6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Descendent (2025)
Descendent (2025)
Overview
After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsessed with the need to protect his family from an unseen threat.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsessed with the need to protect his family from an unseen threat.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by critiquing hyper-masculine traits and exploring a crisis of manhood as detrimental to mental health and relationships, rather than offering solutions through traditional means.
The movie features primarily traditional casting with white leads and no reported explicit DEI initiatives in its production or casting. Its narrative delves into themes of toxic masculinity and manhood crises through a psychological lens, critiquing certain aspects of traditional male coping mechanisms, but it emphasizes individual trauma over broader societal or identity-based narratives and lacks overt social justice messaging.
Secondary
The film 'Descendent, 2025' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, according to available plot descriptions and reviews. The narrative focuses on a heterosexual protagonist, generational trauma, and toxic masculinity, with no mention of queer identity or relationships in any sources.
The film 'Descendent, 2025' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Reviews and plot details consistently indicate a focus on alien abduction, psychological trauma, and masculinity crises, with no mention of gender or sexual transformation elements. Therefore, the film has no depiction of transsexual individuals or related topics.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an original science fiction thriller with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments. Therefore, no characters exist with a pre-established gender to be swapped.
The film "Descendent" is based on an original screenplay, and its main characters, Sean Bruner and Andrea, are new creations without prior established racial identities. Therefore, the casting of these roles does not constitute a race swap according to the provided definition.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.8
5.8
Critic Ratings
8.8
N/A
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