A Kid Like Jake
On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.
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Is "A Kid Like Jake" appropriate for children?
ValorScore's Content Advisory for "A Kid Like Jake" is "Mild" (10/100), measuring sex, violence, language, and drug use. See the full per-axis breakdown below to decide if it fits your family.
See the per-axis breakdownDoes "A Kid Like Jake" have woke/ideological content?
In ValorScore's editorial reading, "A Kid Like Jake" has ideological presence rated "Heavy". This is opinion backed by evidence, not a verdict: one cited example is “Judy, the director of the boy's preschool, encourages them to play up Jake's "gender-variant" expression so he would stand out and get a scholarship.” (A diretora da pré-escola incentiva os pais a destacarem a expressão de variante de gênero do filho de quatro anos para obterem vantagem no processo seletivo escolar.). The overall ValorScore (cleanliness + value + audience rating) is 35/100. See every axis and its evidence in the breakdown below.
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