7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Crime, Drama, Thriller • 1993 • 98 min • Adults (18+)
Red Rock West (1993)
Red Rock West (1993)
Overview
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.
Starring Cast
Nicolas Cage • Dennis Hopper • Lara Flynn Boyle
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.
Starring Cast
Nicolas Cage • Dennis Hopper • Lara Flynn Boyle
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
Red Rock West is a neo-noir thriller primarily concerned with themes of survival, fate, and individual struggle against personal corruption and greed. The film's narrative focuses on an individual's resourcefulness in escaping a dangerous predicament, rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or advocating for systemic change.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features a traditional cast with no explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on crime and suspense, without offering any critical portrayal of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Red Rock West" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The plot focuses on a crime thriller involving mistaken identity and heterosexual relationships, with no relevant depictions to evaluate.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Red Rock West" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a crime thriller plot involving mistaken identity, murder, and double-crosses, without any elements related to transgender identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Red Rock West is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which character genders could have been altered.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Red Rock West is an original film from 1993, not an adaptation of existing source material or a historical biopic. Its characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.8
Critic Ratings
9.5
7.9
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