6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror, Mystery, Crime • 2016 • 104 min
I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)
I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)
Overview
A teenage boy with sociopathic tendencies lives in a small Midwestern town and must hunt a supernatural killer while suppressing his own violent impulses. The horror framing is psychological and intimate, adapted from Dan Wells's novel of the same name. The Leans Traditional label reflects the film's priorities: individual moral struggle, a small-town setting, and a narrative with no political agenda. The family structure skews slightly progressive, with a single mother at the center, but the film treats this as background, not argument. Religion appears as a mild negative presence rather than a celebration. The dominant pull is inward, focused on one person's conscience.
Starring Cast
Max Records • Christopher Lloyd • Laura Fraser
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
6.8
Overview
A teenage boy with sociopathic tendencies lives in a small Midwestern town and must hunt a supernatural killer while suppressing his own violent impulses. The horror framing is psychological and intimate, adapted from Dan Wells's novel of the same name. The Leans Traditional label reflects the film's priorities: individual moral struggle, a small-town setting, and a narrative with no political agenda. The family structure skews slightly progressive, with a single mother at the center, but the film treats this as background, not argument. Religion appears as a mild negative presence rather than a celebration. The dominant pull is inward, focused on one person's conscience.
Starring Cast
Max Records • Christopher Lloyd • Laura Fraser
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film focuses on apolitical themes of individual morality, the nature of evil, and a psychological coming-of-age story within a horror framework, without engaging in political discourse or promoting specific ideological viewpoints.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features a predominantly white main cast, consistent with traditional casting practices. Its narrative focuses on individual character development and a horror plot, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the story.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: High
The film portrays a non-traditional family unit consisting of a single mother and her son, alongside an aunt who helps run the family business. It normalizes this structure and depicts fluid gender roles without idealizing traditional family arrangements or explicitly critiquing them.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "I Am Not a Serial Killer" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a teenager with sociopathic tendencies and his pursuit of a local serial killer, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "I Am Not a Serial Killer" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on a teenage sociopath's struggle with his urges and his pursuit of a supernatural serial killer, with no elements related to gender identity or transition present in the narrative or character arcs. Therefore, the film receives an N/A rating for its portrayal of transsexual themes.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an adaptation of a novel. All major characters, including John Wayne Cleaver, Mr. Crowley, and Mrs. Cleaver, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. No character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender on screen.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film adapts a novel where the main characters' races are consistent with their on-screen portrayals. No established character from the source material is depicted as a different race in the film.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.3
Critic Ratings
9.3
5.4
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