Ted (2012)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.6

Overview

John makes a Christmas miracle happen by bringing his one and only friend to life, his teddy bear. The two grow up together and John must then choose to stay with his girlfriend or keep his friendship with his crude and ...

Starring Cast

Mark Wahlberg • Mila Kunis • Seth MacFarlane

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

LGBTQ: Negative

Overview

Starring Cast

Mark Wahlberg • Mila Kunis • Seth MacFarlane

Where to watch

Hulu

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central conflict revolves around personal growth, friendship, and romantic commitment, which are largely apolitical themes. While it touches on individual responsibility and challenges societal norms through humor, it does not explicitly promote or critique any specific political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The movie 'Ted' features a traditional cast with a predominantly white main ensemble and no intentional race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative does not critique traditional identities and lacks explicit DEI themes, focusing instead on a conventional comedic plot.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: High

The film "Ted" features problematic portrayals of LGBTQ+ adjacent themes. The antagonist, Donny, is depicted with effeminate and creepy traits, leaning into harmful stereotypes. Ted's character frequently uses "gay" jokes and scenarios for comedic effect, often relying on stereotypes and presenting queer identity as a source of ridicule or discomfort, without any affirming counterbalance. The net impact is negative.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Ted (2012) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installment from which characters could have been established with a different gender. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Ted is an original film with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which character races could have been established and subsequently changed.