The Bikeriders (2023)

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.1

Overview

After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loya...

Starring Cast

Austin Butler • Jodie Comer • Tom Hardy

Where to watch

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Rating categories

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Austin Butler • Jodie Comer • Tom Hardy

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Analysis

Analyzing...

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film primarily functions as a character-driven historical drama about a specific motorcycle subculture, observing its internal dynamics and decline without explicitly promoting or critiquing a particular political ideology. Its focus on the human elements and trajectory of the group, rather than a societal problem or solution, leads to a neutral rating.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with its historical setting and the subculture it portrays, without incorporating explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative explores the lives of a white, male-dominated motorcycle club, focusing on their experiences and choices rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The Bikeriders does not feature any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative is centered on the dynamics of a 1960s motorcycle club and their interpersonal relationships, with no indication of queer presence or storylines. Therefore, its net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal is N/A.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film's narrative is anchored by a female character, Kathy, but the provided information explicitly states that the movie does not alter the gender of principal characters from its source material, nor is there any indication of gender-swapping for main characters.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film is set in the 1960s and depicts a motorcycle club predominantly composed of white working-class men, reflecting historical context and source material. There is no evidence of any character, historical or fictional, being portrayed by an actor of a different race than their established or historically implied race.