Missing Link (2019)

Missing Link poster

Missing Link (2019)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these fellow adventurers, Sir Lionel travels to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature known as the missing link.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by championing environmental protection, challenging elitist institutions, and promoting empathy and acceptance for marginalized "others."

The movie presents its main human characters as visually white, without explicit racial or gender recasting of traditional roles. Its narrative subtly explores themes of acceptance and challenges outdated societal norms and prejudice, but does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center a strong DEI message.

Secondary

The film includes a brief, incidental mention of a character having a wife, which serves as a minor background detail without further exploration. This portrayal is neither central to the narrative nor does it significantly uplift or denigrate LGBTQ+ identity, resulting in a neutral overall impact.

The film "Missing Link" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on an explorer's quest to find a mythical creature and is devoid of content related to transgender identity or experiences.

The film features Adelina Fortnight as a significant female character who participates in the adventure. While she is resourceful and contributes to overcoming obstacles, her actions do not include direct physical combat victories against male opponents using hand-to-hand or melee weapon skills.

Missing Link is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender could have been altered.

Missing Link is an original animated film with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. Therefore, its characters do not have a pre-established race to be swapped from.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.7
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

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8.8
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6.8

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