5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Courageous (2011)
Courageous (2011)
Overview
Law enforcement officers Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners stand up to the worst the streets have to offer with confidence and focus. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God... and to their children?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
Law enforcement officers Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners stand up to the worst the streets have to offer with confidence and focus. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God... and to their children?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes traditional Christian values, patriarchal fatherhood, and individual moral responsibility as the solutions to societal problems, aligning its narrative with conservative social ideology.
The movie presents a visibly diverse main cast with original characters, rather than explicit recasting of traditional roles. Its narrative positively frames traditional identities, particularly male roles and family values, without any critical portrayal.
Secondary
The film presents Christianity as the ultimate solution to life's challenges, portraying its principles, practices, and adherents with profound respect and affirmation. The narrative consistently champions Christian faith as the path to personal redemption, stronger families, and a more virtuous life.
Courageous does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the faith and family lives of several heterosexual police officers, emphasizing traditional Christian values related to fatherhood and marriage, without addressing queer identities or experiences.
The film "Courageous" is a faith-based drama centered on themes of fatherhood, responsibility, and Christian values. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present within the narrative, leading to a determination of N/A for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Courageous is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
Courageous (2011) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character. Therefore, no race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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6.9
7.6
Critic Ratings
4.3
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