7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Crime, Drama • 2018 • 94 min • Teen (13+)
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
Overview
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker, a career bank robber who kept robbing banks into his seventies, this 2018 crime comedy stars Robert Redford as a man who treats heists as a vocation and personal freedom as a religion. The film lands Neutral because its signals pull in different directions without landing hard anywhere. Tucker rejects conventional family life and pursues a late-life romance outside of marriage, nudging things progressive. Supporting roles include Black actors playing characters who were historically white. But the movie is largely apolitical, centers on an older white male protagonist without critique, and carries no religious or gender-related agenda. The mild score reflects a mild film.
Starring Cast
Robert Redford • Casey Affleck • Sissy Spacek
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker, a career bank robber who kept robbing banks into his seventies, this 2018 crime comedy stars Robert Redford as a man who treats heists as a vocation and personal freedom as a religion. The film lands Neutral because its signals pull in different directions without landing hard anywhere. Tucker rejects conventional family life and pursues a late-life romance outside of marriage, nudging things progressive. Supporting roles include Black actors playing characters who were historically white. But the movie is largely apolitical, centers on an older white male protagonist without critique, and carries no religious or gender-related agenda. The mild score reflects a mild film.
Starring Cast
Robert Redford • Casey Affleck • Sissy Spacek
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film is a character study focusing on an individual's pursuit of passion and freedom, rather than engaging with political ideologies or societal critiques, resulting in a neutral stance.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
The movie features a cast with visible diversity in supporting roles, but its central characters align with traditional casting. The narrative primarily focuses on an older white male protagonist, presenting traditional identities in a neutral to positive light without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
Race Swap: Yes
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays two members of Forrest Tucker's 'Over-the-Hill Gang,' Teddy Green and Carr, as Black characters. Historically, the real-life members of this gang were white.
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: High
The film portrays a protagonist who consistently rejects traditional family structures and responsibilities, favoring personal freedom and a chosen 'family' of fellow criminals, alongside a late-life, non-marital partnership. While acknowledging the pain caused by his choices, the narrative normalizes a life outside conventional family norms.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the heterosexual relationships and experiences of its main characters, Forrest Tucker and Jewel, and the detective pursuing him.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'The Old Man & the Gun' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative focuses on the life of an aging bank robber, his relationships, and his pursuit by law enforcement, without touching upon gender identity issues.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is based on a true story and an article, portraying real historical figures and fictionalized characters. All characters whose gender was historically or canonically established are depicted with that same gender. No established male character was portrayed as female, nor vice-versa.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.4
Critic Ratings
9.3
8.0
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