6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Out of the Dark (1995)
Out of the Dark (1995)
Overview
After being haunted by evil spirits inside a residential building, a security guard seeks help from a mysterious exorcist, who turns out to be an escaped mental patient.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.8
Overview
After being haunted by evil spirits inside a residential building, a security guard seeks help from a mysterious exorcist, who turns out to be an escaped mental patient.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around a vengeful ghost and an eccentric ghostbuster, focusing on supernatural events and individual moral failings rather than societal structures or political ideologies, thus maintaining a neutral stance.
This Hong Kong horror-comedy features a cast typical for its regional production, without engaging in explicit DEI-driven casting or race/gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on genre elements and character interactions, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or centering explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays a Buddhist monk and his exorcism attempts as largely ineffective and comedic, failing to resolve the supernatural threat. The narrative uses these portrayals to satirize traditional religious approaches to the supernatural, rather than affirming the dignity or efficacy of the faith's practices in this context.
Out of the Dark is a horror-comedy film that does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on supernatural events and ghost-hunting, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film 'Out of the Dark' (1995) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its plot or character roster. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Out of the Dark" (1995) features original characters created for the movie. There is no evidence of it being an adaptation of prior source material or a reboot of established characters with pre-existing canonical genders. Therefore, no gender swaps are present.
Out of the Dark (1995) is an original Hong Kong film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. Therefore, there are no characters with a prior established race to be changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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6.8
6.8
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