8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Adventure, Western • 2010 • 110 min • Teen (13+)
True Grit (2010)
True Grit (2010)
Overview
Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.
Starring Cast
Jeff Bridges • Matt Damon • Hailee Steinfeld
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.
Starring Cast
Jeff Bridges • Matt Damon • Hailee Steinfeld
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: High
The film's narrative champions individual responsibility and self-reliance as the primary means to achieve justice in a lawless frontier, aligning with conservative values of personal agency over state intervention.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting that aligns with its historical setting and source material, without any explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on individual character journeys and does not offer a critical portrayal of traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
The film portrays Christianity primarily through Mattie Ross, whose unwavering faith provides her with moral clarity, resilience, and a strong sense of justice in a harsh world. Her biblical references and principled actions are presented as sources of strength, aligning the narrative with the dignity of her faith rather than critiquing it.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "True Grit" (2010) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a young girl's quest for justice in the Old West, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "True Grit" is a Western narrative centered on a young girl's pursuit of justice. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this framework.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 2010 film "True Grit" is an adaptation of Charles Portis's novel and a remake of the 1969 film. All major characters, including Mattie Ross, Rooster Cogburn, and LaBoeuf, retain their established genders from the source material. No characters canonically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 2010 film "True Grit" is an adaptation of the 1968 novel. All major characters, including Rooster Cogburn, Mattie Ross, and LaBoeuf, are portrayed by actors of the same race as established in the source material and previous adaptations.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.5
8.0
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