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The Good Mother

Name: The Good Mother
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Released: 1988
Duration: 104 min

Representation Score

4.3/10

Fair

1988

Director

Leonard Nimoy

Runtime

104 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film's strength lies in its challenge to traditional gender roles. By centering a woman's pursuit of autonomy, it moves away from the cliché of the self-sacrificing mother and critiques the rigid moral standards of traditional social institutions. However, the film is limited by a lack of diverse representation. The narrative is largely confined to a straight and racially homogeneous perspective, missing opportunities to include a variety of identities and viewpoints. Ultimately, while the film offers a progressive look at female autonomy and domestic morality, its narrow demographic focus prevents a higher diversity score.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Good Mother have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or those with non-conforming gender identities. The narrative stays within the assumption that everyone is straight and cisgender.

How does The Good Mother portray gender?

Good

The story focuses on a female protagonist whose intellect and actions drive the plot. It challenges traditional gender roles by emphasizing her personal autonomy over conventional domestic duties.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Good Mother?

Limited

The film seems to lack significant racial or ethnic diversity. The central conflict occurs in a likely homogeneous social setting without diverse ethnic viewpoints.

How does The Good Mother represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative critiques the idealized Western family unit and traditional morality. It portrays legal and social institutions as forces that penalize non-traditional domestic arrangements.

Does The Good Mother include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the film's narrative.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by centering female intellect and action.
Critiques traditional family structures and social conformity.
Subverts the 'virtuous mother' cliché through a focus on personal autonomy.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-conforming gender identities.
Shows a significant absence of racial and ethnic diversity.
Does not include characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad influence on the kid.

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