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Contagion
movie·PG-13·Sep 9, 2011·
Box OfficeBreak-even · 2.3x
$60M
Budget
$137.6M
Gross
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Contagion
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Contagion
movie
PG-13
September 9, 2011
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
0/10
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Contagion sticks to a pure medical thriller about virus spread, science, and panic with zero political messaging or social agendas. Its neutral focus on story alone earns a 1/10 woke score.
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Detailed Analysis
Contagion (2011) is a straightforward medical thriller centered on the rapid spread of a fictional airborne virus, the CDC and WHO's scientific efforts to identify and contain it, and the resulting societal panic and breakdown of order.
Its ensemble cast features actors like Laurence Fishburne as CDC official Dr. Ellis Cheever, Marion Cotillard as WHO epidemiologist Dr. Leonora Orantes, and international performers including Chin Han in Hong Kong/Macau sequences, all fitting the story's global scope without any race- or gender-swapping of established characters. The narrative follows original characters such as Mitch Emhoff (Matt Damon) protecting his family and blogger Alan Krumwiede (Jude Law) spreading disinformation, with themes limited to contact tracing, vaccine development, quarantine logistics, and crowd psychology.
Key Factors
- Organic international casting matching a worldwide pandemic premise
- Narrative focus exclusively on science, public health logistics, and social collapse with no identity politics or systemic oppression framing
- No creator statements or subplots advancing contemporary social justice activism; one minor class-access subplot remains incidental
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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Is Contagion Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Contagion and scored it 1/10 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 Contagion?
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 Contagion's overall score.
Is Contagion family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Contagion is rated PG-13. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
How does Wokeometer score movies?
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. Learn more about our methodology →
