5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Afterburn (2025)
Afterburn (2025)
Overview
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of treasure hunters who extract such objects as the Mona Lisa, the Rosetta Stone and the Crown Jewels while facing rival hunters, mutants and pirates.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Positive
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.7
Overview
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of treasure hunters who extract such objects as the Mona Lisa, the Rosetta Stone and the Crown Jewels while facing rival hunters, mutants and pirates.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores competing visions for rebuilding society—from monarchist order to freedom fighting—in a post-apocalyptic world, presenting a balanced examination of power vacuums and societal collapse without explicit partisan alignment.
The film features a visibly diverse main cast, including actors of various racial and ethnic backgrounds, and includes a female character with agency. However, its narrative primarily focuses on action and adventure in a dystopian setting, without explicitly foregrounding social justice, systemic inequities, or other prominent DEI themes.
Secondary
Afterburn portrays transsexual characters and the trans community with depth, authenticity, and respect. The film integrates complex individuals into the narrative, highlighting their struggles, resilience, and humanity. It avoids stereotypes and sensationalism, fostering empathy and understanding, making their stories a meaningful part of the film's message and contributing to inclusive representation.
Samuel L. Jackson, an African American actor, portrays August Valentine, the 'King of England.' This role traditionally implies a white European, diverging from historical and regional ethnicity. This casting represents a race swap for a character whose implied race was widely established by the title and historical context.
Afterburn, a post-apocalyptic action film, does not feature any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on action, survival, and treasure hunting in a dystopian world, with no representation of the LGBTQ+ community in its story or character portrayals.
While the film features Olga Kurylenko as a female freedom fighter, publicly available information does not provide specific details or scene descriptions of her engaging in and winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. No instances of such feats can be confirmed from the provided data.
The main characters of Afterburn, including Jake, August Valentine, Drea, and General Volkov, are portrayed with genders consistent with their original comic book counterparts. No sources indicate any gender changes from the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.5
6.9
Critic Ratings
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