7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Drama • 2015 • 108 min • Adults (18+)
Mississippi Grind (2015)
Mississippi Grind (2015)
Overview
Mississippi Grind follows two gamblers, one seasoned and desperate, one younger and looser, on a road trip down the Mississippi toward a high-stakes poker game in New Orleans. The film earns a Leans Traditional label mostly by default. It carries no political agenda, no DEI framing, and no LGBTQ storylines. Its world is recognizably masculine, its cast conventionally composed, and its drama rooted in personal choice rather than systemic critique. Where it nudges slightly progressive is in how it treats broken families and casual relationships as ordinary facts of life, without mourning them. The result is a character study about addiction and male friendship that sits closer to traditional territory than anywhere else on the spectrum.
Starring Cast
Ben Mendelsohn • Ryan Reynolds • Yvonne Landry
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
Mississippi Grind follows two gamblers, one seasoned and desperate, one younger and looser, on a road trip down the Mississippi toward a high-stakes poker game in New Orleans. The film earns a Leans Traditional label mostly by default. It carries no political agenda, no DEI framing, and no LGBTQ storylines. Its world is recognizably masculine, its cast conventionally composed, and its drama rooted in personal choice rather than systemic critique. Where it nudges slightly progressive is in how it treats broken families and casual relationships as ordinary facts of life, without mourning them. The result is a character study about addiction and male friendship that sits closer to traditional territory than anywhere else on the spectrum.
Starring Cast
Ben Mendelsohn • Ryan Reynolds • Yvonne Landry
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film focuses on the personal struggles of two gamblers, exploring themes of addiction, desperation, and friendship through individual choices and consequences, without advocating for or critiquing specific political ideologies or systemic issues.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium
The movie features primarily traditional casting, with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on the personal journeys of its protagonists within the world of gambling, without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the story.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays the breakdown of a traditional family unit due to addiction, depicting divorce and absent parenting as a normalized reality for the characters without endorsing traditional family restoration or values. Casual relationships are also presented without critique.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film Mississippi Grind does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on two male gamblers and their road trip, without incorporating any queer representation or storylines.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Mississippi Grind' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the journey of two male gamblers, Gerry and Curtis, and their interactions within the gambling world, without any elements of the plot or character portrayals involving transgender identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film features an original story and characters, meaning there are no pre-existing canonical or historical figures whose gender could have been altered for this portrayal.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Mississippi Grind" is an original story featuring original characters. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation to establish a canonical race for any character that could then be altered.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.0
Critic Ratings
9.1
7.7
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