6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Appaloosa (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with conservative values, emphasizing individual responsibility and the necessity of strong, principled individuals to enforce law and order in a chaotic frontier setting, rather than focusing on systemic solutions.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast, consistent with the Western genre. Its narrative focuses on classic themes of law and justice, portraying traditional identities neutrally or positively without explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
The film "Appaloosa" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative, set in the Old West, focuses on lawmen and outlaws, with no explicit or implicit representation of queer identities or relationships within its plot or character arcs.
Appaloosa is a Western film focused on lawmen in the Old West. The narrative and character roster do not include any transsexual individuals or explore related themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this film.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Appaloosa" is an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel of the same name. All major characters, including Virgil Cole, Everett Hitch, and Allie French, maintain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.
The film "Appaloosa" is an adaptation of a novel, featuring fictional characters in a Western setting. There are no instances where a character canonically or widely established as one race in the source material is portrayed as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.6
Critic Ratings
7.7
6.4
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