Box Office
Break-even · 2.4xBudget$100M
Worldwide Gross$243M
A pure family comedy with zero activist messaging, identity politics, or forced diversity—just classic creativity and laughs. Safe, neutral entertainment at a 1/10 woke score.
The 2009 animated film is a straightforward family comedy adaptation of a children's book centered on an inventor's food-weather machine, the resulting excess and disaster, and themes of creativity, self-acceptance, and unintended consequences.
No evidence of activist intent from creators, no race- or gender-swapping of established characters, no prominent LGBTQ+ representation, no dialogue or subplots addressing systemic oppression, patriarchy, or identity politics. Casting includes a mix of voices that align with character roles without forced diversity mandates.
Environmental or consumption critiques exist as classic cautionary elements about greed and technology, not modern social justice framing. Retrospective interpretations layering feminism or climate activism onto the story are external overlays and do not reflect the film's premise, execution, or 2009 reception, which focused on humor and entertainment without notable controversy or backlash over ideology.
We've run a full content analysis on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs's overall score.
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is rated PG. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age ratingto decide if it's right for your family.
We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content.
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Anna Faris
Sam Sparks (voice)
James Caan
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Andy Samberg
"Baby" Brent (voice)
Bruce Campbell
Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
Mr. T
Earl Devereaux (voice)
Bobb'e J. Thompson
Cal Devereaux (voice)
Benjamin Bratt
Manny (voice)
Neil Patrick Harris
Steve (voice)
Al Roker
Patrick Patrickson (voice)
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