Horror, Thriller, Crime, Drama  •  2006  •  114 min

13: Game of Death (2006)

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13: Game of Death (2006)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

A Thai thriller from 2006, this film follows a financially ruined salesman who agrees to complete 13 increasingly disturbing tasks for a mysterious caller promising a fortune. The premise is a pressure-cooker critique of economic desperation and the way systems can reduce people to spectacles for others' amusement. That systemic angle pushes the label to Leans Progressive. The protagonist's motivation, supporting a pregnant girlfriend and elderly mother, carries a traditional family undertone that keeps the score mild rather than sharp. Religion plays no real role. The film draws on dark-game-show horror popular in Asian genre cinema, and its moral questions land closer to social critique than political statement.


Starring Cast

Krissada Sukosol  •   Achita Sikamana  •   Sarunyu Wongkrachang


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film leans left by primarily exploring the corrupting influence of extreme financial desperation and critiquing a system that exploits human suffering for entertainment, aligning with progressive concerns about systemic exploitation.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The film features a cast that is culturally appropriate for its Thai origin, with visible diversity in terms of gender and age. Its narrative focuses on individual moral choices and societal pressures within a thriller context, without explicitly centering on DEI themes or critiquing traditional identities.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High

The film portrays the protagonist's desperate actions as being driven by his responsibility to provide for his pregnant girlfriend and elderly mother, affirming traditional roles of male provision and care for immediate and multigenerational family members.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film '13: Game of Death' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a heterosexual protagonist and his challenges within a deadly game, without incorporating queer identities or experiences into its plot.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film '13: Game of Death' does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. The narrative centers on a struggling salesman who enters a dangerous game to clear his debts, and transgender identity is not a component of the plot, character arcs, or overall message.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "13: Game of Death" is an original story, not an adaptation, reboot, or biopic. All characters introduced are new to this specific film, meaning there is no prior established canon from which a character's gender could be swapped.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a Thai adaptation of a Thai comic book, featuring characters originally conceived as Thai. The on-screen portrayal uses Thai actors, maintaining the established racial identity of the characters from the source material.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.7
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6.4

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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