Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure  •  2006  •  85 min  •  Adults (18+)

Idiocracy (2006)

Idiocracy poster

Idiocracy (2006)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average European-Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around.


Starring Cast

Luke Wilson  •   Maya Rudolph  •   Dax Shepard


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Medium

The film critiques a broad range of societal failings, including anti-intellectualism, unchecked consumerism, and government incompetence, offering a pragmatic solution centered on common sense and intelligence rather than a specific political ideology.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features visible diversity in its cast, particularly in depicting a future society, but this does not appear to stem from explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative primarily focuses on societal intelligence decline and does not critique traditional identities, instead positively framing the traditional white male protagonist as the intelligent hero.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Idiocracy does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's satirical focus is entirely on societal intelligence decline, consumerism, and political incompetence, with no narrative elements touching upon sexual orientation or gender identity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Idiocracy is a satirical science fiction comedy that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative focuses on societal decline due to anti-intellectualism and consumerism, without engaging with transgender identity or related issues.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film does not feature any scenes where a female character engages in and wins close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents. The primary female character, Rita, is not involved in any such physical altercations.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Idiocracy is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or legacy characters whose gender could have been altered for this production.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Idiocracy is an original film from 2006, not an adaptation of prior material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no pre-existing canonical or historical race for any character to be swapped from.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.5
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

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7.1
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6.6

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