10.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Life of Mike (2025)
Life of Mike (2025)
Overview
Life of Mike is a 2025 mystery thriller directed by Derick Halliman. Successful real estate tycoon Mike Smith (Miko DeFoor) leads an isolated life without close friends or family. On his birthday, his wife Celeste (Shareese Ballard) attempts to show affection, initiating events that challenge his perceptions. Co-starring Roberto Sanchez as Juan, Jeff Cole as Officer Nichols, and Toni Belafonte as Tiffany.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
10.0
Overview
Life of Mike is a 2025 mystery thriller directed by Derick Halliman. Successful real estate tycoon Mike Smith (Miko DeFoor) leads an isolated life without close friends or family. On his birthday, his wife Celeste (Shareese Ballard) attempts to show affection, initiating events that challenge his perceptions. Co-starring Roberto Sanchez as Juan, Jeff Cole as Officer Nichols, and Toni Belafonte as Tiffany.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Primary
Publicly available information on the film is limited to a basic plot outline focusing on personal isolation and relationships, providing no basis to assess political bias. The absence of reviews or thematic analyses results in an undetermined rating.
The film presents a diverse cast with Black and Latino actors in lead and supporting roles, enhancing representation without altering traditional character archetypes. Its narrative explores personal relationships and isolation in a success-driven life, maintaining neutral framing of male and familial identities without delving into critiques of privilege or systemic issues.
Secondary
The narrative centers on a strained marriage as the primary relational anchor amid profound familial isolation, neither affirming nor subverting traditional family norms in its thriller-inflected introspection. This peripheral treatment of family dynamics yields a neutral stance.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative focuses on a heterosexual protagonist's personal revelations without addressing queer identity or experiences.
No transsexual characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative follows Mike Smith's tumultuous day in real estate without addressing gender identity issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Life of Mike presents an original story centered on real estate tycoon Mike Smith and his wife Celeste, with no adaptations, biopics, or legacy characters involved, precluding any gender swaps.
Life of Mike presents original fictional characters without any canonical or historical racial depictions from source material, resulting in no instances of race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
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10.0
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