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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

2023 · Movie · PG · 135 minAdaptation

FamilyFantasyMusicRomance

The youngest of King Triton's daughters, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric.

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The Verdict
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Audience
Made primarily for young women (95).
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Reach
Has targeted appeal — designed for a specific demographic segment.
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Advocacy
Message-Leaning (48/100) — social themes are prominent but not dominant.
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Representation
lower white (31) representation.
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Faithfulness
A moderately faithful adaptation (66/100) of the source material.
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Casting Changes
4 character race changes from source material: Ariel (white → black); King Triton (white → hispanic), The Queen (white → black); 1 minor role.
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Demographic Position
Gender: 78 — strongly female-targeted
Age: 33 — leans younger
0 = Male / Youth100 = Female / Mature
Primary: Young Women
targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
40
How strongly this title appeals to males 18–34. Based on genre, cast, action/violence levels, pacing, and marketing signals. Higher = stronger appeal.
Young Women
95
How strongly this title appeals to females 18–34. Based on genre, romance centrality, cast composition, lead demographics, and tone. Higher = stronger appeal.
Older Men
5
How strongly this title appeals to males 35+. Based on theme maturity, pacing, complexity, genre, and production style. Higher = stronger appeal.
Older Women
60
How strongly this title appeals to females 35+. Based on drama elements, character complexity, genre, cast, and emotional themes. Higher = stronger appeal.
Faithfulness
66
How closely this adaptation matches its source material. Measures character accuracy, plot fidelity, tone preservation, and demographic consistency. 100 = perfectly faithful.
Advocacy48
Message-Leaning

Audience Representation

White
31
Measures deviation from the expected White representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Black
64
Measures deviation from the expected Black representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Hispanic
36
Measures deviation from the expected Hispanic representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Asian
41
Measures deviation from the expected Asian representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
South Asian
53
Measures deviation from the expected South Asian representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Middle Eastern
48
Measures deviation from the expected Middle Eastern representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Indigenous
48
Measures deviation from the expected Indigenous representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Mixed
45
Measures deviation from the expected Mixed representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Other
48
Measures deviation from the expected Other representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
LGBTQ+
0
LGBTQ+ representation score based on character centrality, cast percentage, lead representation, and source fidelity. 0 = no representation, 100 = central to the story.
Score version: v1Data confidence: 75%How are scores calculated?