5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comes a Horseman (1978)
Comes a Horseman (1978)
Overview
Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex-suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and Frank fight back through stampedes, jealousy, betrayal, and sabotage... they eventually find love.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex-suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and Frank fight back through stampedes, jealousy, betrayal, and sabotage... they eventually find love.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film champions individual self-reliance and the defense of a traditional ranching lifestyle against the encroachment of ruthless corporate power, aligning its dominant themes with conservative values of property rights and tradition.
The movie features a traditional cast reflective of its 1978 Western genre and setting, without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative centers on themes of land ownership and independence, with a strong female protagonist, but does not offer a critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicitly integrate DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "Comes a Horseman" is a Western drama set in the 1940s, focusing on ranchers struggling to maintain their land. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, nor does the plot engage with issues related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Comes a Horseman is an original film from 1978, not an adaptation of existing source material or a portrayal of historical figures. Therefore, its characters do not have a pre-established canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
This film is an original story with characters created for this specific production. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical racial depictions for its characters to be altered from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.1
Critic Ratings
6.7
4.1
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