5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Workout (2025)
The Workout (2025)
Overview
Found-footage action thriller The Workout centers on an Army Ranger who, after his wife is killed in a mob hit, forgoes his workout video ambitions to hunt the perpetrators. Directed and co-written by James Cullen Bressack, it stars Peter Jae as the Ranger, alongside Galadriel Stineman, Maurice LaMarche, and Samantha Mack.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
5.9
Overview
Found-footage action thriller The Workout centers on an Army Ranger who, after his wife is killed in a mob hit, forgoes his workout video ambitions to hunt the perpetrators. Directed and co-written by James Cullen Bressack, it stars Peter Jae as the Ranger, alongside Galadriel Stineman, Maurice LaMarche, and Samantha Mack.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's core conflict revolves around an ex-Army Ranger's quest for revenge against mobsters, emphasizing individual action over systemic critique. This narrative structure avoids explicit ideological endorsements, resulting in a neutral political stance.
Visible diversity appears in the casting with an Asian American actor leading the action-hero role, complemented by a mostly Caucasian ensemble. The narrative delivers a conventional revenge story that upholds the male protagonist's resolve without delving into critiques of traditional identities or foregrounding DEI elements.
Secondary
Tank, a female former Army Ranger, participates in and emerges victorious from hand-to-hand fights against male mobsters using martial arts skills during the protagonists' revenge campaign.
The film opens with a positive depiction of a traditional nuclear family—a married couple expecting a child—but quickly pivots to individual revenge after the wife's death, without further exploration of family structures or norms. This peripheral treatment results in a neutral portrayal overall.
The film contains no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The story focuses on a revenge narrative involving an Army Ranger and mobsters, with no elements related to transsexual identity.
The Workout presents an original action-revenge narrative featuring newly created characters, including an Army Ranger seeking vengeance after his wife's death, with no adaptations, historical figures, or legacy roles involving gender changes.
The Workout presents original characters in an action revenge narrative without adaptations or historical bases, yielding no instances of race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
N/A
Critic Ratings
5.8
N/A
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