8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Scarlet Street (1945)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
Overview
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores the destructive power of obsession, manipulation, and individual moral failings, leading to crime and psychological ruin. Its focus on universal human flaws and the grim consequences of personal choices positions it as largely apolitical, rather than explicitly promoting a specific ideological viewpoint.
The movie features traditional casting practices typical of its production era, with no explicit diversity in its main roles. The narrative primarily explores themes of obsession and manipulation, without critically portraying traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes into its core story.
Secondary
Scarlet Street does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely centered on heterosexual relationships and their destructive consequences, leading to a determination of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
Scarlet Street, a 1945 film noir, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships, crime, and psychological drama, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Scarlet Street is an adaptation of the French novel "La Chienne" and its 1931 film version. All primary characters in Scarlet Street retain the same gender as their counterparts in the source material.
The film "Scarlet Street" (1945) is an adaptation of a French novel and a previous French film. All major characters in the source material and the 1945 adaptation are consistently portrayed as white, with no change in established racial identity.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.6
Critic Ratings
10.0
N/A
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