3.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
A Masculine Ending (1992)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.1
Overview
While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in the flat of a friend's acquaintance. She discovers a sleeping man in one of the bedrooms, and the next morning finds the man gone, but the bed soaked with blood. Returning to Cambridge, she begins to suspect her friend's acquaintance, and others on the staff of the college, are involved with the missing (murdered?) man, and decides to investigate for herself.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Negative
Overview
While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in the flat of a friend's acquaintance. She discovers a sleeping man in one of the bedrooms, and the next morning finds the man gone, but the bed soaked with blood. Returning to Cambridge, she begins to suspect her friend's acquaintance, and others on the staff of the college, are involved with the missing (murdered?) man, and decides to investigate for herself.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes, including the deconstruction of traditional masculinity and the exploration of fluid identity and sexuality, align with progressive values, positioning it as left-leaning.
The movie features a predominantly white cast, reflecting traditional casting practices of its time. However, its narrative explicitly critiques traditional male identities, focusing on themes of male violence and power dynamics as central to the plot.
Secondary
The film features a central character whose gender identity and presentation as a man (Max) are revealed to be a deception, as they are biologically female and identify as Maxine. This revelation serves as a major plot twist in the mystery. The narrative frames this identity as a secret that leads to complex personal struggles and ultimately a tragic end for the character, without offering a counterbalancing affirming perspective.
Based on available plot summaries and character descriptions for 'A Masculine Ending', no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes are present, resulting in an N/A determination for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "A Masculine Ending" is an adaptation of Joan Smith's novel. There is no evidence that any character canonically established as one gender in the source material was portrayed as a different gender in the film.
This film is an adaptation of a novel. There is no evidence that any character, established as a specific race in the source material, was portrayed by an actor of a different race in the 1992 film adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
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Critic Ratings
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