Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "i liked the idea of a Black family going to Africa, which Hollywood doesn't normally do, Most films like this have white people visiting Africa, but this is a…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "we're not blaming this on the lions, What the story is trying to say is that it doesn't matter who of us treats nature badly, nature will get back at all of us" 2. Its producer stated on the record that "this idea of a Black father and Black daughters at the centre of the movie, we don't often see that in a movie like this, It's not a movie that's just for Blac…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 15 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Black and below it for White and Asian 5.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I liked the idea of a Black family going to Africa, which Hollywood doesn't normally do. Most films like this have white people visiting Africa, but this is a twist on it."The Upcoming, August 2022 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "We're not blaming this on the lions. What the story is trying to say is that it doesn't matter who of us treats nature badly, nature will get back at all of us."The Film Pie, 2022 source ↗
- 3Creator statementproducer: "This idea of a Black father and Black daughters at the centre of the movie, we don't often see that in a movie like this. It's not a movie that's just for Black fathers or Black people, it's an inclu…"Melanmag, September 2022 source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 15 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 99, White 7, Asian 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
Age: 59 — leans mature
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Advocacy Over Time in Thriller
The average advocacy score of Thriller titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | 1 | 2 |
| 1946 | 0 | 4 |
| 1947 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 0 | 2 |
| 1949 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951 | 1 | 4 |
| 1954 | 6 | 2 |
| 1955 | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | 0 | 3 |
| 1958 | 1 | 3 |
| 1959 | 0 | 3 |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 4 |
| 1964 | 1 | 6 |
| 1965 | 6 | 2 |
| 1967 | 0 | 2 |
| 1968 | 1 | 4 |
| 1969 | 0 | 3 |
| 1970 | 0 | 3 |
| 1971 | 0 | 6 |
| 1972 | 1 | 5 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1974 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | 2 | 5 |
| 1976 | 0 | 6 |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 | 5 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 | 6 |
| 1985 | 0 | 4 |
| 1986 | 3 | 6 |
| 1987 | 1 | 9 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 8 |
| 1990 | 0 | 8 |
| 1991 | 2 | 6 |
| 1992 | 2 | 6 |
| 1993 | 0 | 9 |
| 1994 | 1 | 7 |
| 1995 | 1 | 12 |
| 1996 | 2 | 11 |
| 1997 | 1 | 11 |
| 1998 | 1 | 11 |
| 1999 | 3 | 8 |
| 2000 | 2 | 12 |
| 2001 | 0 | 12 |
| 2002 | 1 | 12 |
| 2003 | 2 | 15 |
| 2004 | 0 | 14 |
| 2005 | 0 | 20 |
| 2006 | 1 | 24 |
| 2007 | 1 | 25 |
| 2008 | 1 | 17 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 11 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 |
| 2025 | 3 | 25 |
| 2026 | 4 | 17 |
| This title (2022) | 15 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
Philippe Rousselot (director) · Baltasar Kormákur (director)