High Plains Drifter (1973)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
A Stranger (Clint Eastwood) rides into in the dusty mining town of Lago, where the townspeople are living in the shadow of a dark secret. After a shoot-out leaves the town's hired-gun protectors dead, the town's leaders ...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
A Stranger (Clint Eastwood) rides into in the dusty mining town of Lago, where the townspeople are living in the shadow of a dark secret. After a shoot-out leaves the town's hired-gun protectors dead, the town's leaders ...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Primary
The film critiques the collective moral cowardice and complicity of a community, but its resolution is a brutal, individualistic act of vengeance rather than a politically aligned solution, leading to a neutral rating.
The film features a traditional cast, predominantly white, with no explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a critique of human nature and frontier society, rather than explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
High Plains Drifter does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely focused on a mysterious stranger's quest for revenge in a desolate Western town, rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
High Plains Drifter is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, previous installments, or history whose gender could have been altered.
High Plains Drifter is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials or historical figures with established racial identities to compare against, thus no race swaps occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.4
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.4
6.9
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