4.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
Overview
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
4.3
Overview
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central focus is on action, spectacle, and adapting a video game, with a generic good-versus-evil plot that lacks any discernible political or ideological messaging, making it a neutral entry.
The film features a visibly diverse international cast, consistent with its video game source material, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its action-oriented narrative does not critically portray traditional identities or center explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features several female characters who are highly skilled martial artists and fighters. These characters repeatedly engage in and win close-quarters physical combat encounters against multiple male opponents, both in tournament settings and other action sequences.
The character Hayate, canonically Japanese in the 'Dead or Alive' video game series, is portrayed by Matthew Marsden, a white actor, in the film adaptation.
The film 'DOA: Dead or Alive' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal of queer identity to evaluate within the movie's narrative.
The film "DOA: Dead or Alive" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a fighting tournament with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
The film "DOA: Dead or Alive" adapts characters from the fighting game series. All major characters, such as Kasumi, Tina, Helena, Hayabusa, and Zack, maintain their established genders from the source material in the movie adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.8
5.3
Critic Ratings
3.2
3.8
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