5.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
High Crimes (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.2
Overview
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film leans left by centering on a critique of military and government cover-ups of war crimes, championing individual legal action and truth-seeking against powerful institutional corruption.
The movie features visible diversity in its main cast, with a prominent Black actor in a significant role. The narrative critiques institutional corruption, but this critique is not explicitly framed around traditional identities. The film does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles.
Secondary
The character Charlie Grimes, generally understood to be white in Joseph Finder's source novel, is portrayed by Morgan Freeman, a Black actor, in the film adaptation.
The film 'High Crimes' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses exclusively on a legal thriller involving a military conspiracy and a murder trial, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
High Crimes does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The film's plot is solely centered on a military legal thriller, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "High Crimes" (2002) is an adaptation of Joseph Finder's novel. A review of the main characters and their portrayals indicates no instances where a character's established gender from the source material was changed in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.4
Critic Ratings
3.1
4.8
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