5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
American Assassin (2017)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.1
Overview
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Islam: Negative
Overview
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict and its championed solution—aggressive, often extra-legal counter-terrorism operations led by a highly skilled individual—align with a 'strong on defense' and nationalistic perspective, emphasizing decisive force against external threats.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI primarily through the explicit racial recasting of a traditionally white character, Irene Kennedy, with a Black actress. However, the narrative itself does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes, maintaining a conventional action-thriller framing.
Secondary
Irene Kennedy, a character canonically established as white in Vince Flynn's novels, is portrayed by a Black actress, Sanaa Lathan, in the film adaptation.
The film consistently portrays radical Islam as the primary source of global terrorism and violence. Its antagonists, including the initial terrorists and the Iranian general, are depicted as driven by extremist interpretations of the faith, with no significant counterbalancing positive or nuanced portrayals of Islam or Muslim characters.
The film "American Assassin" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The plot focuses entirely on its action-thriller elements, espionage, and character development unrelated to queer identity. Consequently, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate under the given rubric.
American Assassin does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's plot and character arcs are entirely unrelated to transgender identity, resulting in no depiction.
The film features female characters in supporting and antagonistic roles, but none are depicted as victorious in close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents using skill or martial arts.
The film faithfully adapts the genders of its main characters from Vince Flynn's novel series, including Mitch Rapp, Stan Hurley, and Irene Kennedy. No established character's gender was altered for the screen adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.4
Critic Ratings
3.4
4.5
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