5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Overview
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film leans left due to its most prominent segment, 'Time Out,' which explicitly condemns racism and bigotry by forcing a prejudiced man to experience the suffering of marginalized groups, thereby promoting empathy and social justice. The other segments explore apolitical themes of fear, desire, and the unknown.
The movie features a largely traditional cast, but its initial segment explicitly critiques bigotry by portraying a white male protagonist experiencing the consequences of his prejudice, making a strong statement against traditional identities when they embody intolerance.
Secondary
The film's 'Kick the Can' segment features Mr. Bloom, a character analogous to Charles Whitley from the original 'Twilight Zone' episode. Whitley was portrayed as white, while Mr. Bloom is portrayed by a Black actor, constituting a race swap.
The film's 'Time Out' segment depicts the persecution of Jewish people during the Holocaust. The narrative unequivocally condemns the anti-Semitism and violence, positioning the audience to sympathize with the victims and affirm the dignity of the Jewish faith.
Twilight Zone: The Movie does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes across its various segments. The narrative focuses on other forms of social commentary and supernatural horror, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ identities.
Twilight Zone: The Movie does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes across its various anthology segments or its framing narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transsexual identity to evaluate within the film's content.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Twilight Zone: The Movie adapts several classic episodes and introduces original characters. All adapted characters maintain their original gender from the source material, and no new characters are gender-swapped versions of established figures.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.5
Critic Ratings
6.0
4.4
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