4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Revenge (1990)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.8
Overview
Michael ‘Jay’ Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years and he's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez, a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he once flew to Alaska for a hunting trip. Arriving at the Mendez mansion in Mexico, he is immediately surprised by the beauty and youth of Mendez’s wife, Miryea.
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Michael ‘Jay’ Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years and he's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez, a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he once flew to Alaska for a hunting trip. Arriving at the Mendez mansion in Mexico, he is immediately surprised by the beauty and youth of Mendez’s wife, Miryea.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily explores apolitical themes of personal betrayal, honor, and individualistic revenge, focusing on the consequences of illicit passion and violent retribution rather than systemic critiques or ideological promotion.
The film features a cast with visible diversity, including a Latina lead and a prominent Mexican character, which aligns with the story's setting. However, the casting does not involve explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative primarily focuses on a personal drama of passion and revenge, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on overt DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "Revenge" (1990), directed by Tony Scott, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and a revenge plot, thus rendering the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements as not applicable.
The film "Revenge" (1990) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its plot centers on a conventional love triangle and subsequent violent retribution, thus there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Revenge" (1990) is an adaptation of Jim Harrison's novella. All major characters, including Jay Cochran, Miryea Mendez, and Tiburon Mendez, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed on screen with a different gender than their canonical or historical representation.
The film adapts a novella featuring Mexican characters. While some actors cast as these characters are of different ethnic backgrounds, there is no clear instance where a character canonically established as one distinct racial category (e.g., Black, Asian, Indigenous) is portrayed as a different race, adhering to the strict definition provided.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.5
Critic Ratings
3.0
3.5
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