Prime VideoPsycho (1960)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 9.1
Overview
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother....
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Overview
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother....
Starring Cast
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Primary
Psycho is a psychological horror film primarily focused on individual pathology and the consequences of repression, rather than promoting any specific political ideology or offering a societal solution to its presented problems.
The film 'Psycho' features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble, reflecting the common practices of its time. Its narrative focuses on psychological horror and suspense, without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Psycho presents Norman Bates's 'transvestism' and repressed sexuality as integral to his villainy and psychosis. This portrayal links gender non-conformity and non-heteronormative sexual themes directly to mental illness and murderous behavior, reinforcing harmful stereotypes without critique.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1960 film "Psycho" is an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel. All major characters, including Norman Bates, Marion Crane, and Lila Crane, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. Norman Bates's portrayal of his mother is an in-plot gender disguise, not a gender swap of his canonical character.
The 1960 film "Psycho" adapts Robert Bloch's novel. All major characters, including Marion Crane and Norman Bates, were portrayed by actors whose race aligned with the implicit racial background of the characters in the source material. No character's race was changed from prior canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
9.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.5
8.4
Critic Ratings
9.7
9.7
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