6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Wild at Heart (1990)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around individual love and escape from a grotesque, violent world, with its solution rooted in personal resilience and romantic devotion rather than any explicit political ideology. It critiques a certain American reality through a surreal lens but offers no clear left or right political stance.
The movie features a traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on the characters' personal journey and the film's unique aesthetic, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or centering on diversity, equity, and inclusion themes.
Secondary
The film features a minor, queer-coded character, Mr. Reindeer, who is an effeminate hitman. This depiction associates queer identity with villainy and unsettling behavior, reinforcing negative stereotypes without offering any positive or complex counter-narratives, resulting in a problematic portrayal.
The film portrays Christianity primarily through characters like Marietta, whose fervent religiosity is intertwined with manipulation, violence, and hypocrisy. Religious iconography is often juxtaposed with grotesque or disturbing elements, suggesting a critique of its potential for perversion rather than an affirmation of its virtues. The narrative uses Christian themes to highlight moral decay and the dark underbelly of human nature.
The film "Wild at Heart" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a tumultuous romance, crime, and surreal encounters, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Wild at Heart is an adaptation of Barry Gifford's novel. All major characters, including Sailor, Lula, and Bobby Peru, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical or historical depiction.
The film "Wild at Heart" is an adaptation of a novel and does not feature characters with a previously established race from earlier screen versions or historical records that would contradict their portrayal. No instances of a race swap are present.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.0
Critic Ratings
6.5
5.2
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