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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
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Hit · 14.6x
Budget$18M
Worldwide Gross$262.6M
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

movie·R·Nov 2, 2006·
Box OfficeHit · 14.6x
$18M
Budget
$262.6M
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

movie
R
November 2, 2006
Wokeometer Rating
4Mixed
0/10
Audience Woke Score
No Ratings Yet
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Borat exposes American prejudices on race and gender via crude satirical encounters with real people, but relies on politically incorrect humor rather than activist framing or prescriptive messaging. This balanced approach yields its moderate 4/10 score.

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Detailed Analysis

The 2006 mockumentary follows Borat Sagdiyev, a fictional Kazakh journalist played by Sacha Baron Cohen, as he travels across America to document its culture.

His exaggerated antisemitism, sexism, and other bigotries are deployed to provoke unscripted reactions from real people, including fraternity members airing racist and sexist views during an interview and a rodeo promoter expressing homophobia and Islamophobia. This structure deliberately highlights American prejudices on race, gender, and sexuality as the film's core comedic engine and satirical payoff, aligning with the creator's stated intent to expose bigotry, xenophobia, and sexism through such encounters. The narrative premise centers on unmasking hypocrisies around these topics via targeted sequences like the fraternity interview and rodeo event, yet the satirical style critiques traditional norms and intolerance primarily through crude, politically incorrect humor. It avoids activist framing or identity politics as its foundation, resulting in a moderate woke score that reflects the provocative intent without elevating progressive messaging to a central or prescriptive role.

Key Factors

  • Creator intent to expose American bigotry, xenophobia, and sexism through provoked real reactions
  • Narrative premise built around unmasking hypocrisies on race, gender, and sexuality via specific scenes like the fraternity interview and rodeo sequence
  • Satirical style critiques traditional norms and intolerance but relies on crude, politically incorrect humor rather than activist framing or identity politics as the foundation

Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.

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Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
Corporate & Creator Activism

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Is Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan and scored it 4/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of woke content is in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan's overall score.

Is Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is rated R. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.

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Top Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen
2.7Based

Sacha Baron Cohen

Borat

Ken Davitian
4Mixed

Ken Davitian

Azamat

Luenell
4Mixed

Luenell

Luenell

A
4Mixed

Alex Daniels

Naked Fight Coordinator

Jim Vickers
4Mixed

Jim Vickers

Kidnapping Consultant

Peewee Piemonte
4Mixed

Peewee Piemonte

Saftey

Michael Li
4Mixed

Michael Li

Action Team

H
4Mixed

Harry Wowchuk

Action Team

Nicole Randall
4Mixed

Nicole Randall

Action Team

Pamela Anderson
6Mixed

Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson (uncredited)

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