7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
His Only Son (2023)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.6
Overview
By God's order, Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain of Moriah. While traveling to the place of the sacrifice, alongside Isaac and two servants, Abraham is flooded with vivid memories from the years he and Sarah spent longing for the son they were promised—the son he must now lay upon the altar.
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Overview
By God's order, Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain of Moriah. While traveling to the place of the sacrifice, alongside Isaac and two servants, Abraham is flooded with vivid memories from the years he and Sarah spent longing for the son they were promised—the son he must now lay upon the altar.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film explicitly promotes a conservative Evangelical Christian ideology, emphasizing biblical literalism, traditional doctrines like penal substitutionary atonement, and moral themes aligned with the U.S. religious right, making its political leanings clearly right.
The film features a cast with diverse backgrounds for its ancient Middle Eastern setting, though it does not engage in explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on religious themes and personal struggles, refraining from explicit social commentary or critique of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film is an explicitly Christian historical drama that faithfully adapts the biblical story of Abraham, affirming his faith and obedience. It portrays God positively and directly connects the narrative to core Evangelical Christian theology, emphasizing themes like sacrifice, grace, and the foreshadowing of Jesus Christ's crucifixion.
The film portrays a foundational narrative shared with Judaism (Abraham and Isaac) with respect and nuance. While interpreted through a Christian lens, the film does not critique or negatively portray Jewish tradition, but rather builds upon its scriptural heritage.
His Only Son is a biblical drama that faithfully adapts the Old Testament story of Abraham's test of faith. The film's narrative focuses exclusively on Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac, and does not include any depiction, reference, or exploration of LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or issues. Its content is strictly aligned with the biblical account, resulting in no LGBTQ+ representation.
His Only Son (2023) is a religious drama centered on biblical themes and family. The film does not feature or portray transsexual characters or the trans community, nor does it address transgender issues within its narrative. Consequently, there is no depiction to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film portrays all main characters, including Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac, with their on-screen genders consistent with their established canonical genders from the biblical source material. No instances of gender swaps are present.
The film casts its principal biblical characters (Abraham, Sarah, Isaac) with actors of Middle Eastern descent, aligning with their historical and canonical origins as Semitic peoples from the ancient Near East. No established character is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
7.8
Critic Ratings
9.1
N/A
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