6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Strong Medicine (2000)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Overview
The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing systemic gender discrimination and advocating for social justice and equality within the medical profession.
The series "Strong Medicine" demonstrates a strong commitment to diversity through its intentional casting of women of color in leading roles. Its narrative consistently centers on and critiques systemic issues related to gender, race, and class within healthcare, making DEI themes a fundamental part of its storytelling.
Secondary
Strong Medicine consistently portrayed LGBTQ+ characters and themes with dignity and empathy. Through recurring characters like Dr. Lu Delgado's lesbian sister and various patient storylines, the show addressed issues like discrimination, HIV/AIDS, and same-sex relationships, framing obstacles as external and affirming the worth of queer lives and love.
The series often features Christian characters whose faith provides comfort, moral framework, and community support, particularly in challenging medical and ethical situations. While individual characters may struggle or exhibit flaws, the narrative generally affirms the positive aspects of the faith itself.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Strong Medicine is an original television series, meaning all its characters were created for the show without prior canonical or historical gender baselines. Therefore, no gender swaps occurred.
Strong Medicine is an original television series with characters created specifically for the show. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
7.1
Critic Ratings
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