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The Blackening (2023)

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The Blackening (2023)

Overview

Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive

Viewer Rating
6.8

Overview

Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
YouTube logoYouTube
Apple TV logoApple TV
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by deconstructing racial stereotypes in horror, highlighting systemic racism, and celebrating Black identity and communal resilience against these issues.

The movie demonstrates significant DEI by featuring an all-Black main cast that directly subverts traditional horror tropes. Its narrative actively critiques historical cinematic injustices and celebrates Black culture, incorporating social commentary on identity and cultural appropriation.

Secondary

The Blackening offers a positive and nuanced portrayal of LGBTQ+ identity through Dewayne, a complex and unapologetically queer character. He is integral to the plot, subverts negative tropes, and his identity is celebrated with authenticity, emphasizing resilience and individuality within the horror genre.

The Blackening (2023) does not include any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on Black identity and intra-community dynamics, without venturing into transgender representation. Consequently, there is no portrayal of the trans community, positive, negative, or otherwise.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film features original characters not based on pre-existing canonical or historical figures. Therefore, no characters have an established prior gender from which a gender swap could occur.

The film is based on a short centered on Black characters, and all major roles are portrayed by Black or biracial actors whose ethnicities align with their characters. There is no evidence of any character being established as a different race in the source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.0
The Movie Database logo
6.0

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.7
Metacritic logo
6.7

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