8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
Overview
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Overview
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's left-leaning rating stems from its profound critique of unchecked power and institutional corruption, particularly within the Cold War context, and its cynical portrayal of humanity's destructive pursuit of dangerous knowledge.
This film features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble, consistent with its era. The narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or incorporate DEI themes as central to its storyline, instead focusing on genre-typical themes of crime and moral ambiguity.
Secondary
The film "Kiss Me Deadly" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a private investigator, Mike Hammer, and a mysterious box, with no explicit or implicit representation of queer identity within its plot or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1955 film "Kiss Me Deadly" is an adaptation of Mickey Spillane's novel. All major characters, including Mike Hammer, retain their established genders from the source material, with no instances of gender swapping.
The 1955 film "Kiss Me Deadly" is an adaptation of Mickey Spillane's novel. All major characters, including Mike Hammer, Velda, and Christina Bailey, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established depictions in the source material. No characters were depicted as a different race than their original conception.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.2
Critic Ratings
9.8
N/A
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