5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Melrose Place (2009)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.8
Overview
In an elegant Spanish-style apartment building in the trendy Melrose neighborhood of Los Angeles, a diverse group of 20-somethings have formed a close-knit surrogate family. However, when a bloody body is found floating in the courtyard pool, the police soon discover that almost everyone had a reason to want the deceased out of the way.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
In an elegant Spanish-style apartment building in the trendy Melrose neighborhood of Los Angeles, a diverse group of 20-somethings have formed a close-knit surrogate family. However, when a bloody body is found floating in the courtyard pool, the police soon discover that almost everyone had a reason to want the deceased out of the way.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Melrose Place is a character-driven drama focused on the personal lives, relationships, and ambitions of young adults, with its core subject matter being largely apolitical and not inherently aligned with a specific political ideology.
The 2009 reboot of Melrose Place includes visible diversity within its main cast, introducing new characters portrayed by minority actors. The series' narrative primarily focuses on interpersonal drama and character-driven conflicts, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its storytelling.
Secondary
The 2009 revival of Melrose Place features David Breck, a main character whose bisexuality is depicted through his relationships and past. While his identity contributes to plot points and character complexity, the portrayal is integrated into the show's general ensemble drama without strong positive or negative messaging regarding LGBTQ+ themes, resulting in a neutral net impact.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2009 reboot of Melrose Place primarily introduced new characters. While several legacy characters from the original series returned, all maintained their established gender from the prior canon. No character originally established as one gender was portrayed as a different gender.
The 2009 reboot of Melrose Place introduced new characters and featured several returning legacy characters. All returning characters were portrayed by their original actors or actors of the same race as their original depiction, therefore no race swaps occurred.
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6.0
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