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The Santa Squad

The Santa Squad

Representation Score

2.2/10

Limited

2020

NR

Director

John Bradshaw

Runtime

80 minutes

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The Santa Squad is a conventional holiday tale that leans heavily on established social hierarchies and restorative clichés. It seeks to heal a fractured family through traditional kindness and romantic union rather than challenging cultural norms. The film's structure revolves around predictable archetypes, reinforcing a standard Western domestic ideal that lacks diverse perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Santa Squad have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film follows a traditional heterosexual relationship between a female protagonist and a male widower, with no indication of LGBTQ+ identities.

How does The Santa Squad portray gender?

Fair

Gender roles follow standard archetypes. Allie serves as a nurturing figure, while the narrative resolves through a conventional romantic union with a male provider.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Santa Squad?

Limited

The story focuses on a wealthy socio-economic unit, lacking indications of diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast, defaulting to a traditional Western family structure.

How does The Santa Squad represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative emphasizes Western seasonal values and the sanctity of the nuclear family, prioritizing holiday sentimentality and domestic harmony over cultural critique.

Does The Santa Squad include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the narrative.

Present on Screen

  • The film provides a clear, comforting narrative arc centered on family restoration and holiday spirit.

Limited or Absent

  • The story relies on traditional gendered archetypes and heterosexual relationships.
  • The narrative lacks racial and ethnic diversity, focusing on a narrow socio-economic unit.
  • There is a lack of representation for LGBTQ+ identities and characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Allie, an out of work art teacher, has to accept a job with the Santa Squad to help wealthy widower Gordon and his two precious daughters rediscover the magic of Christmas. As Allie is lifting the holiday spirits of the family with Christmas decorations, cookies and shopping, her kindness is rewarded with the most unexpected of gifts: love!

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