7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Big Country (1958)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.9
Overview
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film receives a neutral rating because it consciously balances competing viewpoints, critiquing the destructive violence and pride of both feuding families while championing an individual's principled pursuit of peace and reason over ideological conformity or systemic change.
This film features a predominantly white cast with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative centers on traditional identities, exploring themes of honor and conflict without critiquing these identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "The Big Country" is a classic Western that does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on traditional conflicts and heterosexual relationships, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the story.
The film "The Big Country" (1958) is a traditional Western that does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on conflicts over land and water rights between ranching families, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1958 film "The Big Country" is a direct adaptation of Donald Hamilton's novel of the same name, published in the same year. There is no evidence of any character's gender being changed from the source material for the film adaptation.
Based on the source novel and the film's historical context, there is no evidence that any character in "The Big Country" (1958) was canonically, historically, or widely established as one race and then portrayed on screen as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.6
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