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Good Boy

Name: Good Boy
Director: Jan Komasa
Released: 2026
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2026

Director

Jan Komasa

Runtime

110 minutes

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Good Boy constructs a claustrophobic, male-dominated world where power is enforced through violence and legal manipulation. The central abduction and “rehabilitation” plot is driven by Chris, with Kathryn complicit but subordinate. This hierarchy limits gender equity despite women’s presence. Racial diversity is minimal but meaningful: Rina’s Macedonian background and immigration status are central to the family’s control tactics, offering a sharp critique of institutional abuse. Yet her vulnerability constrains her narrative power. The film’s cultural skepticism is its strongest representational feature, undermining authority and moral certainty. However, the complete absence of LGBTQ+ and disability representation, alongside conventional gender dynamics, keeps the overall diversity score low.

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Category Breakdown

Does Good Boy have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

No LGBTQ+ characters appear. The narrative centers on Tommy’s heterosexual relationship with Gabby and the married couple who abduct him. Queer identities or themes are entirely absent from the story.

How does Good Boy portray gender?

Fair

Andrea Riseborough’s Kathryn participates in controlling Tommy, but Stephen Graham’s Chris dominates through violence and authority. Women are present yet do not drive the plot or challenge male power.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Good Boy?

Fair

Most leads are white. Monika Frajczyk plays Rina, a Macedonian immigrant whose visa status is exploited. Her role is significant but defined by legal precarity rather than full agency.

How does Good Boy represent religion and culture?

Good

Western institutions are framed negatively: Chris weaponizes the Home Office against Rina, and the family’s coercive “rehabilitation” operates outside legal norms. The film questions authority and traditional morality.

Does Good Boy include disability representation?

Minimal

No characters with physical or mental disabilities appear. Tommy’s antisocial behavior is treated as criminal, not linked to disability. No disabled actors are credited in the film.

Present on Screen

Rina’s Macedonian identity and immigration status are woven into the plot, not treated as background.
The film critiques coercive authority and exposes how institutions can be weaponized against vulnerable people.
Moral ambiguity challenges simplistic notions of rehabilitation and justice.

Limited or Absent

No LGBTQ+ characters or relationships appear, limiting representation of queer experiences.
Women do not hold narrative power or effectively challenge the male-dominated household.
No characters with disabilities or neurodivergence are included, missing an opportunity for broader representation.

Official Synopsis

Tommy, a volatile 19-year-old, revels in drugs, parties and violence. After getting separated from his friends on a drunken bender, he is abducted by a shadowy figure. He wakes to find himself imprisoned in the basement of a remote Yorkshire house, inhabited by a very strange family. But what unfolds is not what he could possibly expect.

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