Apple TVThe Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.1
Overview
After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around an individual anti-heroine's fight against a corrupt criminal organization and her personal past, championing individual action over systemic solutions. While featuring a strong female lead and anti-establishment themes, it does not explicitly promote a specific political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a strong female protagonist and includes visible diversity in its supporting cast. However, it does not explicitly recast traditionally white central roles with minority actors, nor does its narrative explicitly critique traditional identities as a central theme.
Secondary
The film acknowledges Lisbeth Salander's bisexuality through a brief, implied encounter, consistent with her established character. However, this aspect of her identity is not central to the plot or themes, nor does it face specific prejudice or receive significant narrative focus. The portrayal is incidental, neither uplifting nor denigrating.
The film features Lisbeth Salander, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against male opponents. She demonstrates superior combat skills, disarming and incapacitating them through martial arts and hand-to-hand techniques.
The film adapts characters from the Millennium series, including Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist. All major characters retain their established genders from the source novels and previous adaptations, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
All major and legacy characters in "The Girl in the Spider's Web" maintain the same race as established in the source novels and previous adaptations. No character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.1
6.1
Critic Ratings
3.8
4.3
More Like This
Leans Progressive
6.8
Bound by Honor
(1993)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Leans Progressive
6.9
The Equalizer 3
(2023)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
Progressive
7.1
Shaft
(1971)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
6.7
Wanted
(2008)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Center
7.8
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
(2019)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Leans Progressive
7.4
Lethal Weapon 2
(1989)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
7.4
She Rides Shotgun
(2025)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Center
8.1
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Leans Progressive
7.0
The Mighty Quinn
(1989)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
7.7
Rebel Ridge
(2024)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Progressive
6.9
Coffy
(1973)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Leans Progressive
7.1
Ms .45
(1981)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Progressive
8.1
Sicario
(2015)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
6.9
Ballerina
(2025)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Leans Progressive
6.6
The Equalizer
(2014)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
Progressive
8.8
One Battle After Another
(2025)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Female Combat: Yes
Center
7.7
The Raid 2
(2014)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Progressive
6.7
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
(1965)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Center
8.1
John Wick: Chapter 4
(2023)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Leans Progressive
7.5
Don't Breathe
(2016)
Political: Center
Diversity: High