6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Adventure, Western • 1988 • 110 min • Older Kids (7+)
The Man From Snowy River II (1988)
The Man From Snowy River II (1988)
Overview
Set in the Australian high country, 'The Man From Snowy River II' follows Jim Craig as he returns to Snowy River after a long absence and finds that both the land and the people have changed. This sequel to a beloved classic leans into a rugged, heritage-centric worldview. The film's focus on traditional gender roles, the sanctity of marriage, and a self-reliant, individualistic hero makes the Traditional label apt. It lacks diversity-related themes and instead venerates the past and established identities.
Starring Cast
Tom Burlinson • Sigrid Thornton • Brian Dennehy
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Viewer Rating
6.7
Overview
Set in the Australian high country, 'The Man From Snowy River II' follows Jim Craig as he returns to Snowy River after a long absence and finds that both the land and the people have changed. This sequel to a beloved classic leans into a rugged, heritage-centric worldview. The film's focus on traditional gender roles, the sanctity of marriage, and a self-reliant, individualistic hero makes the Traditional label apt. It lacks diversity-related themes and instead venerates the past and established identities.
Starring Cast
Tom Burlinson • Sigrid Thornton • Brian Dennehy
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: High
The film champions individual agency, traditional skills, and the defense of personal heritage against a powerful antagonist, emphasizing self-reliance and the preservation of a rugged way of life.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast, consistent with its historical setting. Its narrative focuses on a romantic adventure without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: High
The film's narrative strongly celebrates and endorses traditional family values, particularly the ideal of lifelong heterosexual marriage as the culmination of true love, and depicts parental authority as a significant, albeit sometimes challenging, force in family life.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or storylines. Its narrative centers on a heterosexual romance and adventure in the Australian high country, with no elements that portray or allude to queer identities or experiences.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "The Man From Snowy River II" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on cisgender characters, their romantic relationships, and challenges in the Australian high country, without any elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
Female Combat: No
Confidence: High
The film features Jessica Harrison as the primary female character. Her role involves drama, romance, and being involved in dangerous situations, but she does not engage in or win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is a sequel featuring established characters from the previous installment and the original poem. All significant characters maintain their previously established genders, with no instances of a character canonically or widely known as one gender being portrayed as another.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
All major characters in The Man From Snowy River II are portrayed by actors of the same race as established in the original poem and the preceding film. There are no instances where a character's race deviates from their canonical or previously depicted portrayal.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.8
Critic Ratings
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