HBO MaxGirls (2012)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Judaism: Positive
Overview
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
HBO MaxApple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The show's dominant themes of female self-discovery, sexual liberation, and the exploration of millennial anxieties, while often presented with satire and focusing on individual struggles, align with progressive cultural discourse, leading to a left-leaning rating.
The series primarily features a white main cast, focusing on their experiences without explicit racial or gender recasting of traditional roles. Its narrative explores personal relationships and growth, maintaining a neutral framing of traditional identities and not centering explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The show "Girls" features Elijah Krantz, a prominent gay character, whose identity is normalized and integrated into the ensemble's narrative. His experiences, relationships, and personal struggles are depicted with complexity and the same observational, often messy, tone as the heterosexual characters, without his queer identity being a central theme or source of specific prejudice or affirmation.
The show portrays several main characters as culturally Jewish, exploring their heritage, family dynamics, and identity with nuance and depth. While humor and satire are sometimes used around cultural aspects, the narrative does not condemn Judaism itself, but rather treats it as a complex and integral part of the characters' backgrounds.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show "Girls" features original characters created for the series. It is not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot of existing material, thus no characters were previously established with a different gender.
The show "Girls" features original characters created for the series, without any pre-existing source material or historical figures. Therefore, no characters were established as a different race prior to their portrayal in the show.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.4
6.3
Critic Ratings
8.9
N/A
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