4.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
London Has Fallen (2016)
London Has Fallen (2016)
Overview
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Islam: Negative
Viewer Rating
4.4
Overview
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a "tough on terror" ideology, unwavering patriotism, and the necessity of decisive, often brutal, military action and individual heroism to protect national symbols and the head of state from foreign threats, without significant self-critique.
The movie features visible diversity in its supporting cast, including prominent roles for minority actors in high-ranking government positions. However, it does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles, and its narrative primarily frames traditional identities in a positive light without significant critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film depicts its primary antagonists as Muslim terrorists, driven by revenge, who orchestrate a massive attack on London, resulting in widespread death and destruction. The narrative offers no significant counterbalancing positive portrayals or nuance, thereby associating the religion with extreme villainy.
London Has Fallen does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely focused on its action-thriller plot, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity, thus meriting an N/A rating.
London Has Fallen is an action-thriller centered on a terrorist plot and presidential protection. The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in an N/A rating for its depiction of transsexual individuals.
The film primarily focuses on male protagonists in combat roles. The most prominent female character in an action capacity, Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs, is killed early in the film and does not engage in close-quarters physical combat with male opponents.
London Has Fallen is a direct sequel to Olympus Has Fallen, featuring the same core characters who maintain their established genders. New characters introduced in this film are original to its narrative, without prior canonical gender definitions to be swapped. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.
London Has Fallen is a direct sequel where all returning characters maintain their established racial portrayals from the previous film, Olympus Has Fallen. No new characters introduced are based on pre-existing figures with a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
6.2
Critic Ratings
2.8
2.8
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