6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
Overview
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around universal human themes of love, loss, moral dilemma, and the consequences of personal choices, which are inherently apolitical. It does not promote or critique specific political ideologies, focusing instead on individual ethical struggles and emotional repercussions.
The movie features a traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative explores themes of love, loss, and moral choices, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities without making DEI themes central to the story.
Secondary
The film 'The Light Between Oceans' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The story focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and the moral dilemmas arising from them, with no depiction of queer identity.
The film 'The Light Between Oceans' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses entirely on a couple's emotional journey and the consequences of their choices, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of M.L. Stedman's novel. All major characters, including Tom Sherbourne, Isabel Graysmark, and Hannah Roennfeldt, retain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.
The film is an adaptation of a novel. A review of the major characters and their portrayals indicates no instances where a character's established race from the source material was changed for the screen adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.1
Critic Ratings
6.2
6.0
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