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Hell or High Water (2016)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
Hell or High Water poster

Overview

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.


Starring Cast


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Overview

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Paramount+ logoParamount+
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central conflict critiques predatory banking practices and systemic economic hardship in rural America, aligning with left-leaning concerns about capitalism's impact on the working class, despite the protagonists' individualistic and illegal response.

The movie includes a prominent diverse supporting character without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative primarily explores the economic challenges faced by its white male protagonists, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.

Secondary

Hell or High Water does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a crime drama set in West Texas, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.

The film "Hell or High Water" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on economic hardship, family loyalty, and a crime spree in West Texas, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Hell or High Water is an original screenplay, not an adaptation or a biopic. All characters were created specifically for this film, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical gender to compare against. Therefore, no gender swaps occurred.

Hell or High Water is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. Therefore, no characters had an established race prior to this film's creation, meaning no race swap could have occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.6
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.7
Metacritic logo
8.8

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