What Lies Beneath (2000)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.7

Overview

Norman Spencer, a university research scientist, is growing more and more concerned about his wife, Claire, a retired concert cellist who a year ago was involved in a serious auto accident, and who has just sent off her ...

Starring Cast

Harrison Ford • Michelle Pfeiffer • Katharine Towne

Where to watch

Paramount+

Prime Video

Apple TV

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

Overview

Starring Cast

Harrison Ford • Michelle Pfeiffer • Katharine Towne

Where to watch

Paramount+

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central conflict revolves around personal betrayal, gaslighting, and attempted murder within a marriage, framed as a psychological thriller with supernatural elements, which places its core subject matter outside of mainstream political discourse.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: Medium

The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white and mainstream ensemble. While the male lead is portrayed negatively as a villain, this is a character-specific plot point rather than an explicit critique of traditional identities from a DEI perspective, and the narrative does not center on explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

What Lies Beneath does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The plot focuses exclusively on a heterosexual couple's marital issues and a supernatural thriller, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the film's narrative.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

What Lies Beneath is an original film with characters created specifically for this story. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's gender could have been established and subsequently changed.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

What Lies Beneath is an original film, not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there were no pre-existing canonical or historical racial portrayals to be altered.