Horror, Mystery, Thriller  •  2025  •  86 min

Man Finds Tape (2025)

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Man Finds Tape (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Not Rated
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

A brother and sister dig into mysterious video footage and uncover a disturbing secret spreading through their small-town Texas community. The found-footage horror format keeps things grounded in dread and local paranoia. The Progressive label is thin here, driven mainly by one signal: a local religious figure appears connected to the conspiracy in an unflattering way, a familiar genre move that pulls slightly left of neutral. No political messaging, no identity-forward casting choices, and no ideological subplot were found. Family bonds anchor the story as backstory rather than statement. The rating reflects modest available signals, not a pronounced agenda.


Starring Cast

Brian Villalobos  •   Kelsey Pribilski  •   William Magnuson


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Not Rated

Primary

Political: Not Rated

Web searches returned no evidence of explicit or implicit political framing, ideological messaging, or partisan themes in reviews, synopses, or discussions of the film.

Diversity: Not Rated

Available coverage provides cast lists and plot details for this found-footage horror film but contains no information on racial or gender casting choices or narrative framing of identities.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

The film centers on adult siblings investigating disturbing childhood and family-linked mysteries in their small Texas hometown, with deceased parents and a peripheral ex-girlfriend/surrogate pregnancy subplot tied to a local religious figure. Family elements serve as backstory for horror and conspiracy rather than exploring or endorsing any specific structures, roles, or values.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film centers on Reverend Endicott Carr, a televangelist whose church and actions are tied to brainwashing, fanaticism, and the town's sinister events involving memory loss and a monstrous force.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low

No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the film, which centers on siblings investigating mysterious tapes and a supernatural secret in a Texas town.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

No transgender characters or themes appear in the found-footage horror film about siblings uncovering a supernatural secret in a Texas town.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Original horror film with newly invented characters and no source material or prior adaptations featuring legacy figures of established gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Original found-footage horror film with newly invented characters and no source material or prior canon establishing any character's race.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.2
The Movie Database logo
5.7

Critic Ratings

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8.3
Metacritic logo
7.0

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