4.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Taking Lives (2004)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.6
Overview
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter of a serial killer investigation and its focus on law enforcement procedures are largely apolitical, leading to a neutral rating. It does not explicitly promote or critique any specific political ideology.
The film features a predominantly white main cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on a psychological thriller plot, offering no critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "Taking Lives" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on a serial killer investigation, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the plot or character arcs.
Taking Lives does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a serial killer's identity theft and pursuit, without engaging with gender identity issues or related portrayals.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Taking Lives" is an adaptation of Michael Pye's novel. All major characters, including FBI profiler Illeana Scott and the serial killer, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. No character's gender was altered for the screen adaptation.
Based on the source novel by Michael Pye, the main characters' racial portrayals in the film align with their descriptions or implied race in the book. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one race being depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.4
Critic Ratings
2.1
3.8
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