8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Leftovers (2014)
The Leftovers (2014)
Overview
When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. This is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. This is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central subject, an inexplicable global disappearance, is inherently apolitical. The narrative consciously balances competing viewpoints on faith and meaning, critiquing ideological extremes from both sides and ultimately championing a deeply personal, humanistic approach to an existential crisis.
The series incorporates visible diversity within its cast, featuring a range of characters from different backgrounds. The narrative, however, focuses on universal themes of grief and existentialism, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.
Secondary
The Leftovers features LGBTQ+ characters whose relationships are depicted with dignity and normalcy. Kevin Garvey Sr.'s same-sex relationship is a significant part of his Season 3 arc, portrayed as loving and respectful. Laurie Garvey is also shown in a stable same-sex relationship in the series' flash-forward. The show integrates these identities without sensationalism or negative framing, contributing to a positive overall portrayal.
Through characters like Reverend Matt Jamison, the series explores the profound struggle and resilience of faith in the face of the inexplicable. While individual interpretations and actions are sometimes flawed, the narrative ultimately portrays Christianity as a complex, enduring source of hope and meaning, respecting the depth of personal conviction.
The Leftovers does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The show primarily focuses on the psychological and societal aftermath of a global disappearance event, exploring themes of grief, faith, and existentialism without engaging with transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Leftovers is an adaptation of Tom Perrotta's novel. All major characters retain the same gender as established in the source material, with no instances of a character canonically one gender being portrayed as another.
The show adapts the novel without altering the race of any established characters. New, original characters introduced in the series are not considered race swaps as per the provided definition.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.3
7.7
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9.1
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