5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Overview
Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
5.1
Overview
Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film primarily functions as a psychological thriller, focusing on individual psychopathy and the pursuit of justice. It does not explicitly promote or critique specific political ideologies, maintaining a neutral stance on broader societal issues despite touching on themes of privilege.
The movie features a predominantly white cast with no intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. While the antagonists are white males, their negative portrayal is not framed as a critique of traditional identities but rather as individual moral corruption, and the narrative does not center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays an intense, possibly homoerotic, bond between its two psychopathic antagonists, linking their queer-coded relationship directly to their shared depravity and motive for murder. This problematic depiction associates queer intimacy with villainy and destructive behavior, offering no affirming counter-narrative and thus resulting in a net negative impact.
The film 'Murder by Numbers' depicts antagonist Richard Haywood's past cross-dressing as a signifier of his disturbed psychology and manipulative nature. This portrayal links gender non-conformity to villainy, reinforcing harmful stereotypes without positive counterbalance or critique.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Murder by Numbers is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot of legacy characters. All characters were created for this film, thus there are no instances of a character's gender being changed from a prior established version.
Murder by Numbers is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' races could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.2
Critic Ratings
3.0
5.0
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