5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Fifth Missile (1986)
The Fifth Missile (1986)
Overview
The crew of a Polaris submarine, on a training mission simulating an attack on Russia, is stricken by toxic poisoning. One of the poison's effects is to make its victims hallucinate, and the sub's captain imagines that he has been given an order to actually attack Russia. He prepares to do exactly that.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
5.6
Overview
The crew of a Polaris submarine, on a training mission simulating an attack on Russia, is stricken by toxic poisoning. One of the poison's effects is to make its victims hallucinate, and the sub's captain imagines that he has been given an order to actually attack Russia. He prepares to do exactly that.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on the apolitical themes of crisis management, human fallibility, and technological malfunction within a military context, rather than promoting a specific political ideology regarding nuclear weapons or military policy.
The movie features some visible diversity within its cast, though its primary roles align with traditional casting for its genre and era. The narrative centers on a Cold War military crisis, portraying traditional identities in a neutral to positive light without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'The Fifth Missile' does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses exclusively on a Cold War submarine crisis and the psychological impact on its crew, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the story.
The film "The Fifth Missile" (1986) does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. Its plot focuses on a submarine crew facing a biological threat and psychological breakdown, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Fifth Missile (1986) is an original made-for-television movie. It is not an adaptation of prior source material, a reboot of existing characters, or a biopic of historical figures. Therefore, no characters exist with a pre-established gender that could have been swapped.
The film is an adaptation of a novel. There is no readily available information indicating that any character was canonically or widely established as a specific race in the source material and then portrayed as a different race in this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
4.8
Critic Ratings
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