Lights Out (2016)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.5

Overview

A man called Paul is working after hours and is murdered by a supernatural entity in the shadow. When his son, the boy Martin, is frightened by the same creature, he sees his mother Sophie talking to an imaginary friend ...

Starring Cast

Teresa Palmer • Gabriel Bateman • Maria Bello

Where to watch

Prime Video

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Teresa Palmer • Gabriel Bateman • Maria Bello

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's core subject matter of supernatural horror, mental illness, and family trauma is largely apolitical, focusing on personal and familial struggles rather than systemic issues. The narrative's solution emphasizes individual and familial action to confront the threat, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The film features a predominantly white main cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative centers on supernatural horror and family trauma, offering no critique of traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film "Lights Out" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on horror elements, family trauma, and mental health, with no explicit or implicit representation of queer identities or relationships. Therefore, the net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal is N/A.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film "Lights Out" (2016) is an expansion of a short film. Its main characters are either new creations for the feature or maintain the same gender as their counterparts in the original short. No established character from prior canon or history had their gender changed for this adaptation.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The 2016 film "Lights Out" is an adaptation of a 2013 short film by the same director. Key characters from the short film maintain their original race in the feature film, and new characters introduced do not constitute race swaps.