Box Office
Hit · 5.4xBudget$9M
Worldwide Gross$48.5M
Midsommar stays safe neutral entertainment with a 3/10 woke score by focusing on grief, relationships, and folk horror instead of identity politics or lectures.
Midsommar centers on grief, a failing relationship, and a pagan cult horror premise rooted in folk traditions and psychological breakdown, with no foundational reliance on identity politics, DEI mandates, or systemic oppression narratives.
The female lead's arc involves emotional support and agency in a cult setting, which some interpret as subverting toxic male behavior or patriarchy, but this stems from standard relationship drama and horror tropes rather than activist framing. Casting includes several actors of color among the American visitors in a story set in rural Sweden, presented as anthropology students without source-material changes or clashes.
Creator statements frame it as a breakup and grief story without emphasis on social justice. Progressive readings exist in criticism (e.g., matriarchy vs. patriarchy or critiques of entitlement), but these are overlays on a neutral horror narrative, not embedded messaging. No lectures, pronoun usage, or identity-focused subplots; audience reactions rarely label it 'woke' and often reject such framing outright.
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We've run a full content analysis on Midsommar and scored it 3/10 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 Midsommar's overall score.
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Midsommar is rated R. 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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