6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror, Science Fiction • 2021 • 100 min
The Block Island Sound (2021)
The Block Island Sound (2021)
Overview
The Block Island Sound is a 2021 horror-sci-fi film that follows fisherman Tom Lynch as he begins experiencing terrifying episodes that threaten his family. With a quiet, ominous tone, it leans into traditional storytelling with a focus on isolated family struggle and unexplained forces. The film doesn't center on contemporary social themes or identity politics; instead, it relies on classic horror tropes and a family's emotional unraveling. Absence of LGBTQ+ or trans representation and minimal focus on diverse identity narratives aligns with a Leans Traditional label.
Starring Cast
Michaela McManus • Chris Sheffield • Neville Archambault
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
The Block Island Sound is a 2021 horror-sci-fi film that follows fisherman Tom Lynch as he begins experiencing terrifying episodes that threaten his family. With a quiet, ominous tone, it leans into traditional storytelling with a focus on isolated family struggle and unexplained forces. The film doesn't center on contemporary social themes or identity politics; instead, it relies on classic horror tropes and a family's emotional unraveling. Absence of LGBTQ+ or trans representation and minimal focus on diverse identity narratives aligns with a Leans Traditional label.
Starring Cast
Michaela McManus • Chris Sheffield • Neville Archambault
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's narrative centers on psychological and cosmic horror, exploring themes of grief, existential dread, and an unknown entity's impact on a family. It does not promote or critique any specific political ideology, focusing instead on personal and supernatural struggles.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features a predominantly white main cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative centers on a family confronting a supernatural horror, and it does not incorporate explicit critiques of traditional identities or make DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays a fractured family dealing with a parent's decline, lacking traditional family structures, gender roles, or religious influence, and focusing on adult children navigating a crisis without clear parental authority.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a family's struggle with a mysterious phenomenon affecting their patriarch, without incorporating elements of queer identity or experience.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The Block Island Sound does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a family's struggle with a mysterious environmental phenomenon and psychological distress on Block Island, without incorporating any elements related to transgender identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The Block Island Sound is an original film featuring characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish canonical genders for any character before their portrayal in this movie.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The Block Island Sound is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which character races could be established and subsequently altered.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.4
5.2
Critic Ratings
9.0
N/A
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