6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, TV Movie • 1995 • 156 min
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
Overview
A fading Southern Belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious brother-in-law takes stabs at her sanity.
Starring Cast
Jessica Lange • Alec Baldwin • John Goodman
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.8
Overview
A fading Southern Belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious brother-in-law takes stabs at her sanity.
Starring Cast
Jessica Lange • Alec Baldwin • John Goodman
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
The film leans left by portraying the destructive consequences of toxic masculinity and societal pressures on a vulnerable woman, evoking strong sympathy for the victim and implicitly critiquing patriarchal power dynamics.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
The 1995 adaptation of 'A Streetcar Named Desire' utilizes traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps. While the narrative critiques aspects of traditional masculinity through its characters, this is inherent to the dramatic conflict rather than an explicit, modern DEI-driven critique of traditional identities.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Negative
Confidence: High
The film depicts a closeted gay character whose identity is revealed, leading to his suicide. This event is a major source of trauma for a main character, framing queer identity as a tragic secret with fatal consequences, without positive counterbalance or critique of the societal pressures involved.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "A Streetcar Named Desire, 1995" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the complex relationships and psychological struggles of its main characters, Blanche DuBois, Stella, and Stanley Kowalski, without incorporating any elements related to transsexual identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1995 adaptation of "A Streetcar Named Desire" features characters whose genders align with their established portrayals in Tennessee Williams' original play. No major or legacy characters were depicted with a different gender.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1995 adaptation of "A Streetcar Named Desire" features characters like Blanche DuBois, Stanley Kowalski, and Stella Kowalski, who are consistently portrayed by white actors, aligning with their established racial identities in Tennessee Williams' original play. No characters canonically established as one race are depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.9
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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