6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Irreversible (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.4
Overview
A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Overview
A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central thesis is a fatalistic exploration of violence and the irreversible nature of time, offering no political solution or advocating for any specific ideological viewpoint, thus remaining neutral.
The movie features a traditional European cast without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on themes of violence and revenge, rather than offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Irreversible portrays a gay club and its inhabitants as central to its themes of extreme violence, nihilism, and despair. LGBTQ+ characters are depicted as victims or associated with a dangerous, bleak lifestyle, with no counterbalancing positive elements. The film uses queer spaces to amplify its brutal narrative, resulting in a problematic and negative overall portrayal.
Irreversible features a transsexual character, La Tenia, who is depicted as a violent rapist and the film's primary antagonist. This portrayal reinforces harmful stereotypes, presenting the character as predatory and without dignity or complexity. The net impact of this depiction is overwhelmingly negative, lacking any affirming or neutral elements.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Irreversible is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which character genders could have been established differently and subsequently swapped.
Irreversible is an original film with characters created for this specific production. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments to establish a canonical race for any character, thus precluding a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.2
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5.9
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