6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to save mankind, battle-hardened Sarah Connor teams up with an unexpected ally and an enhanced super soldier to stop the deadliest Terminator yet.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to save mankind, battle-hardened Sarah Connor teams up with an unexpected ally and an enhanced super soldier to stop the deadliest Terminator yet.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film leans left due to its updated narrative, which centers on a young, working-class Latina woman as humanity's future leader and explicitly depicts the challenges of border crossing, aligning with progressive values of empowering marginalized groups and critiquing systemic barriers.
Terminator: Dark Fate exhibits significant DEI through its casting, positioning a Latina woman as the central figure and future leader of humanity, a role traditionally associated with a male character. The narrative strongly emphasizes female empowerment and solidarity, though it does not explicitly critique traditional identities.
Secondary
The film features Grace, an augmented human, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against the male-coded Rev-9 Terminator, using her enhanced strength and combat skills.
Terminator: Dark Fate does not feature any explicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The strong bond between Grace and Dani, while central, is portrayed as a protector-protectee relationship and chosen family, without explicit queer framing. Therefore, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.
Terminator: Dark Fate does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on its core sci-fi action plot without engaging with transgender identity or experiences.
The film features returning legacy characters Sarah Connor and the T-800, who retain their established genders. New protagonists Dani Ramos and Grace, and the antagonist Rev-9, are original characters without prior canonical genders to be swapped from.
The film introduces new, original characters (Dani Ramos, Grace, Rev-9) who do not have prior established races. Legacy characters like Sarah Connor and the T-800 maintain their original racial portrayals from previous installments.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.4
Critic Ratings
7.0
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