6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Crime • 2009 • 80 min
High Life (2009)
High Life (2009)
Overview
It's 1983, and hopeless junkie Dick gets an unwelcome visit from the past - his seriously sleazy former cellmate, Bug, to be precise. Bug requires a crash course in the 80s: different music, different drugs, and machines in walls that dispense money. The latter development gives Dick an idea.
Starring Cast
Timothy Olyphant • Stephen Eric McIntyre • Joe Anderson
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.8
Overview
It's 1983, and hopeless junkie Dick gets an unwelcome visit from the past - his seriously sleazy former cellmate, Bug, to be precise. Bug requires a crash course in the 80s: different music, different drugs, and machines in walls that dispense money. The latter development gives Dick an idea.
Starring Cast
Timothy Olyphant • Stephen Eric McIntyre • Joe Anderson
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film focuses on the desperate actions of heroin addicts to fund their habit, portraying their struggles and criminal endeavors through a dark comedic lens without explicitly promoting a particular political ideology or offering a clear societal solution.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit DEI-driven casting choices. The narrative, a black comedy crime film about drug addicts, does not appear to explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: Medium
High Life features a central gay couple, Donnie and Bug, whose relationship is depicted with complexity and without judgment regarding their sexual orientation. While their lives are fraught with addiction and crime, their queer identity is presented as a natural aspect of their characters, contributing to an overall affirming portrayal within the film's dark comedic tone.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low
There is insufficient information available to assess the portrayal of transsexual characters or themes in 'High Life, 2009'. No plot details or character descriptions were provided to determine if such elements are present or how they might be depicted.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The provided information does not indicate that "High Life, 2009" is an adaptation of prior source material or a biopic. Without established canonical or historical character races, no race swap can be identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
6.0
Critic Ratings
8.3
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