Taking Lives (2004)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 4.6

Overview

The film starts in the early 1980s. Young Martin Asher took a bus for Canada. He meets another teen on the bus, Matt Soulsby. When the bus broke down they decided to rent a car and drive to Seattle. On the road the car g...

Starring Cast

Angelina Jolie • Ethan Hawke • Kiefer Sutherland

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Angelina Jolie • Ethan Hawke • Kiefer Sutherland

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central subject matter of a serial killer investigation and its focus on law enforcement procedures are largely apolitical, leading to a neutral rating. It does not explicitly promote or critique any specific political ideology.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The film features a predominantly white main cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on a psychological thriller plot, offering no critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film "Taking Lives" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on a serial killer investigation, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the plot or character arcs.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film "Taking Lives" is an adaptation of Michael Pye's novel. All major characters, including FBI profiler Illeana Scott and the serial killer, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. No character's gender was altered for the screen adaptation.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Based on the source novel by Michael Pye, the main characters' racial portrayals in the film align with their descriptions or implied race in the book. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one race being depicted as a different race.