Hannibal (2001)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.8

Overview

The final chapter of the Dr. Hannibal Lecter quadrilogy, the murdering cannibal. He is presently in Italy, and works as a curator at a museum. Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore), the F.B.I. Agent who he aided to apprehend...

Starring Cast

Anthony Hopkins • Julianne Moore • Gary Oldman

Where to watch

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Prime Video

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

LGBTQ: Negative

Overview

Starring Cast

Anthony Hopkins • Julianne Moore • Gary Oldman

Where to watch

HBO Max

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's core conflict is a psychological thriller centered on individual morality and the pursuit of a serial killer, which is inherently apolitical, and it offers no clear ideological solution to its presented problems.

Diversity: LowConfidence: Medium

The movie features primarily traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a psychological thriller, and it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes within its storytelling.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: High

Hannibal features a same-sex relationship between the monstrous villain Mason Verger and his complicit assistant, Cordell Doemling. This portrayal links queer identity to villainy and degradation, using it to underscore the antagonist's depravity rather than depicting it with dignity or complexity, resulting in a negative net impact.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film "Hannibal" adapts the novel of the same name. All major and significant supporting characters, including Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Starling, and Mason Verger, maintain their established genders from the source material and previous film adaptations. No character's gender was altered for this portrayal.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Based on the established character portrayals in previous films and source novels, all major characters in 'Hannibal' (2001) maintain their original racial depictions. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.