4.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Fantasy, Comedy, Horror • 1988 • 99 min • Teen (13+)
High Spirits (1988)
High Spirits (1988)
Overview
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.
Starring Cast
Peter O'Toole • Daryl Hannah • Steve Guttenberg
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
4.9
Overview
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.
Starring Cast
Peter O'Toole • Daryl Hannah • Steve Guttenberg
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's narrative primarily explores apolitical themes of supernatural romance, personal liberation, and the comedic interplay between the living and the dead, without advocating for a specific political ideology.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features a predominantly white cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on traditional identities without critique, presenting them neutrally or positively within a comedic framework, and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
High Spirits does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on heterosexual relationships and supernatural events within an Irish castle, thus offering no portrayal of queer identity or experiences.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'High Spirits' (1988) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on a supernatural romantic comedy involving ghosts and human guests in an Irish castle, with no elements related to transgender identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
High Spirits (1988) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. Therefore, its characters do not have prior canonical or historical genders to be swapped from.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
High Spirits (1988) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical versions of these characters from other source material or real-world history that could be subject to a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
5.8
Critic Ratings
3.1
4.7
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