6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
A Masculine Ending (1992)
A Masculine Ending (1992)
Overview
While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in the flat of a friend's acquaintance. She discovers a sleeping man in one of the bedrooms, and the next morning finds the man gone, but the bed soaked with blood. Returning to Cambridge, she begins to suspect her friend's acquaintance, and others on the staff of the college, are involved with the missing (murdered?) man, and decides to investigate for herself.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.3
Overview
While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in the flat of a friend's acquaintance. She discovers a sleeping man in one of the bedrooms, and the next morning finds the man gone, but the bed soaked with blood. Returning to Cambridge, she begins to suspect her friend's acquaintance, and others on the staff of the college, are involved with the missing (murdered?) man, and decides to investigate for herself.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film is rated Left-Leaning due to its central exploration of complex sexual identities, gender roles, and power dynamics, which challenges traditional norms and aligns with progressive discourse on these issues.
The movie features a traditional cast without explicit DEI-driven recasting. However, its narrative strongly engages with gender dynamics, presenting a critical view of traditional male-dominated institutions and masculinity through the experiences of its female protagonist.
Secondary
The film features a central gay character whose identity is explored with complexity and dignity as part of a murder mystery. It avoids stereotypes and treats his sexuality respectfully, framing the tragedy of his death as external rather than inherent to his identity, thus offering a net positive portrayal.
The film features a central character whose gender identity and presentation as a man (Max) are revealed to be a deception, as they are biologically female and identify as Maxine. This revelation serves as a major plot twist in the mystery. The narrative frames this identity as a secret that leads to complex personal struggles and ultimately a tragic end for the character, without offering a counterbalancing affirming perspective.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "A Masculine Ending" is an adaptation of Joan Smith's novel. There is no evidence that any character canonically established as one gender in the source material was portrayed as a different gender in the film.
This film is an adaptation of a novel. There is no evidence that any character, established as a specific race in the source material, was portrayed by an actor of a different race in the 1992 film adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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