Ghostbusters

The film gender-swaps the entire iconic Ghostbusters team from men to women, a high-profile reimagining, though they're new characters rather than the same named individuals.

• The four-man core team replaced by an all-female team
• Marketed heavily around the gender-flipped premise

The film leans into competent women vs. a dim-witted male foil, with Chris Hemsworth's character written as a hyper-incompetent 'himbo' secretary played for jokes about useless attractive men.

• Kevin the receptionist is comically stupid and exists as eye-candy/punchline
• Male villain is a resentful loner; men in authority are largely dismissive or foolish

No explicit LGBTQ+ content in the text, though Holtzmann is widely read as coded queer; nothing is stated on screen.

• Holtzmann's flirtatious mannerisms toward Erin are subtextual only

Diverse casting fits a modern New York setting, though Patty as the working-class non-scientist of the group drew criticism as a stereotype.

• Patty Tolan is the lone non-scientist 'street-smart' member of the team

The film occasionally winks at its critics and online detractors but doesn't deliver sustained sermons; messaging is mostly meta rather than story-stopping.

• Jokes referencing internet comments calling the team 'ghost-chasers' / haters

Recurring gag that the attractive man is brainless and the male villain a pathetic incel-type frames men as foolish or resentful, but it's played for comedy rather than ideological lecture.

• Kevin's profound incompetence
• Rowan the villain as a bitter, friendless man lashing out

A full reboot that discards the original continuity; the central change—gender-swapping the team—is the identity-driven element, though much is ordinary reboot liberty.

• Original cast appear only in unrelated cameo roles
• Entire premise and characters rebuilt around a new all-female team