7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror, Thriller, Comedy • 2026 • 113 min • Adults (18+)
Send Help (2026)
Send Help (2026)
Overview
Send Help is a 2026 survival horror thriller directed by Sam Raimi. Rachel McAdams stars as Linda Liddle, a socially awkward office worker drawn into a deadly survival ordeal following a workplace mishap. Co-starring Dylan O'Brien and Edyll Ismail, the film from 20th Century Studios combines dark comedy with visceral horror and action.
Starring Cast
Rachel McAdams • Dylan O'Brien • Edyll Ismail
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Send Help is a 2026 survival horror thriller directed by Sam Raimi. Rachel McAdams stars as Linda Liddle, a socially awkward office worker drawn into a deadly survival ordeal following a workplace mishap. Co-starring Dylan O'Brien and Edyll Ismail, the film from 20th Century Studios combines dark comedy with visceral horror and action.
Starring Cast
Rachel McAdams • Dylan O'Brien • Edyll Ismail
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
Reversal of workplace power dynamics critiques corporate hierarchies and gender imbalances, emphasizing progressive themes of empowerment against systemic inequality.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
Visible ethnic diversity appears in the supporting cast alongside white leads, without recasting traditional roles. The narrative subtly critiques male privilege through the female protagonist's empowerment over her entitled boss, incorporating gender dynamics without centering broader DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Low
Send Help sidesteps family structures entirely, centering its dread on a corrosive boss-employee dynamic that evolves into survival brinkmanship without invoking marriage, parenting, or household roles. The lone familial nod—a corporate heir's offhand legacy—carries no weight in the film's gleeful unraveling of authority.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film contains no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on survival dynamics between a mistreated female employee and her sexist boss stranded on a deserted island.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium
No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative centers on cisgender protagonists navigating survival and power dynamics on a deserted island, without addressing trans experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
Send Help presents original characters without prior source material or legacy portrayals, so no instances of gender swapping occur.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low
Send Help presents original characters without prior canonical racial depictions in source material, adaptations, or historical contexts, so no race swaps occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
7.0
Critic Ratings
9.2
7.5
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