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The Good House

The Good House

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

2021

R

Director

Wallace Wolodarsky, Maya Forbes

Runtime

103 minutes

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The Good House is a sophisticated character study that highlights the nuances of queer identity and the strength of female-driven narratives. It challenges traditional domestic dramas by focusing on the complexities of women's ability to drive the story and the subjective nature of truth. However, the film lacks significant racial diversity. It confines itself to a specific white, middle-class social framework, limiting the story's multi-layered depth. Overall, the film uses identity as a lens to explore the unraveling of social facades, prioritizing psychological depth over broad demographic representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Good House have LGBTQ+ representation?

Excellent

The film portrays a stable relationship between the lead character and a female partner, emphasizing queer domesticity as a natural part of life. This depiction goes beyond including someone from a minority group without giving them real depth, presenting non-straight relationships as a normal social reality.

How does The Good House portray gender?

Good

The story centers on the female characters' roles and their emotional journeys. Through a matriarchal lens, it transforms the domestic setting into a place where deep psychological issues are explored.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Good House?

Limited

The story operates within a homogeneous white, middle-class New England and New York milieu. It lacks multi-layered racial diversity or non-Anglo-Saxon perspectives, focusing instead on familial and personal secrets.

How does The Good House represent religion and culture?

Good

The film examines the fluidity of memory and the subjective nature of truth. It critiques the polished facades of traditional domestic institutions by exploring the secrets and legacies of families.

Does The Good House include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no prominent or central depictions of visible or invisible disabilities within the narrative. No specific representation is present in the character details.

Present on Screen

  • Provides a nuanced and integrated portrayal of queer domesticity and stable relationships.
  • Focuses strongly on women's ability to drive the story and the complexities of matriarchal lineages.
  • Explores the subjective nature of truth and the deconstruction of family legacies.

Limited or Absent

  • Needs more racial and ethnic diversity within the social framework.
  • Could benefit from more perspectives that reflect multiple aspects of identity beyond the white, middle-class milieu.
  • Includes no representation of visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

When wry New England realtor Hildy Good rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell, it ignites long-buried emotions and family secrets that propel Hildy toward a reckoning with the one person she's been avoiding for decades: herself. Based on the best-selling novel by Ann Leary.

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