Action, Thriller  •  2026  •  99 min  •  Adults (18+)

The Beast (2026)

The Beast poster

The Beast (2026)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
5.3

Overview

The Beast is an action thriller about a U.S. president who must defend himself and his nation using a powerful armored vehicle during a coup by unidentified militants. It keeps to a politically neutral tone by emphasizing the urgency of the situation and the president's survival instincts over partisan or ideological messages. The film centers on traditional action elements—heroism, suspense, and violence—without pushing specific social or cultural themes, making the Neutral bias label fitting.


Starring Cast

Samuel L. Jackson  •   Joel Kinnaman  •   Guy Burnet

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Medium

The Beast centers on a coordinated terrorist assault against U.S. leadership that leaves the president isolated amid widespread destruction. The narrative follows his efforts to survive, aid the wounded, and confront personal trauma while the attackers' motives and identities remain deliberately unexplained.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The Beast features a Black actor as President and a White actor as his Secret Service protector in a straightforward action setup centered on their one-dimensional heroism against a militia threat. Casting reflects visible diversity without any indication of deliberate identity-driven recasting or narrative emphasis on social themes.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium

The Beast keeps its focus on political survival and interpersonal tension between the president and his protector, treating the protagonist's marriage as a distant emotional lifeline rather than exploring domestic life or family roles.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low

The Beast centers on political intrigue, presidential security, and militia violence without introducing LGBTQ+ characters or themes into its narrative.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

The Beast presents an action-driven story of political upheaval and personal memory with no transgender characters or themes appearing in its narrative.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: Low

The Beast centers its action on male protagonists who battle male terrorists and militias using armored vehicles, firearms, and hand-to-hand combat. No female characters appear in scenes of direct physical confrontation with male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low

The Beast centers on original characters including President Oscar Paladdin and Secret Service agent Taft with no established figures from prior source material or historical record recast in a different gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low

The Beast presents an original story with newly created characters including President Oscar Paladdin and Secret Service agent Taft. No prior source material, historical record, or established canon defines their races, so no race swaps occur.

Christianity: N/K

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Medium

Not depicted.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.1
The Movie Database logo
5.6

Critic Ratings

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5.2
Metacritic logo
N/A

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