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The Friendship Game

Name: The Friendship Game
Director: Scooter Corkle
Released: 2022
Duration: 87 min

Representation Score

4.4/10

Fair

2022

Director

Scooter Corkle

Runtime

87 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Friendship Game functions as a typical teen horror movie that emphasizes genre clichés over social commentary. While the casting includes a racially diverse ensemble, the narrative remains focused on individual survival and peer loyalty. The film lacks depth in terms of identity-driven storytelling. It does not feature any explicit LGBTQ+ representation or disability, and the cultural focus remains on interpersonal relationships rather than broader systemic issues. Overall, the production offers a basic level of inclusion through its cast but does not engage with more complex or progressive social themes.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Friendship Game have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. There are no depictions of queer identities or same-sex relationships among the characters.

How does The Friendship Game portray gender?

Fair

The cast includes a balanced mix of young actors, with several prominent female leads. However, the roles tend to follow traditional gender conventions without challenging these norms.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Friendship Game?

Fair

The film features a racially diverse cast, including actors like Kelcey Mawema and Kaitlyn Santa Juana, which helps avoid a completely homogeneous cast in the small-town setting.

How does The Friendship Game represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story centers around peer-group dynamics and interpersonal betrayal, focusing less on broader cultural or institutional perspectives. It does not explore diverse cultural viewpoints explicitly.

Does The Friendship Game include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no confirmed depictions of physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities in the film. None of the characters are identified as having these specific traits.

Present on Screen

The film features a racially diverse cast.
It maintains a balanced distribution of young actors across genders.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks explicit LGBTQ+ representation or queer narratives.
There are no visible depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
The story avoids deeper cultural or systemic critiques in favor of genre clichés.

Official Synopsis

A group of teens in a small town come across a strange object that tests their loyalties to each other with increasingly destructive consequences the deeper into the game they go.

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