5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
High Tension (2003)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
Overview
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Overview
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's core subject matter of psychological horror and individual psychosis is inherently apolitical, and its narrative focuses on genre conventions and individual terror without presenting or championing any discernible political problem or solution.
The movie features a traditional cast with no explicit diversity in its main roles or intentional race/gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on horror elements without critiquing or explicitly engaging with traditional identities or DEI themes.
Secondary
High Tension portrays a lesbian character whose unrequited romantic obsession with her friend drives her to commit extreme acts of violence and murder. Her queer identity is directly tied to her role as the film's psychotic villain, linking queer desire to mental illness and horrific actions without any positive counterbalance.
High Tension does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's antagonist, initially presented as a male killer, is revealed to be a psychological manifestation of the female protagonist's psychosis, serving as a plot device for horror and misdirection rather than an exploration of gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
High Tension is an original film, not an adaptation, reboot, or historical biopic. All characters were created specifically for this movie, meaning there is no prior canon from which a character's gender could have been swapped.
High Tension is an original film with no prior source material or historical figures. The characters' races are established for the first time within this film, therefore no race swap can occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.8
Critic Ratings
4.1
4.2
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