4.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Marching Powder (2025)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.6
Overview
Middle-aged Jack, arrested for drugs, strives in six weeks to repair his marriage, curb a bullying in-law, and guide his stepbrother in the right direction, but all efforts fail as his life spirals further out of control.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Overview
Middle-aged Jack, arrested for drugs, strives in six weeks to repair his marriage, curb a bullying in-law, and guide his stepbrother in the right direction, but all efforts fail as his life spirals further out of control.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film explicitly promotes a reactionary, populist ideology by validating anti-establishment, nationalist, and culturally conservative sentiments, while actively satirizing mainstream politics and targeting progressive social movements and minorities.
The film *Marching Powder* features a predominantly white, male cast, focusing on a subculture without evident inclusion of diverse racial or ethnic groups. Its narrative reinforces stereotypes of toxic masculinity, includes misogynistic elements, and contains disparaging references to minorities and the trans community, indicating a lack of alignment with contemporary DEI values.
Secondary
Marching Powder portrays LGBTQ+ characters and themes negatively, relying on crude, dismissive, and stereotypical humor. It presents LGBTQ+ identity as a source of ridicule and cheap shots, reflecting a mean-spirited and derogatory viewpoint. The narrative offers no positive or progressive representation, instead using offensive stereotypes for shock value.
Marching Powder includes problematic depictions of transsexual characters and themes. Reviews highlight the presence of multiple transphobic jokes early in the film, suggesting an insensitive and stereotypical portrayal rather than a supportive or nuanced one. The overall impact is considered negative due to these transphobic elements.
Based on available information, the film focuses on male characters and their conflicts within a football hooligan subculture. There is no documented evidence or mention of any female character engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents.
The film "Marching Powder" is an original work with no pre-existing source material or historical basis. Therefore, no characters have an established canonical gender to be compared against, meaning no gender swaps occur.
The film's casting aligns with the historical and sociological context of British football hooliganism, portraying major characters as White British. Supporting characters introduce some diversity, but no established character's race was changed from prior canon or history.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.4
5.8
Critic Ratings
3.3
3.9
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