Finding Dory (2016)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Left
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
Dory is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo an...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Dory is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo an...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Left
Primary
The film's central narrative emphasizes the importance of empathy, inclusion, and community support for a character with a disability, aligning with progressive social values, while also subtly advocating for natural habitats.
The movie features a visibly diverse voice cast for its animated fish characters, though it does not involve explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally human roles. Its narrative explores themes of disability and acceptance, promoting understanding of differences, but does not explicitly critique traditional human identities.
Secondary
Finding Dory does not feature any explicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. A brief, ambiguous background scene with two women was interpreted by some viewers as a same-sex couple, but their relationship is not confirmed or developed within the narrative.
The film is an animated adventure focusing on Dory's journey to find her family. While female characters like Dory and Destiny participate in action sequences involving evasion and problem-solving, there are no instances of a female character defeating one or more male opponents in direct physical combat.
Finding Dory is a sequel where all returning characters maintain their established genders from Finding Nemo. New characters introduced in this film do not have prior canonical genders to be swapped.
The characters in "Finding Dory" are animated marine animals, not humans. The concept of human race, and therefore a "race swap," does not apply to these characters.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.2
7.0
Critic Ratings
9.4
7.7
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