Horror, Fantasy  •  2026  •  109 min

Lucid (2026)

Lucid poster

Lucid (2026)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

A 1990s art student drinks a lucid dreaming elixir to break a creative block, then watches her subconscious fill up with monsters, including a version of her own mother. The Canadian horror-fantasy keeps its focus on personal trauma and artistic identity rather than politics or social messaging. A drag queen appears in a supporting role, and the filmmakers bring queer sensibilities to the project, but neither element reshapes the story's core. Religion, partisan politics, and gender ideology are all absent. The result is a personal psychological horror film with a female lead and some cultural texture around the edges, which is why the label lands at Neutral.


Starring Cast

Caitlin Acken Taylor  •   Georgia Acken  •   Elaine Thrash Oliveira

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Low

Lucid centers on a 1990s art student's descent into a surreal dreamscape triggered by a mysterious elixir, where personal trauma and family tensions manifest as literal monsters.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

Lucid centers on a 1990s art student navigating creative blocks and childhood trauma through a lucid dreaming elixir, with a cast that includes visible diversity in supporting roles such as a drag queen character but no recasting of traditional parts.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Medium

Lucid includes queer filmmakers who steer the lead toward a witch and a dream-inducing elixir that unlocks her creativity. These elements appear as background support for the protagonist’s journey of self-definition rather than the story’s core focus.

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Low

Lucid centers its story on a young woman's personal creative struggles and features a brief mother-daughter confrontation within a dream sequence, without developing any sustained examination of marriage, parenting, or household roles.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

Lucid centers on a 1990s art student who uses a lucid dreaming elixir to overcome creative blocks and embarks on a surreal journey. The narrative contains no transgender characters, themes, or plot elements.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

Lucid centers on an original female art student protagonist who enters a dream world filled with personal demons, without reimagining any established characters from prior source material or historical records.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Lucid is an original screenplay with no source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures whose established racial depictions are altered on screen.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low

Not depicted.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.1
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N/A

Critic Ratings

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