5.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Ghost Story (1981)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.0
Overview
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores universal themes of guilt, memory, and supernatural retribution for past moral transgressions, without explicitly promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology.
The movie features a traditional, predominantly white cast without any explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on themes of guilt and revenge, without critically portraying traditional identities based on their race or gender, and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Ghost Story' (1981) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships, guilt, and supernatural horror, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity or experiences.
The film "Ghost Story" (1981) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a supernatural horror story involving a group of men haunted by a past secret, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1981 film adaptation of Peter Straub's novel maintains the established genders of all significant characters from the source material. No character canonically or widely known as one gender is portrayed as a different gender in the movie.
The film "Ghost Story" (1981) adapts Peter Straub's novel. All major characters, including the members of the Chowder Society and Eva Galli, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the implied or explicit racial descriptions in the source material. No character established as one race in the novel is depicted as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.0
Critic Ratings
2.8
N/A
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