Apple TVThe Shadow Riders (1982)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.
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Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.
Starring Cast
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Primary
The film's narrative champions individual and family self-reliance as the solution to post-war lawlessness and the protection of loved ones, aligning with conservative values of personal responsibility and limited government.
This 1982 Western features a predominantly white main cast, reflecting traditional casting practices of its genre and era without intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on a classic adventure theme, presenting traditional identities neutrally or positively without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film implicitly portrays Christian values as part of its moral framework. The protagonists' heroic actions, driven by justice and familial duty, align with commonly held Christian virtues, and there is no negative portrayal of the faith or its adherents.
The film 'The Shadow Riders' does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The story centers on a traditional Western plot, leaving no basis for evaluating its portrayal of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of Louis L'Amour's novel of the same name. All major characters, including Dal, Jesse, Holly, Pa, and Ma Traven, retain the same gender as established in the original source material.
The film "The Shadow Riders" (1982) is an adaptation of a Louis L'Amour novel. The main characters, such as the Chantry brothers, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the established or implied race of the characters in the source material. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.6
6.5
Critic Ratings
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