4.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
This Gun for Hire (1991)
This Gun for Hire (1991)
Overview
A killer for hire named Raven kills his target. However, he believes that he was just killing an ordinary person, but before he knows it, there's a massive manhunt for him. It seems that the man he killed is a senator. While trying to evade the police, he takes a woman, Anne hostage. Though he eventually lets her go. She develops some kind of fascination for him, which doesn't please her boyfriend, who just happens to be the one who tracking Raven. At the same time Raven tries to find out who set him up and why.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
4.4
Overview
A killer for hire named Raven kills his target. However, he believes that he was just killing an ordinary person, but before he knows it, there's a massive manhunt for him. It seems that the man he killed is a senator. While trying to evade the police, he takes a woman, Anne hostage. Though he eventually lets her go. She develops some kind of fascination for him, which doesn't please her boyfriend, who just happens to be the one who tracking Raven. At the same time Raven tries to find out who set him up and why.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative intertwines individual revenge with wartime espionage, presenting both a critique of corporate greed and an affirmation of national security, which results in a balanced ideological perspective without explicitly promoting a specific political thesis.
The movie features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative does not present a critical portrayal of traditional identities, maintaining a neutral or positive framing consistent with its genre.
Secondary
The film "This Gun for Hire" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a hitman's quest for revenge after being double-crossed, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the storyline.
This film does not feature any transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for its net impact on such depictions.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1991 TV movie "This Gun for Hire" is a remake of the 1942 film, which was based on a 1936 novel. The main characters, including Philip Raven and Ellen Graham, retain their original genders from the source material in this adaptation.
The 1991 TV movie "This Gun for Hire" is a remake of the 1942 film based on Graham Greene's novel. The primary characters, such as Raven and Ellen Graham, are portrayed by actors of the same race as their established counterparts in the original film and source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
3.0
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