8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Eraserhead (1977)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.0
Overview
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central themes of existential anxiety, psychological horror, and the grotesque aspects of human existence and reproduction are largely apolitical, offering no explicit promotion or critique of specific political ideologies or solutions.
The film features a traditional cast without explicit diversity initiatives or race/gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on existential and psychological themes, offering a neutral portrayal of traditional identities without incorporating explicit DEI critiques or themes.
Secondary
Eraserhead does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The surrealist narrative centers on heterosexual relationships and the protagonist's anxieties, rendering the film's net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal as not applicable.
Eraserhead does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's surreal narrative and thematic concerns are centered on anxiety, urban decay, and the horrors of domesticity and procreation, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Eraserhead is an original film with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior installments. All characters were created for this film, meaning there is no established gender from a prior canon to be swapped.
Eraserhead is an original film from 1977, not an adaptation of existing source material, a biopic, or a reboot. Its characters were created for this film and thus have no prior canonical or historical racial establishment to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.4
Critic Ratings
8.7
8.7
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