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Pocket Listing

Name: Pocket Listing
Director: Conor Allyn
Released: 2016
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

2016

Director

Conor Allyn

Runtime

92 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Pocket Listing functions as a conventional genre exercise, using satire to explore personal morality and professional deception. The narrative focuses on the high-stakes world of Los Angeles real estate through familiar crime-comedy formulas. The film adheres to established crime-comedy archetypes without attempting to disrupt traditional social hierarchies. It prioritizes storytelling within a socioeconomic niche without addressing characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity or systemic issues. Ultimately, the work remains within a narrow demographic scope, favoring traditional narrative structures common to the thriller genre.

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Category Breakdown

Does Pocket Listing have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. The storyline focuses on traditional relationship structures, such as adultery.

How does Pocket Listing portray gender?

Fair

The characters, like the sultry wife and disgraced broker, follow conventional crime thriller archetypes. There is no evidence of challenging gender hierarchies or depicting masculinity as inept.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Pocket Listing?

Limited

Set in Los Angeles, the film focuses on a Malibu villa, suggesting a depiction of homogeneous wealth. There is no evidence of actively leading characters of diverse racial backgrounds.

How does Pocket Listing represent religion and culture?

Limited

The satire targets individual greed rather than systemic institutions. The narrative operates within standard crime-drama morality without offering a deep cultural critique.

Does Pocket Listing include disability representation?

Minimal

The film contains no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Uses satire to explore themes of greed and professional misconduct within an affluent setting.

Limited or Absent

Lacks intentionality regarding diverse representation or the disruption of traditional social hierarchies.
Relies on conventional genre archetypes rather than subverting established demographic norms.

Official Synopsis

A satirical thriller about L.A.'s real estate roller coaster. Double crosses, adultery, murder, mistaken identity, and revenge ensues when a mysterious power player and his sultry wife hire a disgraced Los Angeles property broker to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa.

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