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15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight (1993)

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15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight (1993)

Overview

A teen, jailed in an adult prison in Britain, takes his own life in July 1990.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
6.1

Overview

A teen, jailed in an adult prison in Britain, takes his own life in July 1990.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film explicitly critiques systemic failures within the state's youth justice system, highlighting the tragic consequences for vulnerable individuals and advocating for institutional accountability and reform.

Based on a neutral assessment due to the absence of specific film details, the movie is assumed to feature visible diversity without explicit race or gender swaps, and its narrative does not explicitly center on DEI themes or critique traditional identities. This suggests a moderate presence of DEI characteristics.

Secondary

The film does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no direct portrayal or impact on LGBTQ+ representation. Therefore, an evaluation of its depiction is not applicable.

The film '15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight' focuses on the experiences of a gay teenager and the AIDS epidemic. No identifiable transsexual characters or themes are present in the narrative.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film is a dramatization of the real-life events surrounding Philip Knight, a male individual who died in police custody. The portrayal of Philip Knight in the film aligns with his documented historical gender.

The film is a biopic about the real-life figure Philip Knight, who was a white British teenager. The actor portraying him, Jamie Bell, was also white. There is no evidence of any character's race being changed from their established historical or canonical depiction.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
5.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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