8.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Days of Heaven (1978)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Overview
In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.5
Overview
In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Days of Heaven receives a neutral rating because its primary focus is on universal, existential themes of love, loss, and the human condition, rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution, despite its depiction of class disparity and the struggles of migrant laborers.
The movie features a predominantly white cast, consistent with its early 20th-century historical setting, and does not include intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative explores themes of love, class, and nature without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film "Days of Heaven" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a heterosexual love triangle and class struggles in early 20th-century America, with no elements pertaining to queer identity.
Days of Heaven, a period drama set in the early 20th century, does not include any discernible transsexual characters or explore related themes. The narrative focuses on a love triangle and social dynamics, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Days of Heaven is an original film with characters created specifically for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptations to establish a baseline gender for any character that could then be swapped.
Days of Heaven is an original screenplay by Terrence Malick, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races, nor does it feature historical figures whose race would be documented. Therefore, no characters were race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.4
9.4
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