The Prom

Summary: A troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high-school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.

Release Date: December 11, 2020

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical

Director: Ryan Murphy

Writers: Bob Martin

, Chad Beguelin

, Matthew Sklar

Runtime: 2 h 10 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Dramatic Forces, Storykey, Netflix, Ryan Murphy Productions

Distributor: Netflix

Country: United States

Language: English

Box office:

Worldwide:$187.4K

Adaptation/remake:

based on broadway musical

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 7% higher than the critics.

55%62%

The Metacritic audience rated this 8% higher than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

55/100

Metacritic User:

63/100

50%35%

50% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

35% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White64.71%Mixed / Other35.29%

2.00

LGBTQ content included:

gay son, Gay, gay character, homosexuality, lesbian, lgbt, gay bar

Possibly woke elements:

prejudice, equality, civil rights

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Message5/5
Role model4/5
Violence2/5
Sex3/5
Language3/5
Consumerism3/5
Drugs3/5

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Netflix’s ‘The Prom’ Reinforces Celebrities’ Extreme Disconnect From Flyover America

Netflix\'s \'The Prom\' raises small-town homophobia to such an extreme it undermines its own message of tolerance and inclusivity

Proper Review

Dec 18th 2020

The Federalist Staff

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The Prom

Star Rating: 2.5 Stars

Cast: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman (Streaming on Netflix)

Release Date: Friday, December 11, 2020

MPAA Rating: PG-13

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Proper Review

Dec 17th 2020

Michael Medved

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THE PROM

"Misguided Musical"Content: -4 Intentional blasphemy, evil, gross immorality, and/or worldview problems. (To be avoided)

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Dec 15th 2020

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