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The Rows

Name: The Rows
Director: Seth Daly
Released: 2025
Duration: 98 min

Representation Score

2.3/10

Limited

2025

Director

Seth Daly

Runtime

98 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film places a young girl at the center of a deadly cat-and-mouse game, which is a meaningful shift for horror. Her agency is clear: she navigates the cornfield, discovers clues, and actively evades killers. The cast includes actors of color, yet the synopsis offers no detail on how race shapes character or conflict. The killers remain racially undefined, limiting any substantive commentary. LGBTQ+ and disability representation are entirely absent, and the story avoids cultural or political framing. With evidence drawn only from a brief synopsis and cast list, the assessment remains cautious.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Rows have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

No LGBTQ+ characters appear or are implied in the narrative. The survival plot contains no same-sex romance or non-heteronormative identities, leaving this dimension entirely absent from the film’s world.

How does The Rows portray gender?

Good

A seven-year-old girl, Lucy, anchors the story as the sole protagonist against three adult male killers. She actively evades and hunts for an exit rather than waiting for rescue, subverting passive victim tropes.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Rows?

Fair

The cast mixes actors of color, including Brindisi Dupree and Marcus Woods, with white performers. The synopsis, however, does not clarify the killers’ racial identities or deepen any character beyond their functional roles.

How does The Rows represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film stages a conventional horror scenario without engaging Western institutions, religion, or politics. Villains are not framed as systemic victims, and the narrative avoids challenging traditional moral structures.

Does The Rows include disability representation?

Minimal

No characters with physical or mental disabilities are depicted. Lucy’s head wound functions as a temporary plot injury, not as a representation of disability or lived experience.

Present on Screen

Centers a young girl as the active hero against adult threats.
Features a racially mixed cast in key roles.

Limited or Absent

Lacks any LGBTQ+ characters or relationships.
No representation of characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Seven-year-old Lucy wakes up in the middle of a mysterious cornfield. She has a bloody wound on her head and no memory of how she got there. Discovering a dead body and an abandoned gun in a nearby clearing, she is immediately confronted by three masked killers searching for her. Deadly games of cat-and-mouse ensue as Lucy tries to evade the gang while hunting for an exit from the seemingly endless corn.

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