5.7
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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
Overview
The firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker with Peter Maurin, an eccentric philosopher.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.7
Overview
The firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker with Peter Maurin, an eccentric philosopher.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly promotes progressive ideology by celebrating Dorothy Day's life and work, which centered on systemic critiques of poverty and war, anti-capitalism, and radical social justice through direct action and communal living.
The movie features traditional casting that aligns with the historical figures portrayed, without intentional race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on the protagonist's spiritual and social justice work, framing traditional identities neutrally or positively rather than critically.
Secondary
The film is a biographical drama centered on Dorothy Day, a devout Catholic and founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. It portrays her Christian faith as the driving force behind her profound commitment to social justice, compassion for the poor, and non-violence, aligning the narrative with the virtues and dignity of her beliefs.
The film 'Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story' focuses on the life and work of Catholic social activist Dorothy Day. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, resulting in an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film "Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story" is a biographical drama about Catholic social activist Dorothy Day. Based on available plot summaries and character descriptions, there are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative. The film focuses exclusively on Day's life and work within the Catholic Worker Movement.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is a biopic about Dorothy Day, a real historical figure. The characters, including Dorothy Day and other historical figures, are portrayed on screen with their historically documented genders, with no instances of a character established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The film is a biopic about Dorothy Day, a real historical figure who was white. The actress portraying Dorothy Day, Moira Kelly, is also white. No race swap is identified for any major character.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
4.8
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6.0
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