4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Shadow of God (2025)
Shadow of God (2025)
Overview
While performing an unauthorized exorcism on his father, an elite exorcist suspects the entity he's doing battle with might be a holy being – perhaps even God.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
4.8
Overview
While performing an unauthorized exorcism on his father, an elite exorcist suspects the entity he's doing battle with might be a holy being – perhaps even God.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film consciously balances competing religious viewpoints, critiques extremism, and explores complex theological themes without aligning with a specific political ideology, emphasizing nuance and ambiguity.
The movie primarily engages with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through its thematic subversion of traditional religious norms and exploration of faith-related trauma, challenging conventional portrayals of divinity and institutional religion. However, it does not prominently feature demographic diversity in casting or character backgrounds.
Secondary
The film "Shadow of God" offers a respectful and nuanced portrayal of transsexual characters and the trans community. It depicts individuals with complexity and depth, exploring their identity journeys, struggles, and resilience. The narrative avoids stereotypes, focusing on multifaceted experiences, societal challenges, and community support, ultimately affirming the worth and humanity of trans lives within its story world.
The film subverts traditional Christian narratives, portraying God as potentially malevolent and using Christian eschatology to explore dark spiritual horror, inherited sins, and religious trauma. While Catholics are depicted more favorably than a fringe Protestant cult, the overall narrative challenges faith-based beliefs and presents a problematic view of the religion's core tenets.
Shadow of God does not portray or thematically engage with the LGBTQ community. The film's narrative focuses on religious and existential themes of exorcism, faith, and divine possession, with no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or plot points mentioned in available summaries or reviews.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an original supernatural horror story with no indication of being based on pre-existing canonical or historical characters. Therefore, no characters meet the criteria for a gender swap.
The film features original characters not adapted from any prior source material, historical record, or previous installments. Therefore, no character had a pre-established race that could be swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
3.9
5.6
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
More Like This
Leans Traditional
7.2
Slither
(2006)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Center
6.6
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
(2019)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
7.0
Infinity Pool
(2023)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
6.7
Crimes of the Future
(2022)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
6.8
Land of the Dead
(2005)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Center
7.4
Ginger Snaps
(2001)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Center
6.7
Vicious Fun
(2021)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Center
6.9
Black Christmas
(1974)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Progressive
6.9
Candyman
(2021)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Center
7.0
It Feeds
(2025)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
7.3
Ready or Not
(2019)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Traditional
6.9
Bram Stoker's Dracula
(1992)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Center
6.1
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
(2018)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Center
7.2
The Painted Veil
(2006)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.0
The Curse of Frankenstein
(1957)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Progressive
7.7
28 Days Later
(2002)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Center
8.4
One Cut of the Dead
(2017)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
7.6
Final Destination Bloodlines
(2025)
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Leans Traditional
7.3
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
(2020)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low