Animation, Comedy, Family, Western, Adventure  •  2011  •  107 min  •  Older Kids (7+)

Rango (2011)

Rango poster

Rango (2011)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.6

Overview

When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt and uncover the truth behind a looming water crisis—before his act catches up with him.


Starring Cast

Johnny Depp  •   Isla Fisher  •   Timothy Olyphant


Where to watch

Paramount+ logoParamount+
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's central conflict, a critique of environmental exploitation and resource hoarding by a powerful, corrupt figure, aligns with progressive concerns about unchecked corporate power and ecological balance, leading to a left-leaning rating.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

This animated film features animal characters, which makes the direct application of human-centric diversity, equity, and inclusion metrics challenging. The voice cast demonstrates some diversity, but the narrative primarily explores themes of identity, heroism, and environmentalism without explicitly critiquing traditional human identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Rango does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative and character arcs are entirely devoid of elements pertaining to sexual orientation or gender identity, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Rango does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on an anole lizard's adventure in a desert town, with no elements related to gender identity or transition present in its plot or character development.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film features Beans as the primary female character, who is portrayed as resilient and capable. While she participates in action sequences, her combat actions primarily involve the use of firearms. There are no scenes depicting her or any other female character defeating male opponents in close-quarters physical combat.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Rango is an original animated film featuring characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous adaptations from which character genders could have been established and subsequently altered.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Rango is an original animated film featuring anthropomorphic animal characters. There are no pre-existing human characters from source material, history, or previous installments whose race could have been changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.8
Metacritic logo
7.5

More Like This

Up poster
Leans Progressive
8.7
Up
 (2009)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Shrek poster
Leans Progressive
8.3
Shrek
 (2001)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Rio poster
Leans Progressive
6.8
Rio
 (2011)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate