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Crawlers

Name: Crawlers
Director: Brandon Zuck
Released: 2020
Duration: 81 min

Representation Score

2.6/10

Limited

2020

TV-MA

Director

Brandon Zuck

Runtime

81 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Crawlers operates as a conventional creature-feature that prioritizes survivalist clichés over social commentary. While the ensemble avoids harmful stereotyping through diverse casting, the film lacks the intentionality needed to disrupt established social hierarchies or engage with the overlapping aspects of identity. The narrative structure remains firmly rooted in traditional mechanics, where character roles are dictated by physical threats rather than identity or cultural subversion.

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Category Breakdown

Does Crawlers have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film follows traditional social structures common in survival horror movies. There are no non-binary gender identities or same-sex relationships in the story.

How does Crawlers portray gender?

Fair

The movie includes both male and female characters who work together. However, the dynamics between characters follow conventional genre clichés rather than challenging traditional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Crawlers?

Fair

The film features a diverse group of young adults, moving away from a homogeneous cast. Race is not a central theme and is not used to challenge historical norms.

How does Crawlers represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story focuses on a primal survival conflict within a college town setting. It lacks critiques of Western institutions, religion, or capitalism, favoring traditional storytelling structures.

Does Crawlers include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film. The plot focuses strictly on the physical abilities needed to evade the alien threat.

Present on Screen

The film features a diverse group of young adults, avoiding a completely homogeneous cast.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and characters with disabilities.
The narrative dynamics follow standard genre clichés rather than challenging traditional gender or cultural hierarchies.
The story does not engage with overlapping aspects of identity or provide meaningful cultural critique.

Official Synopsis

On Saint Patrick's day—a night of wild parties and drunken revelry—three unlikely friends band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-snatching aliens.

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