6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Science Fiction, Crime • 1984 • 77 min • Teen (13+)
Trancers (1984)
Trancers (1984)
Overview
Angel City trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time from 2247 to 1985 L.A. to inhabit the body of his ancestor. Deth's assignment is to find his archenemy, Whistler, who turns people into zombies, before the fiend is able to kill all the ancestors of the future's governing council.
Starring Cast
Tim Thomerson • Helen Hunt • Michael Stefani
Where to watch
Prime VideoRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
6.8
Overview
Angel City trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time from 2247 to 1985 L.A. to inhabit the body of his ancestor. Deth's assignment is to find his archenemy, Whistler, who turns people into zombies, before the fiend is able to kill all the ancestors of the future's governing council.
Starring Cast
Tim Thomerson • Helen Hunt • Michael Stefani
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film centers on a lone hero's mission to prevent a dystopian future where a psychic villain controls minds, emphasizing individual action against an oppressive force. Its core conflict, focusing on a battle for free will against a mind-controlling adversary, remains largely apolitical in its thematic presentation.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film utilizes traditional casting practices, featuring a cast that does not include explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive portrayal of traditional identities, without significant critique.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High
The film primarily focuses on a sci-fi action narrative, with its central romantic relationship developing as a partnership forged in crisis rather than a depiction of established family structures. It does not prominently feature or comment on traditional or progressive family-life norms.
LGBTQ: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Trancers, 1984, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story follows a detective from the future who travels to the past to stop a villain from turning people into zombie-like 'Trancers,' without exploring transsexual identity in its plot or character arcs.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Trancers (1984) is the inaugural film in its series, introducing all its characters for the first time. There is no prior source material or previous installments from which character genders could be established and subsequently altered. Therefore, no gender swaps are present.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Trancers (1984) is an original film that introduces its own characters without drawing from pre-existing source material. There are no prior canonical depictions of any character's race to be altered. Therefore, no instances of race swapping are present.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
5.9
Critic Ratings
8.9
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