The Dry (2021)

The Dry poster

The Dry (2021)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Leans Traditional

Primary

The film's central subject matter is a murder mystery intertwined with past trauma and rural hardship, which lacks a strong inherent political valence. The narrative champions the individual pursuit of truth and justice, a solution that is largely apolitical.

The movie features a predominantly white Australian cast, consistent with its rural setting, and does not include explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative centers on a crime mystery and personal drama, without critically portraying traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the story.

Secondary

The film 'The Dry' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a crime thriller in a drought-stricken rural town, with all depicted relationships and character identities being heterosexual. Consequently, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.

The film 'The Dry' does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a crime mystery in a drought-stricken rural town, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences. Therefore, it falls under the 'N/A' category for depiction.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "The Dry" is an adaptation of Jane Harper's novel. All major characters in the movie retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.

The film "The Dry" is an adaptation of a novel where character races were not explicitly defined but were generally consistent with the film's casting. There is no evidence of any character being canonically or historically established as one race and then portrayed as a different race in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.8
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6.8

Critic Ratings

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9.0
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6.9

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