8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Fantasy, Action, Crime • 2026 • 87 min
Lazarus: The Awakening (2026)
Lazarus: The Awakening (2026)
Overview
Lazarus: The Awakening is an action thriller in which a vigilante resurrected from death pursues a drug empire in Jackson, Mississippi, clashing with a kingpin and a reporter in a city ravaged by fentanyl. Directed by Art Camacho, it stars Sean Riggs as Lazarus, alongside R. Marcus Taylor and Courtney Grace.
Starring Cast
Sean Riggs • R. Marcus Taylor • Courtney Grace
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
8.7
Overview
Lazarus: The Awakening is an action thriller in which a vigilante resurrected from death pursues a drug empire in Jackson, Mississippi, clashing with a kingpin and a reporter in a city ravaged by fentanyl. Directed by Art Camacho, it stars Sean Riggs as Lazarus, alongside R. Marcus Taylor and Courtney Grace.
Starring Cast
Sean Riggs • R. Marcus Taylor • Courtney Grace
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: Medium
The film's resolution through a lone vigilante's war on a fentanyl empire prioritizes individual action and self-reliance over systemic or governmental intervention, embodying conservative ideals of personal responsibility in combating crime.
Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium
Casting emphasizes Black actors in protagonist, antagonist, and key supporting roles, reflecting intentional diversity for the vigilante action genre. The storyline explores urban drug crises through community-focused justice, maintaining neutral framing of identities without overt critiques.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium
The film lacks meaningful depictions of family structures, roles, or values, centering instead on a vigilante's battle against a drug empire. This absence of family content results in a neutral portrayal.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film features no portrayal of transgender characters or themes. The narrative centers on a vigilante's resurrection and fight against a drug empire, without any trans-related elements.
Female Combat: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
As a sequel to the 2021 film Lazarus, it retains the male protagonist Ray Lazarus played by Sean Riggs, with new characters like the female reporter Vanessa Young and male kingpin Demetrius Barkley introduced without gender alterations from any prior canon.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low
Lazarus: The Awakening presents original characters in a new vigilante narrative, lacking any established racial baselines from source material, adaptations, or history, so no race swaps occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
N/A
8.7
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
More Like This
Leans Progressive
7.8
The Sea Beast
(2022)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
7.7
Rebel Ridge
(2024)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Progressive
7.4
Monkey Man
(2024)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Leans Progressive
7.0
The Mighty Quinn
(1989)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Not Rated
7.5
The Shadow Strays
(2024)
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Not Rated
Center
7.4
The Bad Guys
(2022)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
7.0
The Kid Who Would Be King
(2019)
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Center
7.2
Batman Returns
(1992)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
7.8
The Green Mile
(1999)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Center
8.1
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Center
7.8
The Crow
(1994)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
7.8
Steven Universe
(2013)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Not Rated
6.9
Bullets, Brothers and Blood
(2024)
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Not Rated
Center
7.8
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
(2019)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Leans Progressive
6.8
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
(2017)
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
7.4
How to Train Your Dragon
(2025)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
7.1
Shaft
(1971)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Progressive
6.7
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
(1965)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Center
8.1
John Wick: Chapter 4
(2023)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
7.3
Deep Cover
(1992)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High