My Dog Skip (2000)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the communi...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the communi...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Primary
The film focuses on universal, apolitical themes of childhood, friendship, and family, set in a nostalgic small-town environment during World War II, without promoting any specific political ideology.
My Dog Skip features traditional casting, with its main characters being white, consistent with its 1940s Southern setting. The narrative focuses on a heartwarming coming-of-age story, without critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film "My Dog Skip" is a coming-of-age story set in the 1940s, focusing on a boy and his dog. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, resulting in an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "My Dog Skip" is an adaptation of an autobiographical book. All main characters, including Willie Morris and his family, are portrayed on screen with the same gender as established in the source material and real-world history.
Based on the autobiographical book by Willie Morris, the film portrays the characters, including the protagonist and his family, consistent with their established race in the source material and historical context. No characters canonically or historically established as one race are depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.0
6.7
Critic Ratings
7.3
6.1
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