NetflixHostage (2025)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.
Starring Cast
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NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film explicitly promotes a conservative worldview by championing strong, centralized state authority and law and order as the solution to national threats, while portraying civilian protest condescendingly.
The series features visible diversity in its cast, including actors of various ethnic backgrounds and women in powerful political leadership roles. However, the narrative does not explicitly engage with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion themes, focusing instead on political thriller elements without critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film *Hostage* (2025) and its Dutch counterpart *iHostage* (2025) are described as political thrillers centered on hostage crises. Based on available information, neither film explicitly focuses on, portrays, or thematically represents the LGBTQ community within its storyline or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Hostage (2025) features original characters created for the series. There are no prior canonical or historical gender assignments for these characters, thus no basis to identify a gender swap.
The series features new, original characters for its 2025 setting. No character is identified as having a pre-established race from prior canon or history that was subsequently changed in this adaptation. Casting choices align with contemporary demographics and character backgrounds.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.5
6.6
Critic Ratings
7.9
6.2
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