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The Go-Getters

Name: The Go-Getters
Director: Jeremy LaLonde
Released: 2018
Duration: 83 min

Representation Score

7.9/10

Good

2018

Director

Jeremy LaLonde

Runtime

83 minutes

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The Go-Getters is a gritty character study centered on individuals living on the fringes of urban society. By focusing on a deadbeat alcoholic and a sex worker, the film rejects sanitized, aspirational storytelling in favor of a more chaotic, authentic reality. The film successfully challenges traditional social hierarchies and success narratives. It replaces the pursuit of prosperity with a desperate, manic struggle for mere survival, offering a progressive look at human complexity. However, the representation of certain identities remains limited. While the film touches on addiction and queer themes, these elements often serve the plot's focus on self-defeating behavior rather than providing deeper, specialized explorations of those specific identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Go-Getters have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film includes a gay theme within its comedic framework. This inclusion suggests a move away from typical heterosexual romantic stories, though the extent to which queer characters have control over their lives is unclear.

How does The Go-Getters portray gender?

Good

Lacie, a female protagonist working in sex work, challenges traditional views of women as homemakers. Characters are defined by their shared struggle rather than by traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Go-Getters?

Fair

The story focuses on a specific urban subculture in Toronto. While the cast does not explicitly show a non-white majority, it avoids depicting affluent, homogeneous white families.

How does The Go-Getters represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative emphasizes the experiences of underrepresented individuals over capitalist goals. It celebrates social dysfunction as a rebellion against traditional Western success metrics.

Does The Go-Getters include disability representation?

Fair

Themes of alcoholism and substance abuse highlight hidden health issues. However, these are portrayed more as character flaws than as explorations of neurodivergence or personal control.

Present on Screen

Subverts traditional gender roles by centering a female protagonist in a underrepresented profession.
Challenges capitalist success metrics by focusing on the struggles of the social fringe.
Avoids assumptions that everyone is straight or cisgender through the inclusion of queer themes.

Limited or Absent

Addiction is framed more as a character flaw than a nuanced exploration of disability.
The depth of queer character control over their lives is not fully realized in the narrative.
The cast and setting lack explicit evidence of broad racial and ethnic diversity.

Official Synopsis

A deadbeat drunk and a junkie hooker join forces to take on the city, each other, and their own personal shortcomings while trying to scam $98 for bus tickets out of town.

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