PhiloThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.2
Overview
The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Philo
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
PhiloApple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film subtly incorporates progressive elements, such as highlighting Mary and Joseph as refugees and promoting empathy for marginalized individuals, within a traditional faith-based narrative, aligning its dominant themes with left-leaning values of inclusivity and social understanding.
The film centers on themes of compassion, redemption, and overcoming prejudice by integrating underprivileged and neglected children into a small-town community. Its narrative promotes social inclusion and empathy, encouraging understanding for those initially seen as outcasts. The casting appears traditional, and the story's focus is on universal human values rather than explicit critiques of traditional identities or intentional DEI-driven casting.
Secondary
The film is deeply rooted in Christian themes, explicitly proclaiming a Christian message and reinforcing its religious foundation. It portrays Christian values such as compassion, forgiveness, and redemption positively, emphasizing the transformative power of God's love and the significance of Christ's birth.
The film focuses on family, faith, and community dynamics, consistent with its Christian themes and traditional family structures. There is no indication from the available information that The Best Christmas Pageant Ever includes LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no depiction.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film's characters, including the Herdman children, maintain their original genders as established in the source material. There is no evidence or information suggesting any character has undergone a gender swap from their canonical or historical portrayal.
The film, an adaptation of a classic story, is noted to have no emphasis on racial diversity or reimagining characters' races in its casting, indicating no race swaps from the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.8
6.9
Critic Ratings
9.2
6.0
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