6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Elemental (2023)
Elemental (2023)
Overview
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central narrative explicitly addresses themes of immigration, xenophobia, and cultural integration, advocating for empathy and the breaking down of societal barriers between different groups.
Elemental features a diverse voice cast for its elemental characters, reflecting a broad range of backgrounds. The narrative explores themes of cultural differences, immigration, and overcoming prejudice, presenting a clear allegory for societal integration and acceptance.
Secondary
Elemental includes Lake Ripple, a non-binary character who is Wade's sibling. Their identity is depicted as a casual and accepted aspect of their character, using they/them pronouns. This portrayal is incidental, neither central to the plot nor a source of significant positive or negative narrative focus, maintaining a neutral impact.
The film 'Elemental' does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story primarily explores themes of immigration, cultural differences, and a romance between elemental beings, without incorporating any transgender identities or related plot points.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Elemental is an original animated film with new characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical context, or previous installments from which character genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
Elemental is an original animated film with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material or historical basis for its characters to establish a canonical race that could be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.6
Critic Ratings
7.3
5.8
Who Made This
Actors
| Name | Role | Gender | Race | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Leah Lewis | Ember (voice) | Female | East Asian |  United States |
Mamoudou Athie | Wade (voice) | Male | Black |  Mauritania |
Ronnie del Carmen | Bernie (voice) | Male | Southeast Asian |  Philippines |
Shila Ommi | Cinder (voice) | Female | White |  Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Wendi McLendon-Covey | Gale (voice) | Female | White | United States |
Catherine O'Hara | Brook (voice) | Female | White |  Canada |
Mason Wertheimer | Clod (voice) | Male | White | United States |
Ronobir Lahiri | Harold (voice) | Male | South Asian | United States |
Wilma Bonet | Flarrietta (voice) | Female | Latino | United States |
Joe Pera | Fern (voice) | Male | White | United States |
Matthew Yang King | Alan / Lutz / Earth Pruner (voice) | Male | East Asian | United States |
Clara Lin Ding | Little Kid Ember (voice) | Female | East Asian | United States |
Reagan To | Big Kid Ember (voice) | Female | Southeast Asian | United States |
Jeff Lapensee | Sparkler Customer (voice) | Male | White | United States |
Ben Morris | Wood Immigration Official (voice) | Male | White | United States |
Actor Breakdown
Gender
Male
Female
53%
47%
Race
East Asian
20%
Black
7%
Southeast Asian
13%
Unknown
7%
White
47%
South Asian
7%
Latino
7%
Nationalities
United States
73%
Mauritania
7%
Philippines
7%
Iran, Islamic Republic of
7%
Canada
7%
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