7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Crime, Drama, Thriller • 2026 • 130 min • Adults (18+)
The Rivals of Amziah King (2026)
The Rivals of Amziah King (2026)
Overview
Matthew McConaughey plays Amziah King, an Oklahoma beekeeper and musician whose livelihood is threatened by moneyed rivals, while his former foster daughter Kateri returns after years apart. Director Andrew Patterson frames the conflict around community bonds, shared labor, and found family over inherited wealth. The Progressive label reflects several overlapping signals: the story privileges collective over individual interests, positions corporate-style rivals as antagonists, and centers a foster relationship as the emotional core rather than a biological family structure. Intentional indigenous casting adds another layer. Christianity reads positively in the background, which tempers the score, but the overall cultural weight pulls left of center.
Starring Cast
Matthew McConaughey • Angelina LookingGlass • Jake Horowitz
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
Matthew McConaughey plays Amziah King, an Oklahoma beekeeper and musician whose livelihood is threatened by moneyed rivals, while his former foster daughter Kateri returns after years apart. Director Andrew Patterson frames the conflict around community bonds, shared labor, and found family over inherited wealth. The Progressive label reflects several overlapping signals: the story privileges collective over individual interests, positions corporate-style rivals as antagonists, and centers a foster relationship as the emotional core rather than a biological family structure. Intentional indigenous casting adds another layer. Christianity reads positively in the background, which tempers the score, but the overall cultural weight pulls left of center.
Starring Cast
Matthew McConaughey • Angelina LookingGlass • Jake Horowitz
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
The film centers on a tight-knit Oklahoma town whose beekeeper and musician protagonist faces theft of his livelihood by moneyed rivals, framing community reconnection, shared labor, and breaking bread together as the essential response to disruption.
Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium
The film features intentional indigenous casting through Angelina LookingGlass in a prominent role, yet its story remains centered on Matthew McConaughey's traditional small-town protagonist and the bonds of his rural community.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: Medium
The Rivals of Amziah King centers on a foster father rebuilding a bond with his estranged daughter while forging a family business rooted in community ties and found family rather than biological or nuclear structures. The narrative affirms parental care, sacrifice, and shared values within these non-traditional arrangements.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: Medium
The film centers a reborn Christian protagonist whose faith manifests in grace, community values, and good-hearted actions, with church hymns and references to salvation presented as affirming elements of the story.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low
The Rivals of Amziah King centers on a small-town beekeeper and his foster daughter amid crime and community drama, with no LGBTQ+ characters or themes appearing in the narrative.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low
The Rivals of Amziah King follows a rural beekeeper and his former foster daughter in a tale of theft, mentorship, and revenge, with no transgender characters or themes present.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low
The Rivals of Amziah King centers on original characters including Amziah King and his former foster daughter Kateri without recasting any established figures from prior source material or historical record into a different gender.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low
The Rivals of Amziah King is an original story with no source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures that establish canonical racial depictions for its characters. All named roles appear created for this film, so no race swaps occur under the stated definition.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Medium
Not depicted.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.8
Critic Ratings
8.9
7.4
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