5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.8
Overview
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Judaism: Positive
Overview
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's most prominent social commentary segment, 'Time Out,' strongly condemns bigotry and promotes empathy by forcing a prejudiced character to experience the suffering of those he despises, aligning with progressive values.
The movie features a largely traditional cast, but its initial segment explicitly critiques bigotry by portraying a white male protagonist experiencing the consequences of his prejudice, making a strong statement against traditional identities when they embody intolerance.
Secondary
The film's 'Time Out' segment depicts the persecution of Jewish people during the Holocaust. The narrative unequivocally condemns the anti-Semitism and violence, positioning the audience to sympathize with the victims and affirm the dignity of the Jewish faith.
Twilight Zone: The Movie does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes across its various segments. The narrative focuses on other forms of social commentary and supernatural horror, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ identities.
Twilight Zone: The Movie does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes across its various anthology segments or its framing narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transsexual identity to evaluate within the film's content.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts several classic Twilight Zone episodes, but all major characters retain the same gender as their original counterparts. No established characters were portrayed with a different gender.
Twilight Zone: The Movie is an anthology film. The segments either feature original characters or adapt existing episodes. In the adapted segments, the races of the main characters remain consistent with their original portrayals, or new characters are introduced rather than race-swapping established ones.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.5
Critic Ratings
6.0
4.4
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