6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror, Mystery, Family, TV Movie • 1985 • 65 min
Daemon (1985)
Daemon (1985)
Overview
A British TV movie from 1985, Daemon follows an 11-year-old boy who begins to suspect he is possessed by a demon after his family moves into a large old house. Rooted in the tradition of Henry James-style psychological horror, the film draws on supernatural dread rather than social commentary. Its Leans Traditional label reflects what is largely absent: no progressive identity framing, no LGBTQ or political content, and a story built around good-versus-evil stakes that fit comfortably within classic Christian-adjacent horror conventions. A scripture teacher obsessed with demonology and a child seeking spiritual explanation for his suffering keep the moral vocabulary firmly traditional, even if the film never becomes explicitly religious.
Starring Cast
Susannah York • Bert Parnaby • Arnaud Morell
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
A British TV movie from 1985, Daemon follows an 11-year-old boy who begins to suspect he is possessed by a demon after his family moves into a large old house. Rooted in the tradition of Henry James-style psychological horror, the film draws on supernatural dread rather than social commentary. Its Leans Traditional label reflects what is largely absent: no progressive identity framing, no LGBTQ or political content, and a story built around good-versus-evil stakes that fit comfortably within classic Christian-adjacent horror conventions. A scripture teacher obsessed with demonology and a child seeking spiritual explanation for his suffering keep the moral vocabulary firmly traditional, even if the film never becomes explicitly religious.
Starring Cast
Susannah York • Bert Parnaby • Arnaud Morell
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's narrative centers on a supernatural entity disrupting a family, exploring themes of good versus evil and survival without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on psychological horror themes without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays a family unit grappling with profound grief and psychological obsession, depicting a marriage under severe strain and distorted parenting dynamics without explicitly endorsing or critiquing traditional or progressive family norms.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
The film's horror narrative is built upon the concept of a malevolent "daemon" child, which aligns with Christian demonology and the struggle between good and evil. The film treats these supernatural elements as real and terrifying, implicitly affirming the framework in which such entities exist without ridiculing the underlying concepts.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Daemon' (1985), also known as 'The Girl in the Picture,' is a supernatural thriller centered on a photographer's obsession. Based on available plot summaries and character descriptions, there are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative. The story does not engage with queer identity in any capacity.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Daemon, 1985" is a supernatural horror story focusing on a mysterious child and his aunt. The plot and character arcs do not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is entirely devoid of content related to gender identity, resulting in no depiction of transsexual individuals or experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1985 film 'Daemon' is an adaptation of Henry James's novella *The Turn of the Screw*. All major characters, including the Governess, Miles, Flora, Peter Quint, and Miss Jessel, retain their original canonical genders as established in the source material.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Daemon" (1985) is an original production, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a biopic of historical figures. Its characters do not have a prior established race from canon or history that could be subject to a race swap.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.7
7.5
Critic Ratings
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