7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Frequency (2016)
Frequency (2016)
Overview
Detective Raimy Sullivan is stunned when a voice suddenly crackles through her father’s old, long-broken ham radio – it’s Frank Sullivan, somehow transmitting over the airwaves and through the decades from 1996. Separated by twenty years, father and daughter have reunited on a frequency only they can hear, but can they rewrite the story of their lives without risking everyone they love?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Gender Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
Detective Raimy Sullivan is stunned when a voice suddenly crackles through her father’s old, long-broken ham radio – it’s Frank Sullivan, somehow transmitting over the airwaves and through the decades from 1996. Separated by twenty years, father and daughter have reunited on a frequency only they can hear, but can they rewrite the story of their lives without risking everyone they love?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central themes of time travel, family relationships, and crime-solving are inherently apolitical, focusing on individual agency and the personal consequences of altering the past rather than promoting specific political ideologies.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI through the explicit gender recasting of the lead detective role, which was traditionally male in the original film. While the narrative centers a female protagonist, it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or make DEI themes central to its core conflict.
Secondary
The 2016 TV series "Frequency" adapts the 2000 film. The original film's male protagonist, John Sullivan, is reimagined as a female character named Raimy Sullivan in the series, constituting a clear gender swap.
The TV series 'Frequency' (2016) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The primary focus is on a detective communicating with her deceased father across time to solve a cold case, with no explicit queer representation noted.
The film 'Frequency, 2016' does not appear to feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to assess regarding its impact on transsexual representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2016 TV series 'Frequency' is an adaptation of the 2000 film. Key characters like Frank Sullivan and the protagonist (John in the film, Raimy in the series) are portrayed by actors of the same race as their counterparts in the original film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.1
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7.7
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