8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Underground Railroad (2021)
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Overview
Follow young Cora’s journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
8.3
Overview
Follow young Cora’s journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by offering an unflinching and detailed critique of systemic racism and the institution of slavery, focusing on the dehumanizing impact and the pursuit of liberation.
The series features a cast primarily composed of minority actors, reflecting its historical setting focused on enslaved Black individuals. The narrative strongly critiques traditional power structures by portraying white slave owners and slave catchers in a negative light, emphasizing themes of racial injustice and the fight for freedom.
Secondary
The Underground Railroad includes a significant same-sex relationship between Ethel and Sybil, portrayed with dignity and as a source of mutual support. Their queer identity is not problematized, and the narrative treats their love with respect, framing their challenges as external to their relationship, resulting in a net positive impact.
The series prominently depicts white enslavers using a twisted version of Christianity to justify slavery and extreme cruelty, highlighting profound hypocrisy and moral corruption within the faith's adherents and institutions of the era. While some enslaved characters find personal solace in faith, the overwhelming narrative focus is on Christianity's role in perpetuating and legitimizing systemic oppression.
The film 'The Underground Railroad' does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on the brutal realities of slavery and the quest for freedom, without incorporating elements related to transgender identity. Therefore, there is no depiction to evaluate within the scope of this framework.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series is an adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel. A review of the main characters from the source material and their on-screen portrayals reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed.
The series adapts Colson Whitehead's novel, depicting enslaved Black characters and white slave catchers, consistent with the source material and historical context. No characters established as one race were portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.2
Critic Ratings
9.5
9.2
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