The Hunt for Red October (1990)

The Hunt for Red October is a Cold War thriller centered on military strategy and espionage. The film contains no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plot points, resulting in a net impact of N/A regarding LGBTQ+ portrayal.

The film primarily features male characters in a military and espionage setting. There are no significant female characters depicted in direct physical combat roles against male opponents.

The film adapts Tom Clancy's novel, and all major characters, including Marko Ramius and Jack Ryan, retain their established genders from the source material. No instances of gender swapping for canonically established characters are present.

Based on a review of the source novel and the film's casting, all major characters in "The Hunt for Red October" (1990) are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established or implied race in the original material. No instances of a character canonically or historically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.