7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Family, Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Action • 2019 • 94 min • Older Kids (7+)
Missing Link (2019)
Missing Link (2019)
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.
Starring Cast
Hugh Jackman • David Walliams • Stephen Fry
Where to watch
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.
Starring Cast
Hugh Jackman • David Walliams • Stephen Fry
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by championing environmental protection, challenging elitist institutions, and promoting empathy and acceptance for marginalized "others."
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
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 Its narrative subtly explores themes of acceptance and challenges outdated societal norms and prejudice, but does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center a strong DEI message.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
LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: High
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.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
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.
Female Combat: No
Confidence: High
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.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
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.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
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
User Ratings
6.7
6.9
Critic Ratings
8.8
6.8
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