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The People Under the Stairs (1991)

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The People Under the Stairs (1991)

Overview

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
6.3

Overview

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing systemic wealth inequality, landlord exploitation, and the tyrannical abuse of power by the privileged, advocating for a revolutionary overthrow and redistribution of wealth.

The movie centers on a young Black protagonist and his family, depicting their struggle against wealthy, white antagonists. The narrative explicitly critiques traditional power structures by portraying the white, male figures as monstrous villains, making the film's social commentary on class and implicit racial dynamics central to its plot.

Secondary

The film portrays the antagonists, the Robesons, as fundamentalist Christians who use twisted biblical interpretations to justify their extreme cruelty, child abuse, and murder. Their religious fervor is depicted as a direct source of their villainy, with no counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith.

The People Under the Stairs is a horror film centered on themes of poverty, class, and extreme child abuse within a dysfunctional family. It does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes, resulting in no impact on their portrayal.

The film 'The People Under the Stairs' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its plot revolves around a young boy's encounter with a bizarre, murderous family, and it does not engage with transgender identity in any capacity.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The People Under the Stairs is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which character genders could have been established and subsequently altered.

The film "The People Under the Stairs" is an original story by Wes Craven, not an adaptation of pre-existing material. All characters were created for this specific film, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to establish a baseline for comparison.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.4
The Movie Database logo
6.5

Critic Ratings

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6.7
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5.7

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