6.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Blood Work (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.0
Overview
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film subtly aligns with right-leaning values by championing individual initiative and personal responsibility as the primary means to achieve justice, implicitly contrasting with the slower pace of official institutions.
The movie features a diverse supporting cast, including Latina, Black, and Latino characters, alongside its white male protagonist. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities and does not explicitly center on DEI themes or offer critiques of traditional roles.
Secondary
The film 'Blood Work' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses entirely on a crime investigation and the protagonist's personal health, without engaging with queer identity in any capacity.
Blood Work is a crime thriller centered on a retired FBI profiler's investigation. The film does not feature any transsexual characters, nor does it engage with transsexual themes or issues, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The film focuses on a retired male FBI profiler investigating a murder. Female characters primarily serve in supportive or investigative roles. There are no scenes depicting a female character defeating one or more male opponents in direct physical combat.
The film "Blood Work" is an adaptation of Michael Connelly's novel of the same name. A review of the main characters in both the source material and the film reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the screen adaptation.
Based on the source novel by Michael Connelly, the main characters' races align with their on-screen portrayals. No significant character established as one race in the source material is depicted as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.2
Critic Ratings
5.2
6.4
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