NetflixInstant Family (2018)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.2
Overview
Married couple Pete and Ellie Wagner, feeling a void in the marriage, visit a foster care center. Two social workers, Karen and Sharon, guide the hopeful parents on the steps to getting into becoming adoptive parents. Th...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Netflix
Prime Video
Apple TVBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Married couple Pete and Ellie Wagner, feeling a void in the marriage, visit a foster care center. Two social workers, Karen and Sharon, guide the hopeful parents on the steps to getting into becoming adoptive parents. Th...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixPrime VideoApple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on the apolitical themes of family, love, and perseverance in the context of foster care and adoption, consciously balancing the role of a government system with individual commitment to form a stable home.
The movie centers on a white couple adopting three Latino children, making the family's diversity a core element of the story and its exploration of foster care and adoption. The main characters, a white heterosexual couple, are depicted positively throughout their journey as new parents, with no critique directed at their traditional identities.
Secondary
Instant Family does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the heterosexual couple's journey through the foster care system and their relationship with their adopted children, with no discernible LGBTQ+ representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Instant Family is an original film, not an adaptation or reboot of existing source material. All characters were created specifically for this movie, thus there are no pre-established characters whose gender could have been altered.
Instant Family is an original film, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to establish a baseline for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.3
7.5
Critic Ratings
8.2
5.7
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