7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Fallen Angel (1945)
Fallen Angel (1945)
Overview
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Fallen Angel is rated 0 (Neutral/Centrist) because its core narrative focuses on universal human themes of individual moral ambiguity, psychological obsession, and personal redemption, rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or advocating for systemic change.
This 1945 film features a cast that is predominantly white, reflecting the common casting practices of its time, without any intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative focuses on its mystery and character drama, offering no explicit critique of traditional identities or incorporating specific DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity through June Mills as a source of genuine compassion, forgiveness, and moral strength, leading to the protagonist's redemption. While some characters exhibit rigid or judgmental piety, the narrative ultimately affirms the virtues embodied by June's faith.
Fallen Angel is a classic film noir centered on a heterosexual romance, a murder mystery, and moral ambiguity. The film does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its plot or character arcs, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
Fallen Angel (1945) is a film noir centered on a murder mystery and romantic entanglements. The movie does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to gender identity. Therefore, its net impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1945 film "Fallen Angel" is an adaptation of Marty Holland's novel of the same name. A review of the source material and film's characters indicates no instances where a character's established gender from the novel was changed in the film adaptation.
The 1945 film "Fallen Angel" is an adaptation of a novel published in the same year. There is no evidence that any character, canonically established in the source material, was portrayed by an actor of a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.5
Critic Ratings
8.5
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