Prime VideoDressed to Kill (1980)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Dressed to Kill is a psychological thriller primarily focused on individual mental illness and its violent consequences, rather than promoting or critiquing a specific political ideology. Its narrative centers on suspense and character pathology, offering no broader societal solutions or political commentary.
The movie features a predominantly white cast, consistent with traditional casting practices of its time, without explicit race or gender swaps for established roles. Its narrative does not offer a critical portrayal of traditional identities, instead focusing on psychological thriller elements without explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Dressed to Kill features a cross-dressing killer whose identity is presented as a manifestation of mental illness leading to violence. This portrayal reinforces harmful stereotypes, associating gender non-conformity with psychopathy and danger without any positive counterbalance or critique, resulting in a negative net impact.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Dressed to Kill is an original film with no prior source material or historical figures. Its characters were created for this film, establishing their canonical gender within the film itself. The plot involves a character with a gender disguise, which is explicitly excluded from the definition of a gender swap.
Dressed to Kill (1980) is an original film with characters created specifically for it. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose race could have been altered from prior source material or established history.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.1
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.3
7.4
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