5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Invisible Guest (2023)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Overview
A greedy police chief learns that a wealthy businesswoman has been wrongly accused of murder and strikes a deal with her – her freedom for a large sum of money. As the case progresses, a revelation that a sadistic politician and the businesswoman have a long standing relationship, the details of which will uncover the truth about the murder.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Gender Swap: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
A greedy police chief learns that a wealthy businesswoman has been wrongly accused of murder and strikes a deal with her – her freedom for a large sum of money. As the case progresses, a revelation that a sadistic politician and the businesswoman have a long standing relationship, the details of which will uncover the truth about the murder.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes critically examine elite privilege and systemic corruption, highlighting the manipulation of justice by the wealthy and the flaws within law enforcement, aligning with left-leaning critiques of institutional inequality and power dynamics.
The film features a primarily East Asian cast and includes a deliberate gender role reversal for central characters compared to its original. Its narrative explores themes of corruption, social privilege, and justice inequity, contrasting the wealthy with less privileged individuals and portraying traditional power structures critically.
Secondary
The 2023 film "The Invisible Guest" features gender swaps for its lead characters compared to the original Spanish source material. The protagonist, originally male, is portrayed as female, and the lawyer character, originally female, is portrayed as male.
The 2023 Chinese remake portrays characters, originally ethnically Spanish in the 2016 Spanish film, with ethnically Han Chinese actors. This constitutes a shift in the broader racial category for established characters.
The Invisible Guest (2023) is a crime thriller that does not feature LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its plot revolves around a murder mystery, class dynamics, and justice, with no identifiable LGBTQ+ representation or thematic address within its narrative.
The Invisible Guest (2023) does not feature any transsexual characters or explore trans-related themes. The plot is solely focused on a crime mystery, leaving no room for depiction or discussion of the transsexual community. Therefore, the net impact is N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
6.0
Critic Ratings
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