Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its writer stated on the record that "i hope people dig it, It's supposed to be a lot of things, but first and foremost, it's a love story" 1. Its director stated on the record that "it really is a movie about two lonely, isolated individuals finding each other and fighting hard to be together" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 12 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic 5.
- 1Creator statementwriter: "I hope people dig it. It's supposed to be a lot of things, but first and foremost, it's a love story."Interlochen Arts Academy, February 2025 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "It really is a movie about two lonely, isolated individuals finding each other and fighting hard to be together."Denver Post, February 14, 2025 source ↗
- 3Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 85, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 53 — age-balanced
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Advocacy
Synopsis
Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.
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Advocacy Over Time in Romance
The average advocacy score of Romance titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 0 | 2 |
| 1931 | 1 | 3 |
| 1932 | 0 | 2 |
| 1935 | 0 | 4 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 |
| 1939 | 9 | 2 |
| 1940 | 2 | 3 |
| 1942 | 0 | 5 |
| 1944 | 2 | 2 |
| 1945 | 1 | 3 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3 |
| 1952 | 0 | 3 |
| 1953 | 0 | 3 |
| 1955 | 3 | 3 |
| 1956 | 4 | 4 |
| 1957 | 2 | 4 |
| 1958 | 1 | 3 |
| 1959 | 5 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0 | 2 |
| 1961 | 5 | 3 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1964 | 4 | 4 |
| 1965 | 3 | 3 |
| 1968 | 2 | 3 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3 | 3 |
| 1976 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 | 3 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 5 |
| 1983 | 2 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 4 | 4 |
| 1986 | 3 | 5 |
| 1987 | 4 | 5 |
| 1988 | 2 | 9 |
| 1990 | 2 | 8 |
| 1991 | 5 | 4 |
| 1992 | 1 | 5 |
| 1993 | 2 | 7 |
| 1994 | 8 | 9 |
| 1995 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 4 | 9 |
| 1997 | 5 | 8 |
| 1998 | 5 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 14 |
| 2000 | 3 | 18 |
| 2001 | 3 | 17 |
| 2002 | 3 | 15 |
| 2003 | 3 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 16 |
| 2005 | 6 | 18 |
| 2006 | 3 | 14 |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 16 | 3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 |
| 2019 | 15 | 6 |
| 2020 | 15 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 22 | 3 |
| 2023 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 13 |
| This title (2025) | 12 | 1 |
● This title (2025): advocacy 12 · explore Romance →
Cast & Crew
Sara Hayward (director) · Simon Downes (director)