5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
On Swift Horses (2025)
On Swift Horses (2025)
Overview
In the 1950s, a seemingly sensible newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law undertake parallel journeys of risk, romance, and self-discovery.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Neutral
Viewer Rating
5.9
Overview
In the 1950s, a seemingly sensible newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law undertake parallel journeys of risk, romance, and self-discovery.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing 1950s American social repression and homophobia through the lens of queer identity and the pursuit of personal freedom.
The movie prominently features queer representation and sexual fluidity, intentionally casting characters to explore same-sex relationships. Its narrative explicitly critiques the heteronormative and conservative societal norms of 1950s America, highlighting the struggles faced by individuals whose identities diverge from traditional expectations.
Secondary
On Swift Horses offers a nuanced and intimate portrayal of LGBTQ+ lives in the 1950s, highlighting the complexities of bisexuality, closeted identities, and same-sex love. It emphasizes emotional depth, resilience, and the search for authenticity, subverting tragic tropes to show characters finding connection and joy despite societal repression. The film's net impact is affirming and empathetic.
The film subtly explores gender identity and expression through Muriel's gender envy of Julius's masculine aesthetic and her own queer journey. It integrates elements of gender fluidity within a broader narrative about self-acceptance and hidden desires, focusing on personal expression rather than explicit transsexual identity or community representation. The portrayal is indirect and not central.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of a novel, and all main characters are portrayed with consistent gender identities as established in the source material and historical context. No sources indicate any gender changes from the novel to the film.
The film's major characters, including Muriel, Lee, Julius, Henry, and Sandra, are cast with actors whose ethnicity and appearance align with their established or implied racial backgrounds in the source material and historical setting. No character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
6.2
Critic Ratings
5.3
6.3
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