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Drama, Mystery, Comedy  •  2019  •  90 min  •  Adults (18+)

Blow the Man Down (2019)

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Blow the Man Down (2019)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Neutral
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

Blow the Man Down is a darkly comedic drama set in a coastal Maine town, where two mourning sisters inadvertently get drawn into a web of crime while juggling family and local intrigue. The film leans progressive thanks to its portrayal of matriarchal power beyond traditional norms, with sisters navigating ethics, sisterhood, and unconventional community structures without overtly political preachiness. It reimagines family and justice from a female-centered perspective, subtly challenging conventional male-dominated systems in a small town, while maintaining a grounded narrative and balancing humor and gravity.

Starring Cast

David Coffin  •   David Pridemore  •   Adam Wolf Mayerson

Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's left-leaning rating is primarily driven by its celebration of female solidarity and an extralegal matriarchal system of justice, which subtly critiques traditional power structures and champions female agency.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features a cast that is largely traditional in its racial composition, though it includes some visible diversity. The narrative centers on strong female characters and matriarchal power dynamics, which shifts focus from traditional male dominance without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes overtly central to the plot.

Secondary

Trans: Neutral
Confidence: Low

The film features a minor transsexual character, Susie, a sex worker. While another character misgenders her, this is immediately corrected by the madam, Enid, who affirms Susie's identity. Susie's trans identity is an incidental detail, not central to the plot, and is handled with respectful neutrality by the film's narrative.

Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: High

The film portrays a matriarchal community where traditional family structures and gender roles are subverted, with women holding power through unconventional means, including running a brothel. It emphasizes sisterhood and a chosen community of women as the primary family unit, normalizing non-traditional sexual ethics.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Blow the Man Down" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on two sisters in a small fishing town dealing with a crime and the town's matriarchs, without incorporating queer identity into its plot or character arcs.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Blow the Man Down" is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which character genders could have been established and subsequently altered.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Blow the Man Down" is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' races were established.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.4
The Movie Database logo
6.2

Critic Ratings

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9.9
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7.2

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