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Skills Like This

Name: Skills Like This
Director: Monty Miranda
Released: 2007
Duration: 86 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2007

Not Rated

Director

Monty Miranda

Runtime

86 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Skills Like This is a character-driven comedy that prioritizes individualistic ethics over social norms. The plot follows a man's pivot from failed writing to larceny, focusing on personal vocational struggles. While the film successfully challenges traditional ideas of professional success, it lacks structural diversity. The narrative does not utilize the way different parts of someone's identity overlap to drive the story forward. Ultimately, the film functions as a study of social displacement rather than a diverse ensemble piece. It remains centered on a specific, unnamed social group without broader representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Skills Like This have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The main character transitions from being a writer to a criminal. There are no visible LGBTQ+ characters or storylines that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Skills Like This portray gender?

Fair

The story follows Max Solomon, a male character dealing with professional failure. It does not explicitly explore masculinity or provide female empowerment within the main plot.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Skills Like This?

Limited

The plot focuses on the protagonist and his close friends. There is no indication of a diverse cast or the use of racial metaphors.

How does Skills Like This represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores subjective morality by framing crime as a personal calling. This disrupts conventional social norms regarding success and professional ethics.

Does Skills Like This include disability representation?

Minimal

The film provides no information regarding characters with disabilities, neurodivergence, or specific mental health conditions.

Present on Screen

Challenges conventional notions of vocational success and professional achievement.
Explores themes of moral relativism and situational ethics through its protagonist.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives.
Fails to incorporate diverse racial or ethnic perspectives within the social circle.
Does not address disability or neurodivergence in its character studies.

Official Synopsis

Max Solomon faces the awful truth that he will never be a writer. So, in a desperate attempt to find his true calling, he turns to crime. In this inventive comedy, three friends have their lives turned upside down when one of them realizes that larceny might be his best skill.

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