Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
8.6

Overview

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film critiques the ruthless expansion of industrial capitalism and its impact on individuals, but its narrative champions individual, non-systemic revenge as the primary solution, resulting in a balanced, apolitical stance.

The movie features a predominantly white cast consistent with traditional Westerns of its period, without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on themes of greed and the changing American West, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.

Secondary

Once Upon a Time in the West is a classic Western film that does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on traditional Western tropes of revenge, land ownership, and heterosexual relationships, with no elements suggesting queer identity or experiences.

The film "Once Upon a Time in the West" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on classic Western tropes of revenge, land, and the railroad, without incorporating transgender identities or experiences.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Once Upon a Time in the West is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which character genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.

This film is an original story with characters created specifically for it. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's race could have been established and subsequently changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.5
The Movie Database logo
8.3

Critic Ratings

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9.6
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8.2

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