Send Help (2026)

Send Help poster

Send Help (2026)


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.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Leans Progressive

Primary

Reversal of workplace power dynamics critiques corporate hierarchies and gender imbalances, emphasizing progressive themes of empowerment against systemic inequality.

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

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.

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.

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.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Send Help presents original characters without prior source material or legacy portrayals, so no instances of gender swapping occur.

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

7.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

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9.2
Metacritic logo
7.5

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