HBO MaxThe Watchers (2024)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.0
Overview
A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
While the film touches on themes like governmental overreach and loss of privacy, it only lightly addresses these issues, focusing more on a metaphorical and pseudo-mythological narrative rather than deeply engaging with political commentary, resulting in a neutral stance.
The movie features a cast with visible ethnic diversity, including actors like Georgina Campbell. Its narrative explores universal themes of grief and authority within a folkloric context, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes in its social commentary.
Secondary
The Watchers does not include identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative focuses on supernatural horror and folklore, with no noted representation or exploration of LGBTQ+ presence in its storyline or cast, leading to a determination of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features original characters like Mina and Daniel, with no indication of prior canonical versions established with a different gender. The provided information explicitly states no gender swapping is present.
The film is an adaptation of a recent novel. The source material does not provide explicit or unambiguous racial descriptions for its characters that are contradicted by the casting choices. Therefore, no character meets the definition of a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
5.7
6.4
Critic Ratings
3.3
4.6
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