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Hit · 3.1xBudget$50.1M
Worldwide Gross$154M
Focus sticks to classic con-artist romance and crime-comedy thrills with zero ideological overlays or social messaging. Its colorblind storytelling and total lack of activist framing make it safe, neutral entertainment at a 1/10 woke score.
Focus (2015) delivers a classic con-artist romance and crime comedy built around veteran grifter Nicky Spurgeon mentoring and romancing novice Jess Barrett.
The narrative adheres strictly to traditional tropes involving elaborate deception schemes, seductive cons, professional betrayals, and the ultimate choice of personal love over financial gain, without injecting any ideological overlays into the cons, romance, or character development arcs. The film presents its interracial leads in a completely colorblind manner, with no narrative emphasis or commentary on race at any point in the story. There are no DEI casting mandates, gender-swapped established characters, LGBTQ+ elements, or signs of creator activist intent, allowing the entertainment value to remain uncompromised by progressive messaging or social justice framing. This straightforward approach results in a low woke score as the premise stays focused purely on entertainment.
We've run a full content analysis on Focus 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 Focus's overall score.
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Focus is rated R. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age ratingto decide if it's right for your family.
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