6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Action • 2025 • 91 min
Gladiator Underground (2025)
Gladiator Underground (2025)
Overview
A Thai-produced action film directed by Chaya Supannarat, Gladiator Underground follows two estranged brothers drawn into a deadly underground fighting tournament run by a criminal syndicate. The central tension is whether to compete by the rules or break ranks and fight the organization itself. The label is Neutral, and the evidence supports that clearly. The film carries no detectable political messaging, no identity-based framing, and no religious content. The family element, brothers reconciling under pressure, pulls slightly traditional, but it is too thin to move the needle. At 91 minutes, this is a straightforward martial arts tournament film with a multi-ethnic cast and an original story built around loyalty, honor, and punching.
Starring Cast
Elliott Allison • Geoffrey Giuliano • Sam Lee Herring
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
A Thai-produced action film directed by Chaya Supannarat, Gladiator Underground follows two estranged brothers drawn into a deadly underground fighting tournament run by a criminal syndicate. The central tension is whether to compete by the rules or break ranks and fight the organization itself. The label is Neutral, and the evidence supports that clearly. The film carries no detectable political messaging, no identity-based framing, and no religious content. The family element, brothers reconciling under pressure, pulls slightly traditional, but it is too thin to move the needle. At 91 minutes, this is a straightforward martial arts tournament film with a multi-ethnic cast and an original story built around loyalty, honor, and punching.
Starring Cast
Elliott Allison • Geoffrey Giuliano • Sam Lee Herring
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Primary
Political: Not Rated
Web searches across major film sites, reviews, and databases yield only descriptions of a standard martial arts tournament action film focused on fight choreography and brotherly reconciliation, with no retrieved evidence of ideological framing, political messaging, or thematic alignment to left- or right-leaning values.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The film features a visibly multi-ethnic cast led by Asian martial artists in lead roles within a standard action tournament story focused on brothers battling a criminal syndicate. No elements of intentional racial recasting or narrative emphasis on identity-based critiques appear in coverage or reception.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High
The narrative primarily follows estranged brothers reconciling amid a fighting tournament, with a supporting character's family serving as a hostage motivation that conflicts with his violent portrayal, resulting in no strong endorsement or critique of family norms.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low
This martial arts tournament film centers on two estranged brothers competing in an underground fighting event controlled by crime lords, with no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low
No transgender characters or themes appear in this martial arts tournament film centered on estranged brothers competing in a deadly underground event run by crime lords.
Female Combat: No
Confidence: Medium
The film centers on male fighters competing in an underground martial arts tournament. Female characters appear in supporting roles such as the tournament organizer but do not engage in or win physical combat against male opponents.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Original martial arts action film with new characters: two brothers and other fighters in an underground tournament. No legacy or canonical figures recast across gender lines.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low
Original modern martial arts tournament film with new characters and no ties to prior canon, historical figures, or established legacy roles from any source material.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.4
7.6
Critic Ratings
N/A
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