5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Overview
Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
5.3
Overview
Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Weekend at Bernie's is a dark comedy focused on two employees exploiting their dead boss's identity to maintain a lavish lifestyle. The film's core conflict and its comedic 'solution' are apolitical, focusing on absurd situations and human foibles rather than promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology.
The film features traditional casting with no explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not critique traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes, focusing instead on its comedic premise.
Secondary
The film "Weekend at Bernie's" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on two young men attempting to conceal their boss's death, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the storyline.
Weekend at Bernie's (1989) does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative focuses entirely on its comedic premise involving a deceased boss and two employees trying to cover up his death.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Weekend at Bernie's is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created for this specific movie, thus precluding any gender swaps from established canon.
Weekend at Bernie's is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous adaptations to establish a canonical race for any character that could then be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.4
Critic Ratings
5.2
3.2
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