NetflixLimitless (2011)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.
Starring Cast
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Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixPrime VideoPeacockDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film champions individual ambition and the pursuit of power and wealth through enhanced cognitive ability, presenting an individualistic solution to personal stagnation by mastering existing societal structures.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast without intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on a white male protagonist and explores themes of ambition and power, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Limitless' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on heterosexual relationships and the protagonist's personal and professional journey with a nootropic drug, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Limitless" (2011) is an adaptation of the novel "The Dark Fields." A review of its main characters against their novel counterparts reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the screen.
The film "Limitless" is an adaptation of the novel "The Dark Fields." All major characters, including Eddie Morra, Lindy, and Carl Van Loon, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the implied or described race of their counterparts in the source material. No character canonically established as one race was portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.4
7.2
Critic Ratings
6.8
5.9
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