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Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie  •  2018  •  94 min  •  All Ages

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S (2018)

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S poster

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S (2018)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
6.7

Overview

A Disney Channel musical set in a high school where zombies and humans are forced to coexist, Z-O-M-B-I-E-S uses its fantasy premise to run a pretty direct allegory about prejudice, segregation, and the cost of enforced conformity. A zombie boy and a human cheerleader cross social lines, and the story frames their community's resistance as the problem to be solved. The Progressive label follows from that framing: the narrative's moral engine is anti-discrimination advocacy, kids challenging community norms are the heroes, and acceptance of a historically excluded group is the explicit goal. The G rating keeps the messaging gentle, but the direction of that messaging is consistent throughout.

Starring Cast

Milo Manheim  •   Meg Donnelly  •   Trevor Tordjman

Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's central narrative explicitly champions the dismantling of prejudice and systemic discrimination against a marginalized group, advocating for social integration and acceptance. It promotes empathy and challenges established norms to achieve a more inclusive society.

Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium

The narrative explicitly critiques societal prejudice and champions the acceptance of marginalized groups. The casting features visible diversity, though it does not involve explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: High

The film depicts children actively challenging established parental authority and traditional community norms to forge new, inclusive family-like bonds and promote integration.

LGBTQ: N/R

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film Z-O-M-B-I-E-S does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative explores themes of acceptance and overcoming prejudice through the relationship between human and zombie communities. No plot points or character arcs within the story directly address transsexual identity or experiences.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film Z-O-M-B-I-E-S (2018) features original characters created for this production. There is no evidence of characters being portrayed on screen with a different gender than their established canonical, historical, or widely recognized gender from prior source material or installments.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S features an original story and characters, not adapting any pre-existing works or historical figures. Therefore, no instances of race swapping are present.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.0
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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