Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "i don't want to see a movie about a bunch of white people, I was mostly interested in a black Sue Storm and a black Johnny Storm and a black Franklin Storm" 1. Its writer stated on the record that "we're approaching it in a much more realistic, grounded, science rather than science-fiction way, The playfulness or goofiness of those other movies is very, v…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "when it came down to it, I found a lot of pretty heavy pushback on casting a black woman in that role, I should've just walked when that sort of realization hi…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 4.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I don't want to see a movie about a bunch of white people. I was mostly interested in a black Sue Storm and a black Johnny Storm and a black Franklin Storm."Bounding Into Comics / IndieWire interview source ↗
- 2Creator statementwriter: "We're approaching it in a much more realistic, grounded, science rather than science-fiction way. The playfulness or goofiness of those other movies is very, very different from what we're trying to…"Collider, July 2014 source ↗
- 3Creator statementdirector: "When it came down to it, I found a lot of pretty heavy pushback on casting a black woman in that role. I should've just walked when that sort of realization hit me and I feel embarrassed about that,…"MovieWeb / IndieWire interview source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Age: 41 — leans younger
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Advocacy Over Time in Action
The average advocacy score of Action titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 0 | 4 |
| 1972 | 0 | 2 |
| 1973 | 1 | 9 |
| 1975 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1979 | 0 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 | 5 |
| 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| 1982 | 0 | 5 |
| 1983 | 0 | 7 |
| 1984 | 2 | 11 |
| 1985 | 0 | 7 |
| 1986 | 2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1 | 14 |
| 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| 1989 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 0 | 9 |
| 1992 | 1 | 8 |
| 1993 | 0 | 11 |
| 1994 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 | 1 | 11 |
| 1996 | 0 | 9 |
| 1997 | 2 | 13 |
| 1998 | 0 | 10 |
| 1999 | 1 | 13 |
| 2000 | 1 | 11 |
| 2001 | 1 | 20 |
| 2002 | 1 | 17 |
| 2003 | 2 | 14 |
| 2004 | 2 | 19 |
| 2005 | 3 | 18 |
| 2006 | 1 | 23 |
| 2007 | 1 | 18 |
| 2008 | 2 | 22 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 16 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 16 |
| 2016 | 15 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 17 |
| 2018 | 9 | 20 |
| 2019 | 11 | 18 |
| 2020 | 10 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 | 25 |
| 2022 | 15 | 32 |
| 2023 | 12 | 25 |
| 2024 | 8 | 31 |
| 2025 | 4 | 35 |
| 2026 | 8 | 16 |
| This title (2015) | 9 | 1 |
● This title (2015): advocacy 9 · explore Action →
Cast & Crew
Paul Hughen (director) · Brian Smrz (director)