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Ordinary Angels
Box Office
Underperformed · 1.6x
Budget$13M
Worldwide Gross$20.6M
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Ordinary Angels

Ordinary Angels

movie·PG·Feb 23, 2024·
Box OfficeUnderperformed · 1.6x
$13M
Budget
$20.6M
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Ordinary Angels

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PG
February 23, 2024
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Ordinary Angels earns a low 2/10 woke score by focusing purely on faith, family resilience, and community kindness in a true story with zero identity politics or activist framing.

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Detailed Analysis

Ordinary Angels is a 2024 Christian drama from Angel Studios, directed by Jon Gunn, based directly on 1994 events in Louisville, Kentucky.

It follows real-life hairdresser Sharon Stevens (Hilary Swank) rallying her community—including a pastor and locals—to fund a liver transplant for young Michelle Schmitt (Emily Mitchell), daughter of widowed father Ed Schmitt (Alan Ritchson). The core premise centers on faith, personal redemption from alcoholism, family resilience, and ordinary people performing acts of kindness, with no narrative focus on identity politics, systemic oppression, or critiques of traditional norms.

As a faith-based true story, the film emphasizes community support, perseverance, and spiritual themes without any activist framing or lecture moments that would inject contemporary political messaging. Main cast members align with the real individuals' demographics and genders, featuring no race or gender swaps of established figures. The minor supporting role of Rose (Tamala Jones), Sharon's invented salon partner and AA supporter, functions only as a practical friend character offering everyday assistance and remains peripheral without thematic centrality or ideological messaging. This approach keeps the story grounded in its traditional, non-political foundation, delivering entertainment centered on personal faith and collective goodwill rather than social agendas.

Key Factors

  • Faith-based true story with traditional themes of community, faith, and perseverance; no activist framing or lecture moments
  • Main cast matches real individuals' demographics and genders with no established-character race or gender swaps
  • Minor supporting role of Rose (Tamala Jones) as Sharon's invented salon partner and AA supporter adds incidental diversity but serves only as a functional friend character without centrality or messaging

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Is Ordinary Angels Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Ordinary Angels and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of woke content is in Ordinary Angels?

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 Ordinary Angels's overall score.

Is Ordinary Angels family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Ordinary Angels is rated PG. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.

How does Wokeometer score movies?

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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Top Cast

Hilary Swank
3.8Based

Hilary Swank

Sharon Stevens

Alan Ritchson
2.2Based

Alan Ritchson

Ed Schmitt

Emily Mitchell
1.5Based

Emily Mitchell

Michelle Schmitt

Skywalker Hughes
3.7Based

Skywalker Hughes

Ashley Schmitt

Nancy Travis
0.4Based

Nancy Travis

Barbara Schmitt

Tamala Jones
1.7Based

Tamala Jones

Rose

Drew Powell
1Based

Drew Powell

Pastor Dave Stone

Amy Acker
2.8Based

Amy Acker

Theresa Schmitt

Stephanie Sy
1.5Based

Stephanie Sy

Amy Chan

Erik Athavale
2.7Based

Erik Athavale

Dr. Ghorbani

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