8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Overview
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict critiques racism and xenophobia against a minority group, championing individual moral courage in the pursuit of justice. This aligns with progressive values, placing it in the left-leaning category.
This film features a traditional cast for its time, with no explicit race or gender swaps of roles. However, its narrative strongly critiques traditional identities by portraying a community of white men as villains driven by xenophobia and racism, making the pursuit of justice for a minority character central to the plot.
Secondary
The film depicts a community whose actions, including murder and racism, are profoundly antithetical to Christian values. However, the narrative unequivocally condemns this bigotry and hypocrisy, positioning the audience to sympathize with the victim and champion justice. The film's moral compass affirms universal virtues, implicitly critiquing the failure of individuals to uphold ethical principles rather than condemning the faith itself.
The film "Bad Day at Black Rock" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative primarily focuses on themes of racial prejudice, xenophobia, and moral courage in a small, isolated town.
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative focuses entirely on racism, guilt, and moral courage in a small town dealing with the aftermath of a wartime hate crime against a Japanese-American individual.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) is an adaptation of a short story, not a reboot or a biopic of historical figures. There is no evidence that any character, canonically established as one gender in widely recognized source material, was portrayed as a different gender in the film.
The film "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955) is an adaptation of a short story. There is no evidence that any character, established as one race in the source material or historical context, was portrayed on screen as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.7
N/A
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