7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
FlashForward (2009)
FlashForward (2009)
Overview
When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For some, the future is hopeful, while for others, it is unexpected. For a few, it doesn't seem to exist. Knowing their fate will alter each person's life, destinies will be changed.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For some, the future is hopeful, while for others, it is unexpected. For a few, it doesn't seem to exist. Knowing their fate will alter each person's life, destinies will be changed.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
FlashForward explores the apolitical themes of fate versus free will and the human response to a global mystery, balancing collective investigation with individual moral choices without endorsing a specific political ideology.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast in key roles, including prominent minority actors and a gay character, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on a global mystery and its human impact, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities rather than centering on explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The show features Janis Hawk, a lesbian FBI agent, whose identity is revealed and respectfully integrated into her character arc. Her relationship with her partner is portrayed positively, and her sexuality is not a source of conflict or negative stereotypes, contributing to an affirming depiction of an LGBTQ+ character.
The series portrays individuals finding hope and purpose through faith-based interpretations of the flashforward event. For example, a character facing a terminal illness finds renewed will to live and love by believing his flashforward vision is a divine sign of a positive future, which the narrative affirms as a source of strength and a positive coping mechanism.
The television series FlashForward does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no specific portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity or related experiences in the show's storyline.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show "FlashForward" is an adaptation of Robert J. Sawyer's novel. A comparison of the main characters between the book and the series reveals no instances where a character's gender was changed from the source material.
The show is an adaptation of a novel, and a review of its main characters against their source material counterparts reveals no instances where a character canonically established as one race was portrayed as a different race. New characters introduced in the adaptation do not constitute race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.0
7.1
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