Who is this made for?

Iron Lung (2026) is a horror movie whose audience scores lean most toward older men at 100 out of 100, a clearer skew than its appeal to the other three quadrants. Its overall reach is rated targeted, meaning it is aimed at a specific demographic segment. Measured against a balanced 50-point baseline, it sits 39 points toward men on the gender axis and 11 points toward older viewers on the age axis. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for mixed-heritage and below it for Black and Hispanic. Its content balance scores as entertainment-first at 9 out of 100, indicating its content choices weight storytelling over explicit messaging. All figures reflect WhatSphere's data-driven audience model rather than a critical opinion of the title.

Audience
Made primarily for older men (100).
Reach
Has targeted appeal — designed for a specific demographic segment.
Advocacy
Entertainment (9/100) — content choices prioritize storytelling over messaging.
Representation
notably high mixed (73) representation, with lower white (32) and hispanic (28) and black (26) representation.
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Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as "The Quiet Rapture" caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the "Iron Lung".

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
79
Young Women
0
Older Men
100
Older Women
21
Advocacy9
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
32
Black
26
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
52
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
73
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0
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Advocacy Over Time in Horror

The average advocacy score of Horror titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Horror titles by release year
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This title (2026): advocacy 9 · explore Horror

Cast & Crew

Philip Roy (director) · Isaac Lewis (director)