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Price Check

Name: Price Check
Director: Michael Walker
Released: 2012
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

3.8/10

Limited

2012

Director

Michael Walker

Runtime

92 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Price Check operates within a traditional dramatic framework, focusing on the professional and personal struggles of a middle-class man. While it offers a slight subversion of gender roles through its female leadership character, the film lacks multi-layered complexity. The focus on a standard nuclear family and middle-class socioeconomic status suggests a homogeneous approach to characterization and setting. Ultimately, the work adheres to conventional storytelling structures rather than actively deconstructing social or institutional norms.

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Category Breakdown

Does Price Check have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on a typical family unit with a husband, wife, and son. There are no characters with LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Price Check portray gender?

Fair

A female boss asserts professional dominance over the male protagonist, disrupting traditional male-led hierarchies in the workplace.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Price Check?

Limited

The story centers on a middle-class, middle-aged protagonist and a standard nuclear family. There is no indication of diverse casting or non-white majority ensembles.

How does Price Check represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot explores themes of labor and corporate hierarchy using standard dramatic clichés about the tension between professional duties and domestic stability.

Does Price Check include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative does not include characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

The introduction of a high-energy female boss challenges traditional gendered professional hierarchies.
The film explores relatable themes of labor, corporate pressure, and the struggle for domestic stability.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
There is a notable absence of racial and ethnic diversity within the described cast.
The story does not address disability or provide characters with diverse physical or mental needs.

Official Synopsis

A middle aged, middle class, former music industry executive with a stay-at-home wife and son toils away at a supermarket chain. When a new high energy boss enters the company, she increases his fortunes and responsibilities while also creating tension in both his professional and personal life.

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