6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Plight (2025)
Plight (2025)
Overview
Plight is a 2025 indie thriller directed by M.J. Alhabeeb Jr. in his feature debut. The film follows Valentina Belova (Ada Pasternak), a Ukrainian woman searching for peace, and Joe (Matthew J. Plumb), a working-class man losing faith in justice, as they uncover secrets after a tragic hit-and-run. Ryan Manuel co-stars.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
6.2
Overview
Plight is a 2025 indie thriller directed by M.J. Alhabeeb Jr. in his feature debut. The film follows Valentina Belova (Ada Pasternak), a Ukrainian woman searching for peace, and Joe (Matthew J. Plumb), a working-class man losing faith in justice, as they uncover secrets after a tragic hit-and-run. Ryan Manuel co-stars.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The narrative centers on a working-class father's pursuit of justice against a protected wealthy perpetrator, underscoring the justice system's bias toward the elite as the decisive factor in its left-leaning perspective.
The film's central characters consist of a Ukrainian immigrant woman and a working-class American man, both portrayed by white actors. The narrative explores grief and the quest for justice in a small town, incorporating an immigrant perspective without delving into critiques of traditional power structures or identities.
Secondary
The narrative emphasizes a father's profound grief over his son's death and the shattering of his son's engagement through a tragic accident, framing family bonds and the drive to protect loved ones as central motivations despite the vigilante methods employed. This portrayal leans toward valuing traditional family structures and paternal responsibility, tempered by critiques of aggressive responses to loss.
The film features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its story focuses on grief, justice, and family bonds following a tragic accident, without any queer representation.
No transsexual characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative centers on a Ukrainian immigrant's quest for justice following a hit-and-run, involving themes of grief and corruption without any transgender elements.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Plight presents an original story of grief and justice following a hit-and-run, featuring newly created characters without any gender alterations from prior source material or historical depictions.
Plight presents original characters in a fictional narrative without source material, historical figures, or prior adaptations establishing racial baselines, so no race swaps occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.7
6.7
Critic Ratings
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