6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror, Thriller, Drama • 2015 • 92 min • Adults (18+)
Backcountry (2015)
Backcountry (2015)
Overview
Backcountry is a Canadian survival horror film about a couple whose ambitious wilderness camping trip goes badly wrong when they stray into black bear territory. The story is apolitical by design: nature is the antagonist, politics are absent, and religion never enters the frame. The Leans Traditional label follows from the film's conventional setup, a straight couple, a rustic outdoor setting, and a narrative rooted in personal responsibility and the consequences of overconfidence in the wild. One mild counterweight is that the woman proves more adaptable than her partner, quietly undercutting the classic male-provider dynamic. Still, the overall texture is closer to traditional survival drama than anything with a progressive agenda.
Starring Cast
Jeff Roop • Missy Peregrym • Nicholas Campbell
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
Backcountry is a Canadian survival horror film about a couple whose ambitious wilderness camping trip goes badly wrong when they stray into black bear territory. The story is apolitical by design: nature is the antagonist, politics are absent, and religion never enters the frame. The Leans Traditional label follows from the film's conventional setup, a straight couple, a rustic outdoor setting, and a narrative rooted in personal responsibility and the consequences of overconfidence in the wild. One mild counterweight is that the woman proves more adaptable than her partner, quietly undercutting the classic male-provider dynamic. Still, the overall texture is closer to traditional survival drama than anything with a progressive agenda.
Starring Cast
Jeff Roop • Missy Peregrym • Nicholas Campbell
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film focuses on apolitical themes of survival, human vulnerability, and the consequences of personal choices in a wilderness setting, without promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features traditional casting with a white heterosexual couple in the lead roles. Its narrative focuses on a survival story against nature, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: High
The film portrays a heterosexual couple in a committed relationship, with one partner desiring marriage. However, the narrative critiques traditional gender roles by depicting the failure of the male's overconfident, traditionally masculine approach and highlighting the female's resilience and adaptability as key to survival.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Backcountry" focuses on a heterosexual couple's struggle for survival in the wilderness. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative. The story does not engage with queer identity or experiences in any capacity.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Backcountry, 2015' is a survival horror story about a couple's backpacking trip that turns into a fight for survival against a bear in the wilderness. The narrative focuses entirely on their struggle against nature. There are no identifiable transgender characters or themes present in the film's plot or character arcs.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Backcountry" features original characters created for the movie, not adaptations of pre-existing figures from source material, previous installments, or historical records. Therefore, no characters undergo a gender swap.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Backcountry" (2015) features original characters created for the movie, not adaptations of pre-existing characters from novels, comics, or prior screen versions. Therefore, there is no established canonical or historical race for any character to be swapped from.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
6.0
Critic Ratings
9.3
6.2
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