5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Under Suspicion (2000)
Under Suspicion (2000)
Overview
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech become longer and longer.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.5
Overview
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech become longer and longer.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film explores the intense psychological dynamics of a police interrogation and the ambiguity of truth within the justice system, without explicitly promoting either progressive or conservative ideologies. Its focus is on individual character and procedural tension rather than systemic political commentary.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI primarily through the explicit recasting of a traditionally white role with a Black actor. However, its narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on strong DEI themes, focusing instead on a crime and psychological interrogation.
Secondary
The character of the lead police inspector, Victor Benezet, portrayed by Morgan Freeman (Black), was originally depicted as white in the source novel "Brainwash" and the 1981 French film "Garde à vue." This constitutes a race swap.
The film "Under Suspicion" (1991) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a private detective investigating a murder in 1959, with the plot centered on the crime, its suspects, and the relationships between them, without any queer representation.
The film "Under Suspicion" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is entirely focused on a crime investigation, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences. Therefore, the film has no net impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Under Suspicion" (2000) is a remake of the 1981 French film "Garde à vue," both based on John Wainwright's novel "Brainwash." All major characters, including the detective, the suspect, and the suspect's wife, maintain the same gender as established in the source material and previous adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.1
Critic Ratings
5.0
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