Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.5

Overview

To be a Pet Detective, you have to understand both the criminals and animals. Ace Ventura goes even further... He behaves like a criminal animal. When a football team's mascot (a dolphin) is stolen just before the Superb...

Starring Cast

Jim Carrey • Courteney Cox • Sean Young

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

LGBTQ: Negative

Overview

Starring Cast

Jim Carrey • Courteney Cox • Sean Young

Where to watch

Philo

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central conflict revolves around an apolitical crime (animal kidnapping) and its resolution through an eccentric, individualistic detective, with no explicit promotion of either progressive or conservative ideologies.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast and does not incorporate explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without any central DEI themes or critiques.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: High

The film's portrayal of gender identity is highly problematic, using the reveal of the villain's biological sex as a source of disgust and mockery. Ace Ventura's extreme reaction reinforces harmful transphobic stereotypes, presenting the character's identity as inherently repulsive rather than with dignity or respect.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is an original film, not an adaptation or reboot. All characters were created for this movie, meaning there was no prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped from. The plot's gender disguise element does not meet the definition of a gender swap.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material. All characters were created for this movie, meaning there were no prior canonical racial depictions to be altered. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.