Drama, TV Movie  •  1993  •  132 min

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

15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight poster

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


Rating & Dimensions

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

Viewer Rating
6.7

Overview

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


Starring Cast

Daniel Newman  •   Holly Aird  •   Terence Beesley

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: Medium

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.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

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

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

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.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

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.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

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.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

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

6.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
6.3

Critic Ratings

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N/A
Metacritic logo
N/A

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