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Good Deeds

Name: Good Deeds
Director: Tyler Perry
Released: 2012
Duration: 129 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2012

PG-13

Director

Tyler Perry

Runtime

129 minutes

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Good Deeds disrupts Hollywood norms by featuring a predominantly Black cast in positions of corporate wealth and legal influence, providing a significant role in driving the story to people of color. However, the film adheres to traditional social structures, focusing on heterosexual romance and conventional morality without exploring broader multi-layered themes. While the film excels in racial representation, it lacks diversity in terms of gender identity, disability, and systemic critique.

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Category Breakdown

Does Good Deeds have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any queer narratives or non-cisgender identities.

How does Good Deeds portray gender?

Fair

Lindsey Wakefield's character shows resilience as a single mother facing economic challenges. However, her story is closely tied to her socioeconomic status.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Good Deeds?

Good

The film features a predominantly Black cast in high-stakes professional roles, providing a significant role in driving the story to people of color within the corporate and legal plotlines.

How does Good Deeds represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores individual morality and ethical actions within traditional frameworks, focusing on personal rather than institutional critiques.

Does Good Deeds include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not focus on physical or cognitive disabilities, nor does it feature characters whose stories revolve around impairments.

Present on Screen

Features a predominantly Black cast in high-stakes professional and social roles.
Provides a significant role in driving the story to people of color as primary drivers of the plot.
Explores female resilience through the lens of a single mother navigating hardship.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.
Does not focus on physical or cognitive disabilities.
Maintains a traditional romantic structure without multi-layered complexity.

Official Synopsis

For all his life, wealthy businessman Wesley Deeds has done what's expected of him and has settled into a predictable routine. His scripted life begins to change, however, when he meets Lindsey Wakefield, a struggling single mother who works as a night janitor for his corporation and has just been evicted. He offers to help Lindsey get back on her feet and, though he's already engaged, romantic sparks begin to fly. Suddenly, he finds himself torn between what is expected of him and what he really wants.

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