Box Office
Underperformed · 1.6xBudget$64M
Worldwide Gross$104M
Little Man is pure, unapologetic slapstick with zero identity politics or social justice angles, making it safe neutral entertainment that stays focused on story and gags.
Little Man is a 2006 slapstick comedy centered on absurd physical gags involving a dwarf criminal disguising himself as a baby to retrieve a stolen diamond.
The narrative revolves around crime, deception, family misunderstandings, and crude bodily humor with no engagement in identity politics, systemic critiques, or social justice themes. Casting features Black leads in roles that align with the Wayans brothers' established style of urban comedy, without any race- or gender-swapping of established characters or forced diversity mandates.
Reception highlights its juvenile and offensive elements around sex and violence, but contains zero references to progressive messaging or activist intent from creators. Any incidental jokes touching on race or policing serve traditional comedic exaggeration rather than advancing ideological narratives.
We've run a full content analysis on Little Man and scored it 0/10 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 Little Man's overall score.
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Little Man 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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