7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Sign of Four (1987)
The Sign of Four (1987)
Overview
Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance. This leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance. This leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is primarily a classic detective story focused on individual crime, greed, and the pursuit of justice through individual intellect, rather than explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or systemic issues. The colonial backdrop serves as context for personal drama, not as a central political statement.
This adaptation of 'The Sign of Four' features traditional casting consistent with its Victorian setting and source material, without any intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative primarily focuses on the mystery, presenting traditional identities in a neutral to positive light, and does not center on explicit critiques of these identities or strong DEI themes.
Secondary
The character Tonga, canonically an Andaman Islander (a distinct Negrito racial group), is portrayed by Kiran Shah, an actor of Indian descent. This constitutes a portrayal of a character by an actor of a different broad racial category than established in the source material.
The film 'The Sign of Four' does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the mystery plot and character development without incorporating elements related to queer identity or experiences, resulting in no discernible LGBTQ+ portrayal.
This film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel, "The Sign of Four," does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1987 film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel "The Sign of Four" maintains the established genders of all major characters from the source material, including Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Mary Morstan, and the antagonists.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.4
Critic Ratings
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