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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
movie·PG-13·Feb 7, 2003·
Box OfficeHit · 3.6x
$50M
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$177.6M
Gross
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
movie
PG-13
February 7, 2003
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
This 2003 rom-com earns its low 1/10 woke score by sticking to a classic, apolitical story of romantic deception and authentic connection with zero identity politics or systemic critiques.
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Detailed Analysis
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a 2003 romantic comedy centered on Andie Anderson, a magazine columnist writing an article on driving a man away using classic relationship mistakes, and Benjamin Barry, an ad executive betting he can make any woman fall in love in ten days.
Their competing schemes lead to comedic antics and eventual genuine romance, with the story emphasizing lighthearted deception, personal authenticity, and traditional romantic pursuit without any framing around systemic issues, identity politics, or critiques of norms. Casting aligns directly with the original characters—Kate Hudson as Andie and Matthew McConaughey as Ben—with supporting roles like Kathryn Hahn's Michelle and the Judy Spears/Green pair filling standard comedic functions in an original screenplay loosely inspired by a picture book, showing no departures from established source material.
Key Factors
- Traditional rom-com premise focused purely on entertainment and relationship games
- No race/gender swaps, LGBTQ+ normalization, or activist themes in plot or dialogue
- Creator and cast comments emphasize fun chemistry and female ambition within classic storytelling, not social justice messaging
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 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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What kind of woke content is in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?
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 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days's overall score.
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