Apple TVThe Sugarland Express (1974)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.1
Overview
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.
Starring Cast
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Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film focuses on the human drama of desperate parents attempting to reclaim their child, portraying the state as an impersonal, overwhelming force without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution, thus remaining neutral.
The film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with its 1970s rural Texas setting, and does not include intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative focuses on a character-driven crime drama without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The Sugarland Express does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a heterosexual couple's desperate journey, therefore, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate within the film's content.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is based on a true story, and its main characters, Lou Jean Poplin and Clovis Michael Poplin, accurately reflect the genders of their real-life counterparts, Ila Fae Dent and Robert Dent. No established characters were portrayed with a different gender.
The film is based on a true story from 1969 involving real individuals whose races were accurately reflected by the casting in the 1974 movie. There are no instances where a character's established race was changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.7
6.6
Critic Ratings
8.7
6.5
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