7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Fear Street: 1994 (2021)
Fear Street: 1994 (2021)
Overview
After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.0
Overview
After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict is rooted in a clear depiction of systemic inequality and historical injustice between two towns, with marginalized protagonists fighting to uncover and break a curse that represents this oppression, aligning with left-leaning critiques of power structures.
The movie prominently features a Black lesbian protagonist and a central lesbian romance, demonstrating an explicit centering of minority identities in its casting. However, its narrative primarily focuses on the horror plot and character relationships, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
Fear Street: 1994 features a lesbian protagonist whose relationship with her girlfriend is central to the plot and depicted with dignity and authenticity. Their queer identity is normalized, and the challenges they face are supernatural, not related to homophobia, ultimately affirming their love and worth within the narrative.
Fear Street: 1994 does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes. The narrative centers on a group of cisgender teenagers battling a supernatural curse, with no elements pertaining to transsexual identity present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film introduces new characters and a unique narrative within the Fear Street universe. There are no instances where a character, previously established with a specific gender in the source material or history, is portrayed as a different gender.
The film introduces new characters for its original narrative within the Fear Street universe, rather than adapting specific, racially established characters from the R.L. Stine book series. Therefore, no characters who were canonically or widely established as one race are portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.4
6.7
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