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Rubber
movie·R·Feb 25, 2011·
Box OfficeFlop · 0.2x
$500K
Budget
$98K
Gross
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Rubber
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Rubber
movie
R
February 25, 2011
Wokeometer Rating
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0/10
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Rubber scores a clean 0/10 for wokeness by sticking to surreal tire-driven violence and movie satire with zero identity politics or social justice framing. It delivers neutral, story-first absurdity that stays safely apolitical.
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Detailed Analysis
Rubber (2010) is an absurdist meta-comedy centered on a sentient car tire named Robert that awakens in the desert, discovers psychokinetic powers to explode objects and people, and becomes fixated on a woman named Sheila while a framing device shows an in-film audience and sheriff Chad delivering a monologue on cinema's 'no reason' philosophy.
The plot, characters, and themes revolve entirely around surreal violence, narrative arbitrariness, and satire of movie conventions, with no engagement in identity politics, systemic oppression narratives, or social justice framing. Director Quentin Dupieux has repeatedly described the project in interviews as a deliberate exercise in stupidity and creative freedom without deeper explanation or messaging, aligning with its cult reception as a weird B-movie homage rather than any ideological statement.
Key Factors
- Absurdist premise and 'no reason' meta-theme as core premise with no social commentary
- Standard casting of original characters with no race/gender swaps or DEI elements
- Director intent focused on cinematic absurdity and audience expectations, not activism
- Reception and analysis emphasize surreal humor and meta structure over any political reading
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 Rubber Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Rubber and scored it 0/10 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 Rubber?
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 Rubber's overall score.
Is Rubber family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Rubber is rated R. 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 →
