5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Blood Diner (1987)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
Overview
Two cannibalistic brothers kill various young women to make their flesh part of a new special dish at their rundown restaurant while seeking blood sacrifices to awaken a dormant Egyptian goddess.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Two cannibalistic brothers kill various young women to make their flesh part of a new special dish at their rundown restaurant while seeking blood sacrifices to awaken a dormant Egyptian goddess.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative is entirely focused on extreme gore, absurdity, and dark humor, without engaging in any explicit or implicit political messaging or societal critique.
The movie features a predominantly white cast without explicit race or gender swaps for traditional roles. Its narrative, while featuring white male villains, does not frame their villainy as a critique of their traditional identities, focusing instead on horror-comedy elements.
Secondary
The film features 'Little Jimmy,' an effeminate wrestler whose flamboyant persona is used for comedic ridicule, aligning with negative stereotypes. His portrayal lacks dignity and complexity, serving primarily as a caricature and victim in the film's dark humor, resulting in a problematic depiction.
The film satirizes and ridicules elements associated with Christianity, particularly through the portrayal of a hypocritical 'Christian wrestler' and the brothers' twisted interpretation of morality to justify their heinous acts. The narrative offers no counterbalancing positive portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Blood Diner is an original film from 1987, not an adaptation of existing source material, a reboot of a prior installment, or a biopic. Therefore, no characters in the film had a pre-established canonical or historical gender to be swapped from.
Blood Diner (1987) is an original film and not an adaptation of any prior source material, nor does it feature historical figures or legacy characters. Therefore, no characters had a pre-established race that could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.3
5.4
Critic Ratings
5.7
N/A
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