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One More Time

Name: One More Time
Director: Robert Edwards
Released: 2016
Duration: 98 min

Representation Score

4.4/10

Fair

2016

Not Rated

Director

Robert Edwards

Runtime

98 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

One More Time is a character-driven drama that emphasizes psychological and generational conflict over broad demographic representation. It succeeds in challenging traditional hierarchies, particularly by undermining the patriarchal figure and questioning the value of commercial success. While the film provides a nuanced look at professional stagnation and familial dysfunction, it lacks the layered representation necessary for a higher score. The narrative remains largely within traditional Western cultural frameworks. Ultimately, the film offers moderate inclusion through its thematic critiques while remaining thin on explicit racial, LGBTQ+, or disability-based representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does One More Time have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film examines Jude's exploration of non-traditional romantic relationships through one-night stands. However, it does not explicitly address non-binary identities or challenge assumptions about straight relationships.

How does One More Time portray gender?

Fair

Jude is a central female character who navigates professional and personal independence. The film challenges traditional male dominance by showing her father as a selfish, declining figure.

How racially and ethnically diverse is One More Time?

Limited

The story seems focused on traditional Western cultural themes. There is no indication of a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast within the Brooklyn or Hamptons settings.

How does One More Time represent religion and culture?

Good

The story questions conventional measures of success by contrasting commercial jingles with authentic art. It avoids celebrating traditional family stability or capitalist achievement through its character interactions.

Does One More Time include disability representation?

Minimal

The provided context does not include any information about characters with physical or neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional male dominance by depicting the father as a selfish, declining figure.
Offers a nuanced critique of commercialism versus artistic integrity through the protagonist's career struggles.
Examines non-traditional romantic relationships through the lead character's personal life.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds.
Does not include characters with physical or neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Does not provide clear, identity-specific LGBTQ+ representation beyond non-traditional relationship structures.

Official Synopsis

Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude is stuck in a rut - relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she is forced to move into the Hamptons home of her wealthy - and selfish - father Paul Lombard, an over-the-hill, Sinatra-esque crooner angling for a musical comeback.

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