7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
3 Godfathers (1948)
3 Godfathers (1948)
Overview
Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central narrative champions individual moral responsibility, sacrifice, and traditional values, particularly through its explicit use of Christian allegory and the theme of a sacred trust, aligning with conservative principles.
The film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with traditional Hollywood productions of its time, with no evident intentional diversity in casting. The narrative positively frames its traditional male protagonists, focusing on themes of redemption and sacrifice without incorporating any explicit critiques of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film uses a direct allegory of the Nativity and the Three Wise Men to portray themes of sacrifice, redemption, and moral transformation. The narrative aligns with Christian virtues, showing how the outlaws find purpose and salvation through their commitment to the orphaned child, presenting these values as inherently good and transformative.
The film "3 Godfathers" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on three outlaws who become responsible for an orphaned baby in the desert, exploring themes of redemption and sacrifice within a traditional Western context.
The film "3 Godfathers" is a Western about three outlaws who become guardians of an infant in the desert. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does it touch upon issues related to transgender identity. Therefore, the film has no depiction relevant to the evaluation criteria.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1948 film "3 Godfathers" adapts Peter B. Kyne's novel, maintaining the established genders of its main characters, including the three male outlaws and the female mother. No characters were portrayed with a different gender than their source material or prior adaptations.
The film adapts a novel and previous versions where main characters were consistently depicted as white. The 1948 film's casting maintains this broad racial depiction, with no character established as one race being portrayed as a different broader racial category.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.8
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