7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
A Place in the Sun (1951)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Overview
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily functions as a moral tragedy exploring individual ambition, choice, and consequence, rather than explicitly promoting or critiquing a specific political ideology or advocating for systemic change. While class dynamics are a backdrop, the narrative centers on personal moral failings and their tragic outcomes, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a cast that reflects traditional casting practices of its era, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on themes of class, ambition, and personal tragedy, rather than critically portraying traditional identities or explicitly centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity through the sympathetic figure of the prison minister, who offers George spiritual guidance and comfort in his final days. The narrative uses Christian concepts of sin, guilt, and redemption to frame George's moral journey, ultimately presenting the faith as a source of solace and moral reflection without critique.
A Place in the Sun does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers exclusively on heterosexual relationships and social class dynamics, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the film's scope.
A Place in the Sun (1951) does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on a young man's social climbing, romantic entanglements, and subsequent legal troubles, without any elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "A Place in the Sun" is an adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's novel "An American Tragedy." All major characters in the film maintain the same gender as their established counterparts in the original source material.
The film "A Place in the Sun" (1951) is an adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's novel "An American Tragedy." All major characters, originally depicted as white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the film, with no changes to their established racial identities.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.3
Critic Ratings
8.5
7.6
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