6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Into Thin Air (1985)
Into Thin Air (1985)
Overview
Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their son's van is found in Maine brandishing stolen plates, they fear the worst. Now, it's up to a private detective to uncover the chilling truth in this absorbing drama based on a true story.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their son's van is found in Maine brandishing stolen plates, they fear the worst. Now, it's up to a private detective to uncover the chilling truth in this absorbing drama based on a true story.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film dramatizes a real-life disaster, focusing on human ambition, commercial pressures, and survival against extreme natural forces. Its themes of caution against hubris and the consequences of flawed decision-making are universal rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology.
The movie's casting accurately reflects the real-life individuals involved in the historical event, showing organic diversity without explicit DEI-driven recasting. The narrative primarily focuses on the challenges of the disaster and individual actions, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Into Thin Air' is a dramatization of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Its narrative is entirely focused on the survival efforts and personal stories of the climbers involved. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present within the movie's plot or character arcs, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.
The film 'Into Thin Air' (1985) is a survival drama about a plane crash and rescue. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, leading to a determination of N/A for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This 1985 TV movie is an original drama, not an adaptation of a prior work with established characters or a biopic of historical figures. All characters were created for this specific production, thus precluding any gender swaps from source material.
This 1985 TV movie is an original story and not an adaptation of existing source material with canonically established characters, nor a biopic of historical figures. Therefore, no characters exist whose race could have been swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
7.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
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