7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror, Thriller • 2009 • 87 min • Adults (18+)
Lake Mungo (2009)
Lake Mungo (2009)
Overview
After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and parapsychologist, who discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. At Lake Mungo, Alice's secret past emerges.
Starring Cast
Rosie Traynor • David Pledger • Martin Sharpe
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and parapsychologist, who discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. At Lake Mungo, Alice's secret past emerges.
Starring Cast
Rosie Traynor • David Pledger • Martin Sharpe
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
Lake Mungo is a mockumentary exploring themes of grief, loss, and the supernatural within a family dealing with a daughter's death. The film's narrative focuses on personal and psychological struggles, offering no discernible political stance or ideological solution.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features traditional casting without explicit DEI-driven choices. Its narrative focuses on a psychological horror story about grief and family secrets, without engaging in critiques of traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: High
Lake Mungo includes a depiction of a same-sex relationship involving the deceased main character, Alice Palmer. This relationship is presented as a secret aspect of her life, contributing to the complexity of her character and the mystery surrounding her death. The narrative treats this revelation factually, neither explicitly affirming nor condemning queer identity, but rather as one of several hidden truths uncovered by her grieving family.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film 'Lake Mungo' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story primarily focuses on a family's grief and their investigation into the mysterious death and secret life of their daughter, Alice Palmer, without incorporating any transgender-related plot points or character arcs.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Lake Mungo is an original found-footage horror film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for the film, meaning there are no prior established canonical or historical genders to swap.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Lake Mungo is an original mockumentary film, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. Its characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no prior established canonical or historical race for them to be swapped from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.2
Critic Ratings
9.6
N/A
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