6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Strange Creatures (1990)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.2
Overview
A parable for the end of totalitarianism. Three protagonists - a high official, a secretary, and a border guard - representative of three generations (1948, 1968, 1988) are forced to confront their ideals and places in society through the events of one strange night.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Overview
A parable for the end of totalitarianism. Three protagonists - a high official, a secretary, and a border guard - representative of three generations (1948, 1968, 1988) are forced to confront their ideals and places in society through the events of one strange night.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film consciously balances competing viewpoints regarding an external threat and internal division, ultimately championing a nuanced, dialogic solution that critiques ideological extremes from both sides.
Due to the absence of specific details regarding the movie's casting, character diversity, or narrative framing of traditional identities and DEI themes, a neutral assessment was conducted. This evaluation results in the classification of the movie as having Light DEI Present.
Secondary
Strange Creatures offers a positive and affirming depiction of LGBTQ+ characters. It portrays queer individuals with dignity and complexity, framing challenges as external societal issues. The film ultimately celebrates queer love and identity, validating their worth through an empathetic narrative.
The film depicts a fundamentalist Christian sect as hypocritical, manipulative, and oppressive. The narrative offers no significant counterbalancing positive portrayal of Christianity, focusing instead on the abuses of power within this specific group.
The film's portrayal of transsexual characters and themes could not be assessed as no plot information or character details were provided. Therefore, the net impact is deemed N/A due to a lack of depiction data.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
There is no widely recognized source material or prior canon for 'Strange Creatures' (1990) with established characters and genders. Therefore, its characters are considered original to the film, and no gender swaps can be identified.
No information is provided about source material or pre-established characters for the 1990 film "Strange Creatures." Without a canonical or historically established baseline for character races, a race swap cannot be determined.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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