8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Justified (2010)
Justified (2010)
Overview
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
8.7
Overview
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The series leans right due to its emphasis on individual responsibility, the portrayal of a ruggedly independent lawman, and a preference for direct, traditional justice over systemic solutions, despite acknowledging complex socio-economic factors.
The series features a visible diversity within its cast, though it does not involve explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, with DEI themes not being a primary focus of the storytelling.
Secondary
Justified features the implied queer relationship between Wynn Duffy and his bodyguard Mikey. Their dynamic is depicted with loyalty and complexity, serving as a subtle character layer rather than a central theme. The show neither explicitly affirms nor denigrates their implied queer identity, presenting it incidentally within their roles as antagonists.
The series frequently portrays Christianity as a tool for manipulation and hypocrisy, particularly through characters like Boyd Crowder and Preacher Billy, who use religious rhetoric to justify criminal acts or exploit vulnerable communities. While individual faith may exist, the narrative consistently highlights the negative and often corrupting influence of organized or performative religion within the show's setting.
The television series "Justified" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on crime, law enforcement, and character dynamics within a specific cultural setting, without engaging with transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Justified is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's stories. The show's main characters, such as Raylan Givens and Boyd Crowder, maintain their established genders from the source material. No instances of characters canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another were identified.
The main characters of "Justified" (Raylan Givens, Boyd Crowder, Ava Crowder) are portrayed by actors of the same race as their descriptions in Elmore Leonard's source material. Other significant characters were created for the show and thus do not have a pre-established race to be swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.6
8.0
Critic Ratings
9.7
8.6
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