5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Waxwork (1988)
Waxwork (1988)
Overview
Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
5.6
Overview
Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict involves supernatural horror and a clear good-versus-evil struggle, which are inherently apolitical themes. The narrative focuses on genre entertainment without promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or societal structures.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast, consistent with films from its era. The narrative does not appear to critically portray traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes as central to its plot.
Secondary
The film 'Waxwork, 1988' does not contain any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The plot centers on a group of teenagers encountering various horror scenarios, with no elements related to queer identity present in the narrative.
Based on available information and the film's known plot, "Waxwork, 1988" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on horror scenarios within a wax museum, without engaging with gender identity issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Waxwork (1988) is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material or based on historical figures. All characters were created for this specific movie, thus there are no pre-established canonical genders to be swapped.
Waxwork (1988) is an original film and not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races, nor is it a biopic or a reboot of legacy characters. Therefore, no characters could have been race-swapped from a prior canonical depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.2
Critic Ratings
6.0
4.1
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