5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Clearing (2004)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
Overview
When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores the devastating psychological impact of a kidnapping and the individual choices leading to it, without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies related to wealth disparity or systemic issues, thus maintaining a neutral stance.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast and does not incorporate explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on a crime thriller plot without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "The Clearing" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its plot focuses exclusively on a heterosexual couple's experience with a kidnapping and the resulting emotional and psychological fallout, with no elements related to queer identity present in the story.
The film 'The Clearing' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a kidnapping and the subsequent psychological drama for the victim and his wife, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Clearing (2004) is an original screenplay, not an adaptation or biopic. All characters were created for this film, meaning there is no prior canon or historical record from which a character's gender could have been swapped.
The Clearing (2004) is an original film with no prior source material or historical figures. All characters were created for this production, meaning there is no pre-established race for any character to be swapped from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
5.8
Critic Ratings
4.4
6.0
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