NetflixWind River (2017)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
Starring Cast
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Overview
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's left-leaning rating stems from its central focus on the systemic neglect and violence against Indigenous women, highlighting the failures of justice systems on reservations, which are key progressive social justice concerns.
The movie prominently features Native American characters and addresses the critical issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women, making this a central theme. While the main heroes are white, the film portrays the primary antagonists as white males, and the narrative strongly critiques the systemic neglect faced by Indigenous communities.
Secondary
Wind River does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative is centered on a crime investigation and its impact on a community, without incorporating queer identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Wind River is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this film, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
Wind River is an original story with characters created specifically for this film. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose race could have been altered from source material or prior depictions.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.7
7.4
Critic Ratings
8.7
7.3
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