Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.
The film primarily focuses on apolitical themes of personal growth, relationships, and family, offering individual and relational solutions rather than ideological ones, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly white, mainstream cast without any explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative centers on the romantic and personal lives of heterosexual characters, offering a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Crazy, Stupid, Love. includes a minor gay character, Richard, whose identity is revealed as a plot twist. This depiction is incidental, serving a comedic and narrative function without deeply exploring his character or overtly endorsing positive or negative stereotypes. The portrayal is neither affirming nor problematic, remaining largely neutral.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Crazy, Stupid, Love. is an original screenplay with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created for this film, thus precluding any instance of a gender swap.
Crazy, Stupid, Love. is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there are no pre-established racial identities to be altered.
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