7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Overview
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative champions individual responsibility, the sanctity of the family and home, and the restoration of law and order against criminal threats, aligning its dominant themes with conservative values.
This film features a cast that is overwhelmingly white, consistent with the era's typical Hollywood productions, and does not include any intentional race or gender swaps for established roles. The narrative reinforces traditional identities and societal structures without offering any critique or incorporating explicit diversity, equity, or inclusion themes.
Secondary
The film "The Desperate Hours" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a family held hostage by escaped convicts, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the plot or character arcs.
The Desperate Hours (1955) is a crime thriller centered on a family's ordeal with escaped convicts. The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does its plot or subtext touch upon issues of gender identity. Therefore, the film has no impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1955 film "The Desperate Hours" is a direct adaptation of the 1954 novel and play. All significant characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
The 1955 film is an adaptation of a novel and play where all significant characters were implicitly or explicitly white. The film's casting maintains this racial portrayal for all characters, with no changes from the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.8
N/A
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