AMC+Lake Placid (1999)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.0
Overview
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
AMC+
Paramount+
PhiloBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
AMC+Paramount+PhiloDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around a classic man-vs-monster narrative, prioritizing entertainment and suspense over explicit political commentary. While it features some satire of bureaucratic incompetence, this does not align with a specific ideological stance, resulting in a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast without intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on a creature feature plot, presenting traditional identities neutrally or positively without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
Lake Placid is a creature feature film that does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely focused on the conflict between humans and a giant crocodile, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film primarily focuses on human characters dealing with a giant crocodile. No female characters are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.
Lake Placid (1999) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender could have been altered.
Lake Placid (1999) is an original film and does not adapt characters from prior source material, historical records, or earlier screen versions. All characters were created for this specific film, meaning no pre-established character races existed to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
5.8
5.9
Critic Ratings
4.7
3.4
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