7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Romance, Comedy • 1998 • 110 min • Adults (18+)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Overview
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Starring Cast
Vincent Gallo • Christina Ricci • Ben Gazzara
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Starring Cast
Vincent Gallo • Christina Ricci • Ben Gazzara
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's central focus on individual psychological dysfunction, family trauma, and the search for personal redemption through human connection is largely apolitical, offering no explicit endorsement or critique of specific political ideologies.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features a predominantly white main cast without apparent intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative focuses on personal relationships and character study, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High
The film portrays characters who nominally identify with Christian cultural elements as deeply hypocritical and self-absorbed. Their superficial religiosity underscores their emotional neglect and cruelty towards their son, without any counterbalancing positive or nuanced portrayal of the faith within the narrative.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Buffalo '66 does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The storyline is centered on the complex heterosexual relationship between the two main characters and their interactions with family, rendering the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements as not applicable.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Buffalo '66 does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's plot centers on a recently released convict and his interactions with a kidnapped woman and his parents, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the narrative.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Buffalo '66 is an original film with characters created specifically for it. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's gender could have been established and subsequently swapped.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Buffalo '66 is an original film with characters created specifically for the movie. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous adaptation from which a character's race could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.1
Critic Ratings
7.7
6.9
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