London Has Fallen (2016)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 4.4

Overview

After the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances, all leaders of the Western world must attend his funeral. But what starts out as the most protected event on earth, turns into a deadly plo...

Starring Cast

Gerard Butler • Aaron Eckhart • Morgan Freeman

Where to watch

Netflix

Prime Video

Apple TV

Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Right

Diversity: Moderate

Overview

Starring Cast

Gerard Butler • Aaron Eckhart • Morgan Freeman

Where to watch

Netflix

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Primary

Political: Strong RightConfidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a "tough on terror" ideology, unwavering patriotism, and the necessity of decisive, often brutal, military action and individual heroism to protect national symbols and the head of state from foreign threats, without significant self-critique.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The movie features visible diversity in its supporting cast, including prominent roles for minority actors in high-ranking government positions. However, it does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles, and its narrative primarily frames traditional identities in a positive light without significant critique or central DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

London Has Fallen does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely focused on its action-thriller plot, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity, thus meriting an N/A rating.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The film primarily focuses on male protagonists in combat roles. The most prominent female character in an action capacity, Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs, is killed early in the film and does not engage in close-quarters physical combat with male opponents.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

London Has Fallen is a direct sequel to Olympus Has Fallen, featuring the same core characters who maintain their established genders. New characters introduced in this film are original to its narrative, without prior canonical gender definitions to be swapped. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

London Has Fallen is a direct sequel where all returning characters maintain their established racial portrayals from the previous film, Olympus Has Fallen. No new characters introduced are based on pre-existing figures with a different race.