7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
This Gun for Hire (1942)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.9
Overview
Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film maintains a neutral political stance by balancing a critique of war profiteering (a left-leaning theme) with a strong condemnation of treason during wartime (a universally condemned act), while primarily focusing on a suspenseful crime thriller narrative rather than an explicit ideological message.
The film features traditional casting with primarily white actors in all significant roles, reflecting the norms of its production era. Its narrative focuses on a crime thriller plot without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
This classic film noir does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a contract killer and his interactions with a performer, without incorporating queer identities or experiences into its storyline.
This 1942 film noir does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters, themes, or plot elements. The narrative centers on crime, revenge, and wartime espionage, with no depiction relevant to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1942 film "This Gun for Hire" is an adaptation of Graham Greene's 1936 novel of the same name. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material.
The 1942 film "This Gun for Hire" is an adaptation of Graham Greene's 1936 novel "A Gun for Sale." All major characters, implicitly white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the film, with no changes in racial depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
6.9
Critic Ratings
9.4
N/A
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