4.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Van Helsing (2004)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.6
Overview
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is an apolitical action-horror spectacle centered on a clear good vs. evil conflict, where a heroic individual fights supernatural threats. Its core subject matter and narrative solution are primarily focused on fantasy elements rather than promoting any specific political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps for its characters. Its narrative focuses on a classic good versus evil conflict, presenting traditional identities neutrally or positively without engaging in critical portrayals or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Anna Valerious, a skilled monster hunter, who successfully engages and defeats multiple male, monstrous guards in direct physical combat using a sword and her fighting skills.
The film portrays the Vatican as a righteous institution actively combating supernatural evil, with its agents, like Van Helsing, depicted as heroic figures. The narrative aligns with traditional Christian themes of good versus evil, positioning the Church as a necessary force for order and protection.
Van Helsing does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and monster-hunting, with no elements that could be interpreted as queer representation, leading to a classification of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film "Van Helsing" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on monster hunting within a gothic horror setting, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The film features established characters like Van Helsing, Dracula, and Frankenstein's Monster, all of whom retain their canonically male gender from their respective source materials. New characters introduced are not gender-swapped versions of existing ones.
The film features characters like Van Helsing, Dracula, and Frankenstein's Monster, all of whom are traditionally depicted as white in their source material and prior adaptations. The actors cast in these roles in the 2004 film are also white, with no instances of a character's established race being changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.4
Critic Ratings
2.4
3.5
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