7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
40 Acres (2025)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.2
Overview
Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing systemic injustices, the normalization of firearms, and focusing on the struggle for enfranchisement and heritage preservation for marginalized Black and Indigenous communities.
The film centers on a family of Black and Indigenous descent, exploring themes of cultural pride, community, and the preservation of identity in a post-apocalyptic setting. The narrative emphasizes their struggle for survival and the importance of their heritage against external threats.
Secondary
The film features Hailey Freeman, an ex-soldier and family matriarch, who is described as a disciplined, tough leader. She teaches combat readiness and leads the defense against external threats, implying her victory in physical combat against male opponents.
Based on the provided information, '40 Acres' does not feature explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative focuses on political allegory, social dynamics within a Black and First Nations family, and themes of survival and cultural heritage in a dystopian setting, without exploring LGBTQ+ identities or experiences.
The film '40 Acres' centers on a Black and Canadian Native family in a post-apocalyptic setting, exploring themes of survival and systemic injustice. There is no information indicating the presence or portrayal of transsexual characters or themes within its narrative.
The film "40 Acres" features original characters, including a strong female lead, and is not described as an adaptation or reboot of existing material with pre-established character genders. Therefore, no gender swaps are present.
The film "40 Acres" features original characters, a Black family, created for its specific narrative. There is no indication that these characters were previously established as a different race in any prior source material, historical record, or previous installments, thus not meeting the definition of a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.0
Critic Ratings
8.9
7.4
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