4.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Preacherman (1971)
Preacherman (1971)
Overview
Phony backwoods preacher Amos T. Huxley stays in a small North Carolina town long enough to fleece his congregation, swindle the profits from a moonshine still, and seduce dumb blonde Mary Lou. Mary Lou's ex-boyfriend becomes suspicious of the preacher and gets the local police to investigate his actions.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
4.7
Overview
Phony backwoods preacher Amos T. Huxley stays in a small North Carolina town long enough to fleece his congregation, swindle the profits from a moonshine still, and seduce dumb blonde Mary Lou. Mary Lou's ex-boyfriend becomes suspicious of the preacher and gets the local police to investigate his actions.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film critiques individual moral hypocrisy and exploitation within a religious context, focusing on the actions of a single character rather than advocating for systemic change or promoting a specific political ideology, thus landing on a neutral stance.
This film, a product of the blaxploitation era, features a predominantly Black cast, reflecting the genre's focus on Black experiences. Its narrative explicitly critiques traditional power structures and addresses racial injustice, making themes of racial equity central to its storytelling.
Secondary
The film portrays a traveling evangelist who uses his religious authority to manipulate and exploit vulnerable women for personal gain. The narrative focuses on his profound hypocrisy and moral failings, presenting a critical and negative depiction of this specific type of religious practitioner.
Based on the information provided, the film 'Preacherman' cannot be evaluated for its portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters or themes. No identifiable LGBTQ+ content was described, leading to an N/A rating for its net impact.
The film 'Preacherman' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a traveling evangelist and his hypocritical exploits in a small town, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the storyline.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Preacherman (1971) is an original film, not an adaptation or reboot of existing material. All characters were created for this production, thus there are no pre-established characters whose gender could have been swapped.
There is no widely established source material, prior canon, or historical figures associated with the 1971 film "Preacherman" to determine if any character's race was changed from an original depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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4.6
4.8
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