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Bankrolled

Bankrolled

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

2021

TV-MA

Director

Marcos Bucay

Runtime

97 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

Bankrolled primarily serves as a character study of socioeconomic instability. It avoids the traditional cinematic cliché of the competent, stable male leader, instead depicting masculinity through a lens of drunken incompetence. While the film lacks explicit markers of LGBTQ+ identities or racial diversity, it disrupts traditional capitalist narratives by presenting a chaotic portrayal of modern life. Its strength lies in critiquing the meritocratic ideal of the self-made entrepreneur. However, the film remains narrow in its demographic scope.

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Category Breakdown

Does Bankrolled have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly include LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight relationships. It focuses on two male entrepreneurs without addressing queer representation.

How does Bankrolled portray gender?

Fair

The story centers around two male protagonists. Female characters are not prominent in driving the plot, but the male leads challenge traditional masculine stereotypes through their incompetence and dysfunction.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Bankrolled?

Fair

The film does not specify the racial identities of the main characters. It maintains a baseline score due to the absence of explicit information about racial diversity.

How does Bankrolled represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques the idea of the self-made entrepreneur, framing capitalist success as a chaotic result of social dysfunction rather than a moral and disciplined pursuit.

Does Bankrolled include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

  • Challenges traditional masculine stereotypes by portraying male leads as incompetent and dysfunctional rather than stable leaders.
  • Critiques the meritocratic ideal of the self-made entrepreneur through a lens of accidental success.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
  • Does not feature female characters driving the plot or challenging hierarchies.
  • Does not provide specific details regarding racial or ethnic diversity.

Official Synopsis

While blind drunk, two unemployed millennials entrepreneurs drunkenly post a video pitch about their revolutionary app to a crowdfunding site. When the app catches fire and they accidentally raise millions of dollars they actually have to create the app.

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