6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Wicked Little Letters (2024)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting something amiss, the town's women band together to investigate.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Negative
Overview
When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting something amiss, the town's women band together to investigate.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by championing women's emancipation and greater societal roles, and critiquing patriarchal structures and restrictive social norms in post-World War I Britain.
The film demonstrates significant DEI through the explicit recasting of a role originally written for a white woman with an Indian-born actress. While it explores social dynamics related to class, gender, and minority challenges, the narrative avoids explicit discussion of racism or direct critique of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays a strict Christian patriarchy as an oppressive force, enforcing male authority and female obedience within 1920s British society. It critiques the hypocrisy of moralistic condemnation and highlights the repressive influence of traditional Christian values on personal freedoms and female emancipation.
The film "Wicked Little Letters" does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its primary focus is on women's emancipation and a historical scandal, with no direct address of LGBTQ+ presence or issues. Consequently, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate within the story.
Wicked Little Letters does not include transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on a historical mystery and the lives of women in a 1920s English town, focusing on themes of community, resilience, and social norms without addressing gender identity related to transsexuality.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is based on a true story featuring real historical female figures, including the protagonists and a pioneering female police officer. The narrative emphasizes female empowerment and agency, with no characters being portrayed as a different gender than their historical or canonical establishment.
The provided information describes an ethnically diverse cast and an interracial couple within the film, but it does not indicate that any character was previously established as a different race in source material, history, or prior canon. Therefore, no race swap is identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.9
Critic Ratings
8.0
5.8
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