Prime VideoStagecoach (1939)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.7
Overview
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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PhiloBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoHBO MaxPhiloDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film leans right due to its championing of individual, extralegal justice and self-reliance as solutions to both societal hypocrisy and external threats, within a narrative that frames indigenous people as a monolithic enemy.
The movie features traditional casting practices consistent with its historical context, presenting a predominantly white main cast without any explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative reinforces traditional Western archetypes, portraying traditional identities in a neutral to positive light without engaging in critical portrayals or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film critiques the hypocrisy and judgmentalism of some Christian characters, such as the initial disdain for Dallas. However, it ultimately affirms core Christian virtues like compassion, forgiveness, and self-sacrifice through the actions of its protagonists, including the minister's wife's eventual acceptance of Dallas.
Stagecoach, a 1939 Western, focuses on a diverse group of passengers traveling through dangerous territory. The narrative does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes, aligning with the typical portrayals of its era.
The film does not depict any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Female characters are present but are not involved in direct physical confrontations as defined.
The 1939 film "Stagecoach" is an adaptation of a short story. All major characters in the film maintain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
Stagecoach (1939) is an adaptation of a short story, not a reboot or a re-imagining of characters from a prior visual canon. The characters' races were established in the source material and portrayed consistently in the film, with no instances of a character's race being changed from a previously established depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.8
7.6
Critic Ratings
10.0
9.3
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