Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family  •  2024  •  84 min

Kensuke's Kingdom (2024)

Kensuke's Kingdom poster

Kensuke's Kingdom (2024)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrified, they struggle to survive and adjust to life alone, One day, Michael discovers he is not alone when he is confronted by a mysterious Japanese man who has lived there secretly since World War II, angry that Michael has arrived. However, as dangerous invaders threaten their fragile island paradise, Michael and the old man, Kensuke, join forces to save their secret world.


Starring Cast

Cillian Murphy  •   Raffey Cassidy  •   Sally Hawkins


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film champions environmental stewardship and the profound connection between humanity and nature, advocating for peaceful coexistence and protection against exploitation. It subtly critiques the destructive impacts of human conflict and greed through a narrative of unlikely friendship and survival.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The film features visible diversity in its main cast, including a prominent non-white character, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, avoiding critical portrayals.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High

The narrative positively frames the nuclear family unit and the strong bond between parents and child, emphasizing the importance of family connection and intergenerational respect.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium

Kensuke's Kingdom does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on other aspects without incorporating queer identities or storylines, resulting in no discernible LGBTQ+ representation.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Kensuke's Kingdom does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The animated adventure centers on a young boy's journey of survival and friendship with an old soldier on a remote island, exploring themes of nature and human connection.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The animated adventure film centers on a young boy's survival and friendship on a remote island. The narrative does not include any scenes where a female character defeats one or more male opponents in direct physical combat. The story focuses on themes of nature and human connection.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The animated film "Kensuke's Kingdom" adapts its characters directly from the original novel. All main characters retain their established genders from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically one gender being portrayed as a different gender on screen.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The animated film Kensuke's Kingdom adapts the novel featuring a young English boy and an elderly Japanese soldier. The characters' established races from the source material are maintained in the on-screen portrayal. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race are present.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

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9.7
Metacritic logo
6.8

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