6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Toxic Avenger Unrated (2025)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Trans: Positive
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing corporate greed, systemic exploitation, and healthcare inequities, aligning with anti-capitalist and environmental justice discourse.
The film demonstrates significant diversity, equity, and inclusion through its explicit recasting of a traditionally white-coded character as a blind Black female police detective, reflecting a conscious effort to diversify roles and avoid outdated stereotypes. While the narrative foregrounds family dynamics and emotional depth, it does not explicitly critique traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays transsexual characters with a blend of dark humor and genuine humanity, using them to challenge societal norms and highlight issues of acceptance. While the depiction is exaggerated and stylized, consistent with the film's tone, their presence is integral to themes of resilience and rebellion against societal toxicity, leading to a net positive impact.
The character of the blind girlfriend, established as a white woman in the original film, is portrayed as a Black woman in the 2025 adaptation. This change constitutes a race swap according to the provided definition.
The 2025 reboot of The Toxic Avenger appears to have consciously avoided the problematic LGBTQ+ stereotypes found in the original film. However, there is no explicit mention or prominent featuring of LGBTQ+ characters or themes in the available information, leading to no identifiable depiction within the narrative.
The provided information highlights the presence of a strong, capable female character in a traditionally male-dominated role and a shift towards more empowered female portrayals. However, it does not describe any specific scenes where a female character physically defeats one or more male opponents in close-quarters combat.
The film's protagonist remains male, and while female characters have been reimagined, no major gender swaps of established characters from the original source material are reported for the 2025 reboot.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
6.3
Critic Ratings
8.7
6.5
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