Crime, Thriller, Action  •  2026  •  104 min

Scare Out (2026)

Scare Out poster

Scare Out (2026)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
5.9

Overview

Scare Out is a Chinese spy thriller directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Jackson Yee, Zhu Yilong, and Song Jia. National security agents investigate a critical intelligence leak, pursuing a traitor amid failed arrests and growing internal suspicion.


Starring Cast

Jackson Yee  •   Yilong Zhu  •   Jia Song

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Leans Right
Confidence: Medium

The film's core conflict revolves around a national security team's hunt for a traitor leaking classified intelligence, with the solution emphasizing unwavering loyalty and effective state intervention to safeguard the nation.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

Casting adheres to cultural norms with Chinese actors in lead security roles and gender-balanced representation among protagonists and antagonists. The storyline frames Western espionage as a threat to Chinese sovereignty, implying indirect criticism of external powers without centering diversity or equity narratives.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Low

The film peripherally depicts an unhappy marriage and infidelity in the personal life of a lead character, but family structures and norms are not central to the narrative and receive no clear endorsement or critique.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium

The film features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The spy thriller narrative focuses on intelligence leaks and national security operations without addressing gender identity.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: Medium

Female characters Zhao Hong and Bai Fan hold leadership and espionage roles in the national security unit and as an enemy contact, respectively. The story centers on investigation, surveillance, and a mole hunt with an opening chase and climactic pursuit involving shootouts, but no close-quarters physical combats where females defeat males occur.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

Scare Out presents original characters in a spy thriller without adaptations or historical bases, resulting in no gender swaps.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Scare Out features original characters in a contemporary Chinese espionage narrative, with no adaptations, prior installments, or historical figures establishing canonical races. The Chinese cast aligns with the setting's ethnic context, resulting in no race swaps.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.2
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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