in the source material was portrayed as a different race in the show adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
7.7
Critic Ratings
5.4
5.0
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