Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction  •  2026  •  109 min  •  Adults (18+)

Clayface (2026)

Clayface poster

Clayface (2026)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
8.3

Overview

Clayface is a horror-thriller about a disfigured actor's descent into vengeance using a mysterious experimental treatment. The movie leans progressive in its critique of societal corruption and the medical industrial complex but falters in gender and LGBTQ+ representation. The 'Mixed' bias label reflects these contrasts: while it questions systemic injustice, it avoids queer readings and sidesteps meaningful transgender themes, framing body transformation as spectacle rather than identity. Its genre and character-centric approach keep identity politics firmly in the background but don't completely ignore them.


Starring Cast

Eddie Marsan  •   Max Minghella  •   Naomi Ackie

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

Clayface frames its protagonist's monstrous transformation as the result of corrupt police protecting the wealthy, profit-driven medical research, and a society that discards its own, while tracing how personal revenge spirals into indiscriminate violence.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

Clayface assembles a mixed cast with Naomi Ackie in a central scientific role opposite Eddie Marsan and Max Minghella, while keeping its focus on body horror and character motivations rather than identity politics.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Negative
Confidence: Medium

Clayface engages gender and identity through Matt Hagen's shape-shifting powers but consistently denies queer readings. The story stresses the character's heterosexuality, stages cross-gender transformations for discomfort or comedy, and sidesteps any affirming exploration of LGBTQ+ themes.

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Low

Clayface centers its narrative on the lead character's rise as an actor, his disfigurement, experimental transformation, and subsequent revenge, without engaging family structures, domestic roles, or generational bonds.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

Clayface centers on a shape-shifting man whose transformations include feminine forms but never introduces transgender characters or explores gender identity as a theme. The narrative stresses the protagonist's heterosexuality and frames bodily changes as a superpower rather than a personal transition.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Clayface adheres to the established genders of its characters from the source material, with Matt Hagen portrayed as male and no recastings that alter canonical identities.

Race Swap: N/R

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low

Not depicted.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
9.3
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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