7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Dead End (2015)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
A brutal crime has repercussions seven years later.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
A brutal crime has repercussions seven years later.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores universal themes of guilt, justice, and atonement through the lens of individual moral dilemmas and the psychological burden of past actions, without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a politically charged solution.
The film features a cast that reflects its cultural origin, contributing to diversity when viewed from a global perspective. Its narrative primarily focuses on its crime thriller plot and characters, without explicitly engaging with DEI themes or offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film includes an implied queer relationship for a main character, Yang Zidao, handled with sensitivity as part of his complex, hidden life. While it adds depth, the portrayal neither explicitly affirms nor denigrates LGBTQ+ identity, integrating it into a broader tragic narrative driven by other themes. The net impact is neutral, as it avoids stereotypes but doesn't center the identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Dead End" is an adaptation of Xu Yigua's novel "Sunspot." A comparison of the major characters from the source novel and their on-screen portrayals in the 2015 movie reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed.
The film "The Dead End" is a Chinese crime drama adapted from a Chinese novel, featuring characters who are canonically East Asian. The on-screen portrayals align with this, with no characters established as one race in the source material being depicted as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
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