Drama, Action  •  2016  •  107 min  •  Teen (13+)

Deepwater Horizon (2016)

Deepwater Horizon poster

Deepwater Horizon (2016)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.


Starring Cast

Mark Wahlberg  •   Kurt Russell  •   Douglas M. Griffin


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film is Left-Leaning as its central narrative unequivocally critiques corporate negligence and greed as the cause of a catastrophic environmental and human disaster, aligning with progressive concerns about corporate accountability and environmental protection.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie's casting largely reflects the real-life individuals involved in the disaster, featuring some diversity without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative primarily focuses on the event, heroism, and corporate negligence, framing traditional identities neutrally or positively without making DEI themes central to the story.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Deepwater Horizon is a disaster film based on the 2010 oil spill. The narrative focuses on the real-life events, the crew's struggle for survival, and the technical aspects of the disaster. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the film's storyline.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Deepwater Horizon is a disaster drama depicting the 2010 oil rig explosion and its aftermath. The film focuses on the real-life events and the survival of the crew. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film focuses on a real-life industrial disaster and the survival efforts of the crew. Female characters are present, but none are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Their roles are primarily supportive or focused on technical operations and survival during the crisis.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Deepwater Horizon is a biographical film depicting real historical figures involved in the 2010 oil spill. All major characters are portrayed on screen with the same gender as their documented historical counterparts, with no instances of gender alteration.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

The film "Deepwater Horizon" is based on a real-world historical event and its participants. All major characters are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with that of the actual historical figures they represent, thus no race swaps occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.1
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

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8.2
Metacritic logo
6.8

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