6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Joe Kidd (1972)
Joe Kidd (1972)
Overview
A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of killers with Joe Kidd to track Chama.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of killers with Joe Kidd to track Chama.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film addresses the injustice faced by Mexican-American squatters due to a corrupt legal system and a powerful land baron. However, its resolution champions an individualistic, pragmatic intervention by a morally ambiguous hero to restore basic fairness, rather than advocating for systemic change or a specific political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.
The film features a diverse cast of characters, including a significant presence of Mexican individuals, which is consistent with its Western setting. The narrative critiques an exploitative white landowner, while also presenting a traditional white male hero who ultimately aids the marginalized community.
Secondary
Joe Kidd is a Western film that does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a land dispute and its resolution, with no elements pertaining to queer identity or experiences. Therefore, the film has no net impact on the portrayal of LGBTQ+ individuals.
Joe Kidd is a Western film from 1972 that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on a land dispute in the American Southwest, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Joe Kidd is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of existing material with established characters. All characters were created for this film, therefore no gender swaps from prior canon or historical records are present.
Joe Kidd is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. No characters were canonically or historically established as one race and then portrayed as a different race in this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.4
Critic Ratings
8.0
5.2
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