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Johnny English
Box Office
Hit · 4.0x
Budget$40M
Worldwide Gross$160.5M
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Johnny English

Johnny English

movie·PG·Apr 6, 2003·
Box OfficeHit · 4.0x
$40M
Budget
$160.5M
Gross
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Johnny English

movie
PG
April 6, 2003
Wokeometer Rating
0Based
0/10
Audience Woke Score
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TL;DR Verdict

Johnny English earns a 0/10 woke score by delivering pure slapstick spy parody and loyal service to the Crown with zero identity politics or progressive messaging. The result is safe, neutral entertainment centered only on story and laughs.

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Detailed Analysis

Johnny English (2003) is a straightforward spy comedy parodying the James Bond franchise, centered on Rowan Atkinson's bumbling MI7 clerk who becomes the agency's sole agent after a catastrophic funeral bombing and must recover the stolen Crown Jewels from French villain Pascal Sauvage.

The plot, characters, and humor revolve entirely around classic slapstick incompetence, patriotic service to the monarchy, and light espionage tropes with no engagement in identity politics, systemic critiques, or social justice framing. The film maintains a traditional comedic structure that prioritizes physical gags and institutional loyalty over any contemporary messaging, delivering entertainment through the protagonist's repeated failures and eventual triumphs in service of the Crown. Casting features Rowan Atkinson as the lead alongside Natalie Imbruglia, Ben Miller, and John Malkovich in roles that align with the film's British setting and source parody without any alterations to established characters or forced diversity mandates.

Original characters and casting fully consistent with 2003 British comedy conventions ensure the focus remains on the parody of espionage clichés rather than external social agendas, resulting in zero evidence of DEI, LGBTQ+ foregrounding, or progressive messaging in plot or dialogue per multiple content reviews and plot summaries. This absence allows the story to function purely as lighthearted farce without ideological intrusions.

Key Factors

  • Traditional Bond parody with bumbling male protagonist and no activist themes
  • Original characters and casting fully consistent with 2003 British comedy conventions
  • Zero evidence of DEI, LGBTQ+ foregrounding, or progressive messaging in plot or dialogue per multiple content reviews and plot summaries

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Is Johnny English Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Johnny English and scored it 0/10 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 Johnny English?

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 Johnny English's overall score.

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Top Cast

Rowan Atkinson
0.8Based

Rowan Atkinson

Johnny English

Natalie Imbruglia
0Based

Natalie Imbruglia

Lorna Campbell

Ben Miller
0Based

Ben Miller

Bough

John Malkovich
2Based

John Malkovich

Pascal Sauvage

Greg Wise
0.5Based

Greg Wise

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Tasha de Vasconcelos
0Based

Tasha de Vasconcelos

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Douglas McFerran
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Steve Nicolson
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Terence Harvey

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