Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.4

Overview

White Goodman (Ben Stiller) is the owner and founder of Globo Gym, and would love nothing more than owning Average Joe's Gymnasium. Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn) doesn't want to lose his gym to Goodman, but can't find a w...

Starring Cast

Ben Stiller • Christine Taylor • Vince Vaughn

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

LGBTQ: Negative

Overview

Starring Cast

Ben Stiller • Christine Taylor • Vince Vaughn

Where to watch

Disney Plus

Hulu

Prime Video

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central conflict pits a diverse underdog community against a predatory corporation, but its resolution through fair competition and individual/team effort balances potential left-leaning critiques with more centrist themes of meritocracy, resulting in a neutral political stance.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a classic underdog story, presenting traditional identities in a neutral or positive light without any explicit DEI themes or critiques.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: High

The film includes a direct homophobic slur used for humor, delivered by a prominent character without any narrative condemnation. This problematic depiction, lacking any affirming or counterbalancing LGBTQ+ elements, results in a net negative portrayal.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a historical account. All characters were created for this film, meaning there is no prior canon or historical baseline from which a character's gender could have been swapped.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is an original film, not an adaptation or biopic. All characters were created for this movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical racial depiction to compare against. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.