6.5
Viewer Rating
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Incident in a Small Town (1994)
Incident in a Small Town (1994)
Overview
Lily and her son John live alone in a small town as her husband has been killed fighting the war in France. Or at least that is what she told John, but the arrival of Frank back in the town leads him to find out that she not only has been lying about that but also about the fact that she never married him. When Frank tussles with Lily in her yard she applies for a restraining order, calling on the help of her father (the esteemed judge Stoddard Bell) and his partner (lawyer Harmon Cobb). The case fails and when Frank is found murdered later that night Stoddard is arrested and Cobb has a defence case on his hands.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
Lily and her son John live alone in a small town as her husband has been killed fighting the war in France. Or at least that is what she told John, but the arrival of Frank back in the town leads him to find out that she not only has been lying about that but also about the fact that she never married him. When Frank tussles with Lily in her yard she applies for a restraining order, calling on the help of her father (the esteemed judge Stoddard Bell) and his partner (lawyer Harmon Cobb). The case fails and when Frank is found murdered later that night Stoddard is arrested and Cobb has a defence case on his hands.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central narrative revolves around an individual legal drama and family reconciliation, focusing on universal themes of truth, justice, and personal integrity rather than promoting specific progressive or conservative political ideologies.
The movie features traditional casting, consistent with its era and genre, without explicit race or gender swaps for established roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on legal drama, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities rather than incorporating explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The film 'Incident in a Small Town' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its plot centers on a legal drama concerning a mother accused of murder and the family secrets uncovered during her defense, with no elements related to queer identity.
Based on available plot summaries and character information, 'Incident in a Small Town' (1994) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative centers on a legal drama involving a father defending his son.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1994 film is an adaptation of Laura Z. Hobson's 1943 novel. A review of the main characters and plot indicates that the genders of established characters from the source material remain consistent in the film adaptation, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
Incident in a Small Town (1994) is an original TV movie, not an adaptation of a prior work with canonically established character races, nor does it depict historical figures. Therefore, no characters exist who were established as one race and then portrayed as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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6.4
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