Horror, Science Fiction  •  2026  •  90 min

Affection (2026)

Affection poster

Affection (2026)


Rating & Dimensions

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

Viewer Rating
6.7

Overview

Affection is a 2026 sci-fi horror film about a woman whose memory resets trap her in a domestic situation she cannot fully recall or escape. The husband who claims her, the daughter who depends on her, the house that contains her: all function as horror elements rather than comfort. The film frames coercive domesticity as the threat itself, which gives it a lightly progressive lean on family values. Everything else, politics, religion, identity, stays quiet. The label lands at Neutral because one moderately progressive framing in a genre built around domestic dread does not tip the scale far enough to move the needle.


Starring Cast

Jessica Rothe  •   Joseph Cross  •   Julianna Layne


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Medium

The film's central subject is a woman's personal experience of memory resets, gaslighting, and domestic psychological abuse in an isolated setting, a topic without strong inherent left or right valence in US discourse. The narrative frames the problem as individual trauma and deception, with the solution centered on uncovering personal truth through resilience and confrontation rather than any ideological lens.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The film features a small ensemble of three white actors in lead roles with no evident racial or gender recasting. Its story centers on a woman subjected to psychological manipulation by a male figure presented as emblematic of coercive traditional gender expectations.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: Medium

The film's central narrative depicts a nuclear family (husband, wife, daughter) as a constructed, isolated, and abusive unit enforced through gaslighting and violence by the husband/father figure, with the protagonist rejecting it in favor of her remembered alternative family; this frames traditional family roles and authority as sources of horror and control rather than endorsement.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low

No LGBTQ+ characters or themes are depicted in the film.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The story centers on a woman experiencing memory resets and questioning her family in a sci-fi horror setup, with no relevant identity elements.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Original sci-fi horror film with newly invented characters and no source material featuring prior canon genders or legacy figures.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

Original sci-fi horror film with newly invented characters and no prior source material; no established canon characters are recast.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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5.4
The Movie Database logo
6.1

Critic Ratings

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7.9
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7.3

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