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Don't Look Up (2021)

Don't Look Up poster

Don't Look Up (2021)

Overview

Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
6.2

Overview

Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis is a direct allegory for climate change, explicitly promoting progressive ideology by critiquing scientific denialism, political opportunism, and corporate greed in the face of an existential threat.

The movie features visible diversity in its cast. Its narrative strongly critiques characters in positions of power, often portraying those embodying traditional identities (white, male) in explicitly negative roles, particularly the primary antagonist and the incompetent leadership, while characters from minority backgrounds are depicted with integrity.

Secondary

The film contrasts the cynical political exploitation of religious rhetoric by figures like President Orlean with the genuine solace and dignity found in personal faith by ordinary people facing the end, portraying the latter with sympathy and respect.

Don't Look Up does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a global catastrophe and political satire without incorporating queer identities or related storylines, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.

Don't Look Up does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative is entirely focused on a satirical commentary on climate change denial and political incompetence, therefore, the portrayal of transsexual characters and themes is not applicable.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Don't Look Up is an original film with newly created characters. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or legacy characters whose established gender could have been altered for this production.

Don't Look Up is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which character races could be established and subsequently changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.1
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
5.6
Metacritic logo
4.9

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