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Name: Home
Director: Tim Johnson
Released: 2015
Duration: 94 min

Representation Score

7.7/10

Good

2015

Director

Tim Johnson

Runtime

94 minutes

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Home succeeds by focusing on a Black female protagonist who play a significant role in driving the story and resourcefulness. It uses the Boov to explore themes of displacement and the outsider experience, providing a sophisticated critique of colonialist expansionism. However, the film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities and does not feature characters with specific disabilities. The Boov's behaviors are presented as species-wide traits rather than nuanced depictions of neurodiversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Home have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The story doesn't include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or romantic subplots. It focuses on the friendship between Tip and Oh and Tip's relationship with her mother.

How does Home portray gender?

Good

Tip is portrayed as a resourceful and assertive leader who drives the plot forward. She avoids traditional damsel-in-distress clichés by making her own decisions.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Home?

Excellent

The film centers on Tip, a Black girl, in a high-stakes adventure. The Boov are used as a metaphor for underrepresented outsiders.

How does Home represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative critiques colonialist frameworks through the Boov's displacement of humans. It emphasizes individual autonomy over rigid societal structures.

Does Home include disability representation?

Fair

There is no intentional focus on specific disabilities. While the Boov exhibit behaviors that might suggest neurodiversity, these are shown as species-wide traits rather than individual conditions.

Present on Screen

Centers a Black female protagonist with high ability to act and resourcefulness.
Uses the Boov to explore themes of displacement and the outsider experience.
Critiques colonialist frameworks through the Boov's displacement of humans.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit LGBTQ+ characters or representations of queer identities.
Does not depict specific disabilities intentionally or significantly.
Does not engage with non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth gender expressions.

Official Synopsis

When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.

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