Drama, Comedy  •  2025  •  110 min

Kangaroo Island (2025)

Kangaroo Island poster

Kangaroo Island (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

Kangaroo Island is an Australian drama-comedy about a failed Hollywood actress who returns to South Australia at her estranged father's request, only to find old family wounds and a family secret waiting for her. The Leans Traditional label fits without much friction. The story centers on conventional family structures, a white Australian cast in recognizable domestic roles, and a narrative driven by illness, reconciliation, and faith rather than by any progressive identity politics. Christianity appears in a positive light through the religious conversion subplot, and the film's emotional engine is the repair of fractured family bonds. No LGBTQ or political framing nudges the needle in either direction.


Starring Cast

Adelaide Clemens  •   Rebecca Breeds  •   Erik Thomson


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film examines family tensions arising from religious conversion and terminal illness without endorsing ideological positions. Reconciliation through facing personal realities serves as the narrative resolution.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

Cast is entirely white Australian actors in conventional family roles. Narrative examines personal family conflicts and faith without critiquing traditional identities.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

Family reconciliation efforts center on a dying father. Religious conversion and past betrayals create friction without affirming or rejecting traditional structures.

Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High

A sister's conversion frames faith as a response to loss. The narrative shows her certainty alongside its limits. Lou reaches a personal sense of connection.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the film.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

No transgender characters or themes appear. Family drama centers on sisters reconciling amid illness and secrets.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

No gender swap. All named characters are original creations for this screenplay. No source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures are involved.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

No race swaps occur. The film is an original story with no source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures whose race is altered in casting.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.5
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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