Drama, Action  •  2011  •  140 min  •  Teen (13+)

Warrior (2011)

Warrior poster

Warrior (2011)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.9

Overview

The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.


Starring Cast

Tom Hardy  •   Nick Nolte  •   Joel Edgerton


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film focuses on apolitical themes of family dysfunction, personal responsibility, and the arduous path to reconciliation and forgiveness, presenting individual effort as the primary solution to its characters' struggles.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The movie features a predominantly white cast, focusing on the personal and familial struggles of its main characters without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, with DEI themes not being central to the storyline.

Secondary

Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High

The film portrays themes of forgiveness, redemption, and the pursuit of a 'higher power' through Paddy's recovery and the brothers' reconciliation. These virtues, central to Christian ethics, are presented as essential for healing and are affirmed by the narrative's resolution.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Warrior" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is exclusively focused on the complex family dynamics of two estranged brothers and their father, and their individual struggles leading up to and during an MMA tournament.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Warrior" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on family drama, redemption, and mixed martial arts, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film focuses on two male mixed martial arts fighters and their estranged father. Female characters, primarily Brendan's wife Tess, are present in supportive roles but do not participate in any physical combat scenes against male or female opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Warrior" (2011) features an original story and characters. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters could have been gender-swapped.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Warrior (2011) is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which character races could have been established and subsequently changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.1
The Movie Database logo
7.8

Critic Ratings

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8.4
Metacritic logo
7.1

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