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News of the World (2020)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
News of the World poster

Overview

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive

Overview

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film earns a Neutral/Centrist rating by focusing on universal human themes of connection, healing, and belonging, which are resolved through individual moral action and empathy rather than through a specific political ideology or systemic critique.

The movie features primarily traditional casting with white protagonists, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative frames traditional identities neutrally or positively, focusing on human connection and survival in a historical setting rather than a central or explicit critique of traditional identities.

Secondary

The film portrays a society largely shaped by Christian values, with characters like Captain Kidd embodying virtues of compassion, responsibility, and moral rectitude. While depicting the harsh realities of the era, the narrative ultimately affirms these positive moral principles without critiquing Christianity itself as oppressive or hypocritical.

News of the World is a historical Western centered on Captain Kidd's journey with a young girl. The film's narrative does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, leading to an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal as there is no depiction to evaluate.

The film 'News of the World' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a Civil War veteran and a young girl's journey across the American West, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.

The film features Johanna, a young girl, as the primary female character in action sequences. While she contributes to a victory by using a firearm against a male opponent, there are no instances where she or any other female character defeats one or more male opponents in close-quarters physical combat.

The film "News of the World" is an adaptation of Paulette Jiles' novel. All significant characters, including Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd and Johanna Leonberger, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. No instances of a character canonically or historically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender were found.

The film is an adaptation of a novel set in post-Civil War Texas. All major characters, including Captain Kidd and Johanna, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their descriptions in the source material and the historical context. No race swaps were identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.8
Metacritic logo
7.3

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