5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Black Cat (1981)
The Black Cat (1981)
Overview
Townspeople of a small English village begin to die in a series of horrible accidents, and a Scotland Yard inspector arrives to investigate a mysterious local medium who records conversations with the dead.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
5.1
Overview
Townspeople of a small English village begin to die in a series of horrible accidents, and a Scotland Yard inspector arrives to investigate a mysterious local medium who records conversations with the dead.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a supernatural horror focusing on individual madness, psychic phenomena, and a malevolent cat, with its core conflict and resolution being apolitical and centered on genre-specific terror rather than societal commentary.
The film features a cast of traditionally white European actors, consistent with its genre and era, without any apparent intentional DEI-driven casting choices. The narrative focuses on horror elements and does not incorporate explicit critiques of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'The Black Cat' (1981) does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative, a horror story loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's work, focuses on supernatural events and murders linked to a cat, without incorporating queer identities or storylines.
The film 'The Black Cat, 1981' does not contain any identifiable transgender characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on supernatural horror elements involving a psychic cat and a series of murders, with no depiction of transsexual identity or related issues. Therefore, an assessment of its portrayal is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1981 film is a loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story. While it introduces new characters and plot elements, it does not portray any canonically established characters from the source material as a different gender.
The 1981 film is an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story. The characters in the source material do not have an explicitly defined race that differs from their portrayal in the film, nor are there any established legacy characters whose race was changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
6.1
Critic Ratings
3.3
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