5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Oscar Shaw (2026)
Oscar Shaw (2026)
Overview
Oscar Shaw is a 2026 action crime thriller. A retired detective seeks vengeance for his best friend's death after the justice system fails. Directed by R. Ellis Frazier and Justin Nesbitt. Michael Jai White stars as Oscar Shaw, with Tyrese Gibson and Isaiah Washington in supporting roles.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
5.6
Overview
Oscar Shaw is a 2026 action crime thriller. A retired detective seeks vengeance for his best friend's death after the justice system fails. Directed by R. Ellis Frazier and Justin Nesbitt. Michael Jai White stars as Oscar Shaw, with Tyrese Gibson and Isaiah Washington in supporting roles.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around systemic police corruption that enables crime and leads to personal tragedy, prompting a critique of institutional failures in delivering justice. This thematic focus on corruption within law enforcement determines the left-leaning orientation, despite the protagonist's individual vigilante response.
The film employs a Black-led cast in key roles, promoting diversity within the action thriller genre. Its narrative delivers conventional revenge-driven action without foregrounding critiques of traditional power structures or identity-based themes.
Secondary
The film portrays a protagonist's broken marriage as a reluctant consequence of his career demands, while positively depicting his surrogate mentoring role toward a troubled teen from an abusive home as a form of chosen family. This framing questions traditional marital stability without strongly endorsing alternatives, resulting in a balanced but slightly progressive lean on family norms.
The film contains no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
The film features no transgender characters or themes, focusing instead on a retired detective's revenge quest following his friend's murder.
The movie centers on a male protagonist's revenge quest with gun-focused action sequences. Female characters, including Detective Nina Perez, appear in investigative roles without engaging in physical combat against male opponents. No hand-to-hand or melee victories by women occur.
Oscar Shaw features original characters in an action thriller plot about a retired detective's revenge quest, with no adaptations, source material, or historical figures involving gender swaps.
Oscar Shaw features original characters in an action thriller without prior source material or historical basis, resulting in no race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.6
6.5
Critic Ratings
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