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Antisocial Behavior

Name: Antisocial Behavior
Director: Kenneth Guertin
Released: 2014
Duration: 86 min

Representation Score

5.0/10

Fair

2014

Not Rated

Director

Kenneth Guertin

Runtime

86 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Antisocial Behavior is a niche horror thriller that prioritizes psychological terror and body horror over diverse storytelling. The narrative is driven by the personal trauma of a single male protagonist, leaving little room for varied perspectives or identities. While the film explores systemic failure through the lens of an orphanage, it lacks the casting or character depth to establish a diverse social framework. The focus remains on the protagonist's internal descent into madness and physical decay.

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Category Breakdown

Does Antisocial Behavior have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities. The narrative focuses primarily on individual psychological trauma and physical horror.

How does Antisocial Behavior portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around a single male protagonist named Joe. This focus suggests a conventional character arc that does not challenge traditional gender power structures.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Antisocial Behavior?

Limited

There is no information available about the racial or ethnic makeup of the cast. The setting and characters do not indicate a multi-ethnic framework.

How does Antisocial Behavior represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative challenges traditional stability by presenting the orphanage and family history as sources of trauma. It emphasizes psychological fragmentation over social cohesion.

Does Antisocial Behavior include disability representation?

Fair

The film addresses mental health through Joe's deteriorating sanity and blackouts. However, these elements may serve more as horror clichés than as nuanced explorations of disability.

Present on Screen

Explores themes of systemic failure and the breakdown of the traditional family unit through the orphanage setting.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible LGBTQ+ representation or non-cisgender identities.
Narrative is heavily centered on a single male perspective, limiting gender diversity.
Provides no evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast or setting.
Mental health themes may rely on standard horror clichés rather than nuanced disability representation.

Official Synopsis

How far would you go to confront the demons of your past? After twenty-something Joe plays a seemingly innocent drinking game at a party, he suffers a sudden violent blackout that awakens something sinister within. Much to his horror, they become more frequent in the coming days and bring with them visions of mind-numbing terror. As Joe questions his diminishing sanity, he is met with increasing physical pain that spawns balls of bloodstained flesh from his very body. He must trace his forgotten childhood to learn the savage truth that left him in an orphanage and why now it has returned to haunt him.

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