7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
True Grit (1969)
True Grit (1969)
Overview
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film champions individual initiative and perseverance as the primary means of achieving justice in a lawless frontier, aligning with themes of self-reliance and skepticism towards formal institutions.
The movie features traditional casting with no intentional race or gender swaps of historically white roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity, primarily through Mattie Ross, as a source of unwavering moral conviction, strength, and a clear sense of justice. Her faith is depicted with respect and serves as a positive guiding force for her actions in a brutal world.
True Grit (1969) is a Western adventure film centered on Mattie Ross's pursuit of her father's killer. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the story.
The film "True Grit" (1969) is a Western adventure centered on Mattie Ross's quest for justice. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate under the provided framework.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1969 film "True Grit" is an adaptation of Charles Portis's 1968 novel. All major characters, including Mattie Ross, Rooster Cogburn, and LaBoeuf, maintain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.
The 1969 film "True Grit" adapts the novel by Charles Portis. All main characters, including Mattie Ross, Rooster Cogburn, and LaBoeuf, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established or implicitly understood race in the source material and historical setting.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.3
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8.7
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