7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Action, Horror, Science Fiction • 2016 • 111 min • Adults (18+)
The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
Overview
In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.
Starring Cast
Sennia Nanua • Fisayo Akinade • Dominique Tipper
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.
Starring Cast
Sennia Nanua • Fisayo Akinade • Dominique Tipper
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a progressive ideology by critiquing human hubris and anthropocentrism, ultimately championing a radical evolutionary solution where a new, more integrated species replaces the old, destructive human order.
Diversity: High
Confidence: High
The film features a Black actress in the central role of Melanie, a significant casting choice for the lead character. The narrative explores themes of survival and evolution in a post-apocalyptic setting, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities based on race or gender.
Secondary
Female Combat: Yes
Confidence: High
The film features Melanie, a young girl with enhanced physical abilities due to her unique condition. She engages in direct physical confrontations, successfully overpowering and defeating multiple adult male opponents who pose a threat to her companions.
Race Swap: Yes
Confidence: Medium
Melanie, the titular character, is described in the source novel with 'pale skin' and is generally understood to be white. In the film adaptation, she is portrayed by Sennia Nanua, a Black actress, which constitutes a race swap.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'The Girl with All the Gifts' does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its storyline is centered on survival in a dystopian world and the unique nature of its protagonist, rendering an assessment of LGBTQ+ portrayal inapplicable.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'The Girl with All the Gifts' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story focuses on a dystopian future, a special child named Melanie, and the struggle for survival against a fungal pandemic, with no elements related to transgender identity present in its plot or character arcs.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an adaptation of the novel by M. R. Carey. A review of the main characters from the source material and their on-screen portrayals reveals no instances where a character's gender was changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.6
Critic Ratings
8.6
6.7
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