Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy  •  2020  •  109 min  •  Teen (13+)

Love and Monsters (2020)

Love and Monsters poster

Love and Monsters (2020)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.


Starring Cast

Dylan O'Brien  •   Jessica Henwick  •   Michael Rooker


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central narrative focuses on a personal journey of survival and self-discovery in a post-apocalyptic world, emphasizing universal themes of courage, community, and human connection without promoting a specific political ideology or critiquing societal systems.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features visible diversity in its supporting cast, including a British-Singaporean actress in a key romantic role and a Latina actress in a significant supporting part. The narrative primarily focuses on the protagonist's adventure and personal growth, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Love and Monsters does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on a heterosexual romance and survival in a post-apocalyptic world, with no explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ representation present in the narrative.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Love and Monsters" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a post-apocalyptic adventure without engaging with transgender identities or experiences, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film primarily focuses on Joel's journey and his encounters with monsters. While female characters are present, none are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against one or more male human opponents. Their roles do not involve such direct physical confrontations.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Love and Monsters is an original film with new characters, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot of a prior work. Therefore, no characters were established in a previous canon or history to undergo a gender swap.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Love and Monsters is an original film with no prior source material, established characters, or historical figures. Consequently, no characters could have been canonically established as one race and then portrayed as another.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

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9.4
Metacritic logo
6.3

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