Drama, Mystery  •  2010  •  101 min  •  Adults (18+)

Winter's Bone (2010)

Winter's Bone poster

Winter's Bone (2010)


Rating & Dimensions

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

Viewer Rating
8.1

Overview

After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.


Starring Cast

Jennifer Lawrence  •   John Hawkes  •   Garret Dillahunt


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Medium

The film offers a stark, observational portrayal of extreme poverty and the struggle for survival in a marginalized rural community, focusing on individual resilience and the complex, often brutal, self-governing codes of its inhabitants rather than advocating for a specific political ideology or solution.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The movie features a traditional cast that reflects the specific demographic of its rural setting, without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on the struggles within a specific subculture, portraying characters and their challenges without explicitly critiquing traditional identities from a broader diversity, equity, and inclusion perspective.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Winter's Bone does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The film's focus is on the harsh realities of poverty, family bonds, and survival in a rural setting, with no explicit or implicit exploration of queer identity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Winter's Bone" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the struggles of a young woman in the Ozarks, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Winter's Bone is an adaptation of Daniel Woodrell's novel. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Winter's Bone is an adaptation of Daniel Woodrell's novel. The film's characters, including the protagonist Ree Dolly, are consistently portrayed by actors of the same race as established in the source material, which depicts a predominantly white community in the Ozarks. No characters canonically established as one race in the novel were portrayed as a different race in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.1
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

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9.4
Metacritic logo
9.0

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