5.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Paradise Alley (1978)
Paradise Alley (1978)
Overview
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.2
Overview
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central narrative champions individual ambition, self-reliance, and strong family loyalty as the primary means to escape poverty and achieve success, emphasizing personal struggle over systemic critiques or collective action.
The movie features traditional casting for its period and setting, focusing on an Italian-American family. Its narrative positively frames the traditional identities of its white, male protagonists, without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiques of traditional roles.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity, specifically Catholicism, as an integral and respected part of the Hell's Kitchen community's cultural and moral fabric. It provides a sympathetic backdrop for characters' struggles and aspirations, without critique or satire of the faith itself.
Paradise Alley does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The film primarily focuses on the struggles and relationships of three brothers in post-war New York City and their involvement in professional wrestling.
The film "Paradise Alley" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on three brothers in Hell's Kitchen, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the plot or character arcs.
The film centers on three brothers in 1940s Hell's Kitchen, with a focus on professional wrestling. Female characters appear in supporting roles, primarily within romantic and dramatic storylines. There are no instances where a female character is depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents.
Paradise Alley is an original film from 1978, not an adaptation of existing source material or a historical biopic. Therefore, no characters had a pre-established canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
Paradise Alley is an original film written and directed by Sylvester Stallone. It is not an adaptation of pre-existing material, nor does it feature historical figures or legacy characters. Therefore, no characters had a previously established race to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.7
5.8
Critic Ratings
4.0
5.3
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