6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.4
Overview
While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Overview
While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film leans left by centering a loving, stable gay family as the protagonists and subtly critiquing prejudice through their backstory, thereby affirming progressive values within a universal narrative of sacrifice for humanity.
The movie prominently features a gay couple as its central protagonists, along with their adopted Asian daughter, demonstrating a clear and intentional commitment to diverse casting. While the narrative explores the personal struggles tied to their identities, the core conflict focuses on a broader theme of sacrifice rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
Knock at the Cabin features a gay couple as its protagonists, portraying their relationship with genuine affection and respect. Their queer identity is integral to their family unit but not the cause of their suffering, which stems from external apocalyptic events. The film ultimately affirms the strength and value of their love.
Andrew, Leonard, and Adriane, who were depicted as white in the source novel "The Cabin at the End of the World," are portrayed by actors of different races in the film adaptation.
The film's narrative explicitly adopts a Christian morality framework, portraying themes of divine reckoning, sacrifice, and salvation as real and necessary to prevent global catastrophe. The climax affirms the efficacy of a sacrificial act rooted in Christian motifs, aligning the narrative with the faith's core tenets.
Knock at the Cabin (2023) depicts a loving queer family with two gay fathers and their adopted daughter facing an apocalyptic threat. While significant for its portrayal of a gay couple, the film does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its storyline. The narrative focuses on external challenges rather than issues specific to trans identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Knock at the Cabin" is an adaptation of the novel "The Cabin at the End of the World." All major characters, including Andrew, Eric, Wen, Leonard, Sabrina, Redmond, and Adriane, retain the same gender as established in the source material. No character's gender was altered for the screen adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.3
Critic Ratings
6.8
6.3
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