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Hit · 5.8xBudget$7M
Worldwide Gross$40.3M
Gifted is woke-free (2/10) – pure, apolitical family drama with heartfelt universal themes, no identity politics or lectures.
Gifted is a charming, traditional family drama centered on a custody battle over a child math prodigy's right to a normal childhood versus elite training, with no overt progressive ideological elements driving the narrative, characters, or premise.
The storytelling follows classic tropes of familial love, sacrifice, and balancing potential with happiness, free from identity politics, systemic oppression critiques, or social justice lectures. Casting is organic and merit-based for an original screenplay: Chris Evans as the uncle guardian, Mckenna Grace as the white child lead, with Octavia Spencer in a supportive neighbor role that feels incidental rather than forced or focal.
The director notes the interracial 'family' unit (white uncle, black neighbor raising white niece) as a positive aspect of American culture but explicitly avoids politicizing it, framing the film as apolitical and heartfelt. Reception is broadly positive with no backlash over 'wokeness,' DEI, or controversies; audiences and critics praise its entertainment value and emotional authenticity without referencing activist intent. This lack of embedded contemporary social justice activism allows the film to deliver pure, neutral entertainment focused on universal family themes.
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We've run a full content analysis on Gifted and scored it 2/10 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 Gifted's overall score.
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Gifted is rated PG-13. 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. Learn more about our methodology →
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