3.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Cell (2016)
Cell (2016)
Overview
When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
3.5
Overview
When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily explores themes of survival and societal collapse in the face of a technological apocalypse, focusing on human resilience and the immediate threat rather than offering explicit political commentary or ideological solutions.
The movie incorporates visible diversity within its main cast, featuring a prominent Black actor in a significant role. However, the narrative primarily focuses on a post-apocalyptic survival story and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes.
Secondary
The character Jordan, who is canonically a young Black boy in Stephen King's novel "Cell," is portrayed by a white actor (Owen Teague) in the 2016 film adaptation. This constitutes a race swap.
The film "Cell" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no specific portrayal of queer identity to evaluate as positive, negative, or neutral.
Based on available information, the film 'Cell, 2016' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a global event turning people into zombie-like creatures via cell phone signals, with no elements related to transsexual identity present in its story or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Cell" (2016) is an adaptation of Stephen King's novel. A review of the main and supporting characters from the source material and their on-screen portrayals reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the film.
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4.5
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