6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Mystery, Thriller • 1976 • 113 min • Older Kids (7+)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
Overview
A 1976 mystery-thriller that sends Sherlock Holmes to Vienna for psychoanalysis with Sigmund Freud, while a kidnapping case keeps the detective occupied. The premise is cheeky on paper, pairing two of history's most famous analytical minds, but the film plays it relatively straight. It earns a Leans Traditional label for what it quietly implies rather than what it argues. Infidelity is treated as a source of serious psychological damage, not a lifestyle footnote. The story centers on individual recovery through personal intervention rather than systemic critique. Canonical characters keep their established genders and ethnicities, and no progressive identity themes enter the frame. The cultural lens is largely that of a period adventure rooted in Victorian sensibility.
Starring Cast
Alan Arkin • Vanessa Redgrave • Robert Duvall
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
A 1976 mystery-thriller that sends Sherlock Holmes to Vienna for psychoanalysis with Sigmund Freud, while a kidnapping case keeps the detective occupied. The premise is cheeky on paper, pairing two of history's most famous analytical minds, but the film plays it relatively straight. It earns a Leans Traditional label for what it quietly implies rather than what it argues. Infidelity is treated as a source of serious psychological damage, not a lifestyle footnote. The story centers on individual recovery through personal intervention rather than systemic critique. Canonical characters keep their established genders and ethnicities, and no progressive identity themes enter the frame. The cultural lens is largely that of a period adventure rooted in Victorian sensibility.
Starring Cast
Alan Arkin • Vanessa Redgrave • Robert Duvall
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's central narrative revolves around an individual's struggle with addiction and mental health, resolved through personal therapeutic intervention rather than through a lens of systemic critique or promotion of specific political ideologies. The focus is on individual well-being and a classic adventure.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting for its period mystery narrative, with no explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The storyline focuses on character development and a mystery plot without critically portraying traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its narrative.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High
The film portrays the breakdown of a nuclear family due to infidelity as a deeply traumatic event, leading to severe and lasting psychological damage for the protagonist. While not explicitly celebrating traditional marriage, it implicitly critiques infidelity by showing its destructive consequences.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on Sherlock Holmes's struggle with drug addiction and his psychological treatment, without incorporating any elements related to queer identity or experiences.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to gender identity or transition. The narrative focuses on Sherlock Holmes's cocaine addiction, his treatment by Sigmund Freud, and a mystery involving a kidnapping and past trauma. There are no plot points or character arcs that depict or address transsexual experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film adapts characters from the Sherlock Holmes canon and historical figures. All major characters, including Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Professor Moriarty, and Sigmund Freud, are portrayed by actors matching their established canonical or historical gender.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film adapts characters from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes canon and features real historical figures. All major characters, including Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Irene Adler, Professor Moriarty, and Sigmund Freud, are portrayed by actors of the same race as their established canonical or historical depictions.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.2
Critic Ratings
7.8
N/A
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