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Death Wish (1974)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.4
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Overview

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Low

Overview

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Traditional

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a conservative ideology by portraying the justice system as broken and championing individual vigilantism as the only effective solution to rampant urban crime.

The film features a traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a white male protagonist, portraying him sympathetically without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

"Death Wish" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely focused on the protagonist's journey of vigilantism in response to urban crime, rendering the film's portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements as not applicable.

The film "Death Wish" (1974) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transsexual identity to evaluate, resulting in a determination of N/A for its net impact.

The film primarily focuses on the male protagonist, Paul Kersey, who engages in vigilante justice using firearms. There are no significant female characters depicted in direct physical combat, nor do any female characters defeat male opponents in close-quarters engagements.

The 1974 film "Death Wish" adapts the 1972 novel of the same name. All major characters, including protagonist Paul Kersey and his family, retain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.

The 1974 film "Death Wish" adapts Brian Garfield's novel. The protagonist, Paul Kersey, is depicted as white in the source material and is portrayed by Charles Bronson, a white actor, in the film. No characters established as one race in the source material were portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

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6.6
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5.1

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