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Sleuth (1972)

Sleuth poster

Sleuth (1972)

Overview

A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Judaism: Positive

Viewer Rating
8.2

Overview

A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film's central focus on individual psychological conflict, ego, and the blurring lines between reality and game, rather than explicit political advocacy or critique, leads to a neutral rating.

The film features an exclusively white, male cast, reflecting traditional casting practices of its era. Its narrative centers on the psychological conflict between two men, without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The film portrays Andrew Wyke's antisemitic remarks as a clear sign of his cruel and prejudiced character. The narrative positions the audience to sympathize with Milo, the victim of this bigotry, thereby affirming the dignity of the religion and condemning prejudice against it.

Sleuth does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely centered on the complex, manipulative rivalry between two heterosexual men, leaving no room for LGBTQ+ representation or related plot developments.

Sleuth is a psychological thriller centered on two cisgender men playing elaborate games. The film contains no identifiable transsexual characters or themes, as disguises are solely plot devices for deception rather than explorations of gender identity.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 1972 film "Sleuth" is a direct adaptation of the 1970 play by Anthony Shaffer. All named characters, Andrew Wyke and Milo Tindle, retain their original male genders from the source material. No character established as one gender in the play is portrayed as a different gender in the film.

The 1972 film "Sleuth" is an adaptation of the 1970 play of the same name. The two main characters, Andrew Wyke and Milo Tindle, were portrayed by white actors Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine, respectively. There is no evidence that these characters were canonically, historically, or widely established as a different race in the source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.9
The Movie Database logo
7.7

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.9
Metacritic logo
N/A

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