6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Romance, Western • 1980 • 132 min • Older Kids (7+)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Overview
Urban Cowboy is a 1980 drama set in the country-western scene of Texas, following Bud Davis's romantic and personal struggles within a traditional working-class context. The film explores a marriage strained by conflicting gender roles and expectations, with a resolution reinforcing the value of reconciliation. The movie’s cultural and social themes align with a Leans Traditional bias label, as its characters and storylines largely operate within conventional frameworks of masculinity, femininity, and relationships. While it touches on interpersonal conflicts, it does not delve into progressive ideals or diversity-driven narratives.
Starring Cast
John Travolta • Debra Winger • Scott Glenn
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
Urban Cowboy is a 1980 drama set in the country-western scene of Texas, following Bud Davis's romantic and personal struggles within a traditional working-class context. The film explores a marriage strained by conflicting gender roles and expectations, with a resolution reinforcing the value of reconciliation. The movie’s cultural and social themes align with a Leans Traditional bias label, as its characters and storylines largely operate within conventional frameworks of masculinity, femininity, and relationships. While it touches on interpersonal conflicts, it does not delve into progressive ideals or diversity-driven narratives.
Starring Cast
John Travolta • Debra Winger • Scott Glenn
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film primarily focuses on personal growth, relationship dynamics, and cultural identity within a working-class subculture, without explicitly promoting or critiquing political ideologies from either the left or the right.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features a traditional cast, primarily focusing on white, heterosexual characters within its working-class setting. The narrative explores personal relationships and masculinity without critically portraying traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High
The film portrays the tumultuous journey of a young heterosexual couple's marriage, ultimately concluding with their reconciliation, suggesting the value of preserving the marital bond despite significant challenges like infidelity and gender role conflicts. While it depicts the struggles arising from traditional expectations, the narrative's resolution leans towards the endurance of marriage.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Urban Cowboy does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The storyline is exclusively centered on heterosexual relationships, working-class culture, and the dynamics between men and women in a country-western setting. The film's narrative scope does not include any representation of queer identity or experiences.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Urban Cowboy does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative is centered on the tumultuous heterosexual romance between Bud and Sissy, exploring themes of love, jealousy, and working-class life in 1980s Texas. No plot points or character arcs involve gender identity or transition, maintaining a focus on cisgender experiences and relationships.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an adaptation of a non-fiction article, with its main characters inspired by real individuals whose genders are accurately portrayed. Other significant characters are original creations for the film, thus lacking a prior canonical gender to swap from.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Urban Cowboy" features original characters created for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment establishing the canonical race of these characters before their portrayal in this 1980 film.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.5
Critic Ratings
7.1
6.1
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