4.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
Overview
An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
4.7
Overview
An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film consciously avoids explicit contemporary political ideologies, focusing instead on universal social themes of cultural understanding, empathy, and forgiveness, which are presented as apolitical solutions to social and cultural divides.
The movie includes a visibly diverse voice cast and features a strong female protagonist. While it subtly explores cultural and class contrasts between American and British identities, its core themes revolve around universal values like love and forgiveness, rather than explicit contemporary DEI issues or direct critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
Hiram and Lucretia Otis, characters traditionally depicted as white Americans in adaptations of Oscar Wilde's story, are portrayed by a Black actor and a South Asian actress, respectively.
The 2023 animated film *The Canterville Ghost* does not feature any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on themes of love, forgiveness, and supernatural elements, remaining faithful to Oscar Wilde's original story without exploring sexual orientation or gender identity.
The 2023 film *The Canterville Ghost* does not feature any explicit transsexual characters or themes. While the original work has been interpreted as a metaphor for marginalized identities, this pertains to gay subtext and sexual orientation, not gender identity or transsexual representation. Therefore, there is no direct depiction or thematic exploration of transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
All characters from Oscar Wilde's original story who appear in the 2023 film retain their established genders. New characters introduced in the film do not have a canonical gender to compare against, thus no gender swaps are present.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
6.7
Critic Ratings
6.0
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