6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Incident in a Small Town (1994)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
Lily and her son John live alone in a small town as her husband has been killed fighting the war in France. Or at least that is what she told John, but the arrival of Frank back in the town leads him to find out that she not only has been lying about that but also about the fact that she never married him. When Frank tussles with Lily in her yard she applies for a restraining order, calling on the help of her father (the esteemed judge Stoddard Bell) and his partner (lawyer Harmon Cobb). The case fails and when Frank is found murdered later that night Stoddard is arrested and Cobb has a defence case on his hands.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Lily and her son John live alone in a small town as her husband has been killed fighting the war in France. Or at least that is what she told John, but the arrival of Frank back in the town leads him to find out that she not only has been lying about that but also about the fact that she never married him. When Frank tussles with Lily in her yard she applies for a restraining order, calling on the help of her father (the esteemed judge Stoddard Bell) and his partner (lawyer Harmon Cobb). The case fails and when Frank is found murdered later that night Stoddard is arrested and Cobb has a defence case on his hands.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central narrative revolves around an individual legal drama and family reconciliation, focusing on universal themes of truth, justice, and personal integrity rather than promoting specific progressive or conservative political ideologies.
The movie features traditional casting, consistent with its era and genre, without explicit race or gender swaps for established roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on legal drama, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities rather than incorporating explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The film, set in a small American town, implicitly portrays Christian values through its protagonist, a respected judge who embodies integrity and a commitment to truth and justice. The narrative champions these virtues, aligning with the dignity of the faith's ethical principles.
The film "Incident in a Small Town" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, an evaluation of its portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This 1994 TV movie is not an adaptation of a widely known source material with pre-established characters, nor is it a reboot or biopic. Its characters are original to the production, thus precluding any gender swaps as defined.
Incident in a Small Town (1994) is an original TV movie, not an adaptation of a prior work with canonically established character races, nor does it depict historical figures. Therefore, no characters exist who were established as one race and then portrayed as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.6
Critic Ratings
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