"Stowaway" introduces a racially diverse cast in an outer space setting, including Anna Kendrick and Daniel Dae Kim. While it's possible to see casting choices motivated by ticking the diversity box, the story generally focuses on suspense and moral dilemmas rather than identity-driven themes. The film mostly maintains narrative integrity with only mild hints of forced representation.

Traditional values like sacrifice, teamwork, and duty are present and taken seriously. There is little outright subversion of masculinity or family, though the film does keep relationships and backgrounds vague, possibly to avoid reinforcing traditional archetypes. Religion, family, or heritage play minimal roles.

Alternative worldviews aren't especially prominent, and there is a subtle sense of ideological alignment among the core cast. However, the story is more survival-focused than preachy, so it doesn't aggressively villainize dissent or traditional values, but there's minimal debate or moral pluralism.