Apple TVTotal Recall (1990)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.2
Overview
Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company that manufactures memories. When his memory implant goes wrong, Doug can no longer be sure what is and isn't reality.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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SpectrumBias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company that manufactures memories. When his memory implant goes wrong, Doug can no longer be sure what is and isn't reality.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing corporate tyranny and colonial exploitation, championing a revolutionary struggle for the liberation of an oppressed, marginalized population on Mars.
Total Recall features some visible diversity in its supporting cast, but its primary roles are traditionally cast without explicit race or gender swaps. The film's narrative critiques themes of corporate power and colonial exploitation, with antagonists who are white males, but this critique is directed at their actions and abuse of power rather than their traditional identities themselves.
Secondary
The film features Melina, a rebel fighter, who demonstrates physical combat prowess by defeating a male opponent in a close-quarters encounter using hand-to-hand techniques. Lori also engages in a brutal physical fight with Quaid, showing significant skill.
Total Recall (1990) does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and a science fiction plot involving memory, identity, and rebellion on Mars, without engaging with queer identities or experiences.
The 1990 film "Total Recall" adapts Philip K. Dick's short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale." While the film expands on the source material and introduces new characters, no existing characters from the original story were portrayed with a different gender.
The 1990 film "Total Recall" is an adaptation of a short story that does not provide explicit racial descriptions for its characters. The casting choices in the film do not contradict any established racial identities from the source material or prior widely recognized depictions.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.5
7.3
Critic Ratings
8.1
6.0
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