HBO MaxFreaky Tales (2025)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot a...
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Diversity: High
FemPower: Yes
Overview
In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot a...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Primary
The film's central thesis is overtly anti-fascist and champions collective resistance against systemic oppression and bigotry, explicitly promoting progressive ideology.
Freaky Tales demonstrates a significant commitment to diversity, featuring a robust ensemble cast with protagonists from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, particularly Asian American and Black characters. The narrative celebrates these unique identities and their cultural contexts within 1980s Oakland, highlighting cross-cultural collaboration.
Secondary
The film features Tina, a punk character, who actively engages in defending her community against male Nazi aggressors. Her portrayal emphasizes her agency and refusal to be a victim, indicating successful physical resistance.
Based on available information and reviews, 'Freaky Tales' does not appear to feature explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative focus, as currently understood, does not include queer representation, leading to a classification of N/A for its LGBTQ+ portrayal.
Freaky Tales is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters. All characters, including notable female figures like Entice and Barbie, are new creations for this movie. Therefore, no character's gender was changed from a prior canonical or historical depiction.
Freaky Tales is an original film featuring new characters created for its narrative set in 1980s Oakland. There is no indication of pre-existing source material or historical figures with established racial identities that were altered, thus no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.2
6.5
Critic Ratings
7.4
5.8
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