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Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

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Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

Overview

A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
5.2

Overview

A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Disney Plus logoDisney Plus
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film's central conflict, involving a generic 'bad government' pursuing innocent aliens, is a common sci-fi trope that avoids explicit political messaging, focusing instead on individual heroism and compassion within an adventure narrative.

The movie features a lead actor of color, contributing to visible diversity in the cast. However, this casting choice does not appear to be an explicit DEI-driven race swap of a traditionally white role. The narrative itself is a straightforward adventure story that does not critique or negatively frame traditional identities.

Secondary

The film "Race to Witch Mountain" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on sci-fi adventure elements without incorporating any queer representation, resulting in a net impact of N/A.

Race to Witch Mountain is a science fiction adventure film that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on alien siblings, their human allies, and a government chase, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the story.

The film features Sara, a female alien with telekinetic powers. While she does confront and incapacitate male government agents and an alien assassin, her victories are achieved through the use of her superpowers (telekinetic blasts, force fields, object manipulation), not through direct physical combat, martial arts, or melee weapon skills.

The 2009 film is a remake where the core characters, including the two alien children and their human allies/antagonists, maintain the same genders as established in the original novel and previous film adaptations. No established character's gender was altered.

The film is a reimagining of earlier works, but the core characters who were established as white (Seth and Sara, equivalent to Tony and Tia) remain white. New lead characters like Jack Bruno were created for this specific adaptation, not race-swapped from prior canon.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.7
The Movie Database logo
5.8

Critic Ratings

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4.1
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5.2

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