8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Innocents (1961)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
Overview
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores psychological tension, the ambiguity of the supernatural, and the corruption of innocence through a governess's unraveling mind. It refrains from explicitly promoting any specific political ideology or offering an ideologically-driven solution, focusing instead on individual psychological drama.
The film features a traditional cast reflective of its Victorian setting and production era, without any intentional diversity in casting or character representation. Its narrative focuses on psychological horror themes and does not engage with or critique traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI elements.
Secondary
The film portrays Miss Giddens' rigid, repressed Christian morality as a catalyst for her psychological torment and her destructive actions towards the children. Her interpretation of faith, focused on sin and salvation, contributes to the tragic outcome without significant counterbalancing positive nuance.
The film "The Innocents" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative primarily explores psychological horror, repressed sexuality, and the corruption of innocence through a heterosexual lens, without engaging with queer identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1961 film "The Innocents" is an adaptation of Henry James's novella "The Turn of the Screw." All major characters, including the Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora, Peter Quint, and Miss Jessel, retain their original genders from the source material.
The 1961 film "The Innocents" is an adaptation of Henry James's 1898 novella "The Turn of the Screw." All major characters in the film are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the implied race of the characters in the original source material, which features a cast of characters implicitly understood to be white within its late 19th-century English setting.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.5
8.8
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