Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery  •  1983  •  88 min  •  Adults (18+)

Videodrome (1983)

Videodrome poster

Videodrome (1983)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.


Starring Cast

James Woods  •   Debbie Harry  •   Sonja Smits


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film critiques the pervasive and corrupting influence of media and technology on human perception and reality. It explores themes of societal decay and radical transformation without explicitly endorsing a specific political ideology or offering a partisan solution.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The film's casting is primarily traditional. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities and does not feature explicit DEI critique.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

The film does not depict traditional family units or family-life norms. Its narrative focuses on individual experience, media, and body horror, leaving no basis for evaluating family values.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film Videodrome does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on media manipulation, body horror, and the blurring lines between reality and hallucination, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film Videodrome explores themes of media, reality, and body horror through its protagonist Max Renn's descent into hallucinations and physical transformations. The narrative focuses on the corrupting influence of a mysterious broadcast and the merging of flesh with technology. No identifiable transsexual characters or themes are present within the film's plot or character arcs.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Videodrome is an original film written and directed by David Cronenberg. It does not adapt any prior source material or historical events, meaning no characters were established with a different gender in previous iterations.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Videodrome is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material or historical record establishing character races that could be subject to a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.2
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7.2

Critic Ratings

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8.3
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5.8

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