Biosphere

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Summary: In the not-too-distant future, the last two men on earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity.

Release Date: July 07, 2023

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Director: Mel Eslyn

Writers: Mark Duplass

, Mel Eslyn

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

Production: Duplass Brothers Productions

Distributor: IFC Films, AMC+

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 60,149

International: $ 36,108

Box office:

Domestic:$60.1KInternational:$36.1KWorldwide:$96.3K

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Role model2/5
Diverse2/5
Violence2/5
Sex3/5
Language4/5
Consumerism1/5

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Race	Asian	Black	Total	Visuals	Info
Forebears	10	1	11
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Total	17	1	18
Cast Percentages	94.44%	5.56%	100%	{"name":"Cast Percentages","series":[{"name":"Asian","y":94.44,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":5.56,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}
U.S. Population (2010) Percentage	5.61%	12.6%		{"name":"U.S. Population (2010)","series":[{"name":"White","y":63.7,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Arab","y":0.55,"color":"#DF5353"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.61,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":12.6,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":0.92,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Indigenous","y":0.9,"color":"#aaeeee"},{"name":"Latino","y":16.3,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":4.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Jewish","y":1.71,"color":"#ff0066"}],"prefix":""}	Source: US Census (Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (2010) Representation	+88.83	-7.04		{"name":"U.S. Population (2010)","series":[["Asian",5.61],["Black",12.6]],"cast":[{"name":"Asian","y":94.44,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":5.56,"color":"#f45b5b"}]}
U.S. Buying Power (2010) Percentage	4.93%	7.85%		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2010)","series":[{"name":"White","y":9431400000000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":603500000000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":961200000000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":82500000000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1018000000000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":143100000000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: Selig Center, University of Georgia
U.S. Buying Power (2010) Representation	+89.51	-2.29		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2010)","series":[["Asian",4.93],["Black",7.85]],"cast":[{"name":"Asian","y":94.44,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":5.56,"color":"#f45b5b"}]}
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage	6.95%	9.47%		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":12272645575768,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":1198933743192,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1634339619468,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":124415106855,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1411744083624,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":607843799082,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: IPUMS-CPS, University of Minnesota
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation	+87.49	-3.91		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[["Asian",6.95],["Black",9.47]],"cast":[{"name":"Asian","y":94.44,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":5.56,"color":"#f45b5b"}]}
World population (2010) Percentage	32.63%	12.87%		{"name":"World population (2010) ","series":[{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":12882085943,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":39454599098,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":9684993410,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"White","y":104705903656,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":88731548755,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":225025571183,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":56648114595,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":150221805304,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":2325419363,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (2010) Representation	+61.81	-7.31		{"name":"World population (2010) ","series":[["Asian",32.63],["Black",12.87]],"cast":[{"name":"Asian","y":94.44,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":5.56,"color":"#f45b5b"}]}
World Buying Power Percentage	29.46%	6.38%		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[{"name":"White","y":3010602822170000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":771525888400000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":91700962050000,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":526264226360000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":174285727610000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":148984454560000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":526400066100000,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":2431392083750000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":572687873900000,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation	+64.98	-0.82		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[["Asian",29.46],["Black",6.38]],"cast":[{"name":"Asian","y":94.44,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":5.56,"color":"#f45b5b"}]}
Notes	The US Census considers Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Indian, and Bangladeshi as Asians. At ZR we group Pakistanis with the Arab world. And we group Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi with India because 1.) they are all genetically similar as "South Asians and 2.) there are only a handful of actors from those regions in our database. However, you are viewing the "Asian Alone" category from the US Census when comparing it with Domestic representation. Also note that the 2000 and 2010 estimates include MultiRacial Asians not just "Asian Alone" estimates, and in some categories they include Native Hawaiians as "Asian." So there is a margin of error less than 1% and some inconsistencies with the grouping.

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Message 3/5	The movie addresses the idea of gender fluidity, arguing that nothing is rigid or set in stone. It also examines the tricky question of "Is it right to bring a child into a world that's so messed up?" and finds an optimistic answer. Also shows the value of honest communication.
Role model 2/5	Billy apparently had some responsibility in destroying the world, but (possible spoiler alert), by the end of the movie, he's become optimistic about rebuilding a future. Ray is a brilliant scientist who was prepared for the worst and has kept himself and his friend alive for years. They talk a lot about video game characters Mario and Luigi; Billy argues that he, like Mario, is the leader and that Ray, like Luigi, is his "secret sauce." But in the end, he realizes that they're both Mario and they're both Luigi: They're a team.
Diverse 2/5	Only two human characters: Ray (Black actor Sterling K. Brown) and Billy (White actor Mark Duplass). Billy experiences a spontaneous gender change, and the characters discuss gender fluidity and its role in nature/evolution, as well as gender identity and how it does and doesn't relate to people's body parts.
Violence 2/5	A mysterious, unspecified incident has apparently wiped out most of humanity. Dead fish, dialogue about death. A storm threatens to break through the biosphere, shattering one window and causing the characters stress/panic. Arguing.
Sex 3/5	Billy discovers that his penis and testicles are transforming into female reproductive organs (scientific discussion of how a genital sac turns into a vagina, but nothing is shown). The two characters eventually decide to (spoiler alert) "make a baby," leading to an awkward sex scene that involves one character hiding under a sheet (with a strategic hole cut out) and the other thrusting on top. The sheet gets pulled away, and the two characters kiss, then wake up cuddling together on the couch. Side view of a character with pants down, nothing sensitive shown. Character's breasts, baby bump become visible through clothes. Sex-related dialogue. Character absently draws a penis on a picture of a donkey. Another penis drawing later on.
Language 4/5	Frequent strong language includes "f--k," "s--t," "motherf---in/motherf----r," "p---y," "t-tty/t-ts," "a--hole," "goddamn," "son of a bitch," "ass," "d--k," "boner," "suck my d--k," "jacked off," "Jesus," "hell," "idiot," "dumbass," "vagina," "freakin'," "poo on you." Character starts to say "f-g" or "f----t" but stops after the "fa" sound.
Consumerism 1/5	Many discussions of Super Mario Bros. video game, mentions of Nintendo.
Drinking 0/5	Many discussions of Super Mario Bros. video game, mentions of Nintendo.

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