Action, Crime  •  2026  •  113 min  •  Adults (18+)

The Furious (2026)

The Furious poster

The Furious (2026)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Family Values: Leans Traditional

Viewer Rating
8.6

Overview

A Chinese-produced martial arts action film directed by Kenji Tanigaki, The Furious follows a father who takes justice into his own hands after his daughter is kidnapped and corrupt police offer no help. A journalist with his own missing-person crisis joins the fight. The premise is classically apolitical: personal vengeance, parental devotion, and fists. The Mixed label reflects a modest tension between signals. The family narrative leans traditional, anchored in a father's protective duty. A young female character holds her own in close-quarters combat, nudging slightly progressive. Pan-Asian casting adds visible diversity without ideological framing. No religious, LGBTQ, or transgender content registers. The signals pull gently in opposite directions, leaving the overall picture balanced.


Starring Cast

Miao Xie  •   Joe Taslim  •   Enyou Yang

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Low

The film's central conflict centers on child trafficking resolved through direct individual action by fathers teaming up against criminals and corrupt officials, yielding an apolitical narrative anchored in personal responsibility rather than systemic or ideological framing.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Low

Pan-Asian casting delivers visible ethnic variety among performers without any recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative frames antagonists solely through criminal actions rather than identity-based critique.

Secondary

Female Combat: Yes
Confidence: Low

The film includes a young female character who engages in and contributes to close-quarters physical fights against male opponents during the central action sequences.

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: Medium

Paternal devotion to rescuing an abducted daughter anchors the narrative, framing family protection and parental bonds as the driving force without questioning traditional roles or structures.

LGBTQ: N/R

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative centers exclusively on a rescue mission against child traffickers without any reference to gender identity.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

No characters are gender-swapped versions of canonically established figures from prior source material, history, or earlier adaptations. All named roles appear as original creations with matching actor and character genders.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

No race swaps occur. All named characters are original creations for this film with no prior canonical racial depictions in source material, prior installments, or historical record.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.7
The Movie Database logo
8.0

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
10.0
Metacritic logo
8.7

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