5.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
American Ultra (2015)
American Ultra (2015)
Overview
Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.4
Overview
Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques government overreach and secret programs through an individual's fight for survival, a theme with broad appeal that does not explicitly champion a specific ideological solution, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a cast with visible diversity in supporting roles, though its main characters are traditionally cast without explicit race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on action and comedy, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities without engaging in explicit social critique.
Secondary
The film features Phoebe Larson, a trained operative, who engages in close-quarters combat. She is shown to be victorious against male opponents, using both improvised melee weapons and non-lethal physical incapacitation devices.
American Ultra does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore LGBTQ+ themes. The story centers on a heterosexual couple caught in an action-comedy plot, with no elements pertaining to queer identity or experiences.
The film "American Ultra" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a sleeper agent and his handler, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the plot or character arcs.
American Ultra is an original film with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's gender could have been established and then changed.
American Ultra is an original screenplay with no prior source material or historical figures. Therefore, no characters were previously established as a specific race to allow for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.1
Critic Ratings
4.4
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