5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
What Lies Beneath (2000)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Overview
Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around personal betrayal, gaslighting, and attempted murder within a marriage, framed as a psychological thriller with supernatural elements, which places its core subject matter outside of mainstream political discourse.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white and mainstream ensemble. While the male lead is portrayed negatively as a villain, this is a character-specific plot point rather than an explicit critique of traditional identities from a DEI perspective, and the narrative does not center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
What Lies Beneath does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The plot focuses exclusively on a heterosexual couple's marital issues and a supernatural thriller, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the film's narrative.
The film "What Lies Beneath" is a supernatural thriller centered on a married couple and a past murder. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, nor does it touch upon issues related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
What Lies Beneath is an original film with characters created specifically for this story. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's gender could have been established and subsequently changed.
What Lies Beneath is an original film, not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there were no pre-existing canonical or historical racial portrayals to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.4
Critic Ratings
4.9
5.1
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