Paramount+Breaking In (2018)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.6
Overview
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to find hidden money. After managing to escape, Shaun must now figure out a way to turn the tables on the desperate thieves and save her captive children.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Paramount+
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to find hidden money. After managing to escape, Shaun must now figure out a way to turn the tables on the desperate thieves and save her captive children.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Paramount+Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with right-leaning values by championing individual agency and self-reliance as the solution to a direct threat to family and property, rather than relying on external systems or collective action.
The film features a Black actress in the central role of an action hero mother, leading a Black family in a mainstream thriller. While the casting choice is a clear instance of intentional diversity, the narrative itself focuses on universal themes of family protection and survival without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.
Secondary
The film features Shaun Russell, a mother protecting her children, who repeatedly engages in direct physical confrontations with the male home invaders. She uses various close-range methods, including melee weapons and hand-to-hand struggle, to defeat multiple opponents.
The film "Breaking In" does not contain any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on a home invasion scenario, with no elements related to queer identity present in the plot or character development.
Breaking In (2018) is an original film featuring new characters created for this specific production. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, prior installments, or historical records whose gender could have been altered.
This film is an original production and not an adaptation of pre-existing source material, nor does it depict historical figures. Therefore, its characters do not have a previously established canonical or historical race to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
4.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
5.5
6.0
Critic Ratings
2.7
4.2
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