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Sense and Sensibility
movie·PG·Dec 13, 1995·
Box OfficeHit · 8.4x
$16M
Budget
$134.6M
Gross
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Sense and Sensibility
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Sense and Sensibility
movie
PG
December 13, 1995
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
A faithful Regency romance centered on the Dashwood sisters' love and growth, with zero modern politics or identity messaging for a clean 1/10 woke score. Pure story-driven entertainment.
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Detailed Analysis
The 1995 film is a faithful adaptation of Jane Austen's 1811 novel, with Emma Thompson's screenplay preserving the original plot of the Dashwood sisters navigating inheritance loss, marriage prospects, and Regency-era social constraints through personal growth and romantic entanglements.
No modern progressive elements appear: casting features period-appropriate white actors in all lead roles including Elinor (Emma Thompson), Marianne (Kate Winslet), and Edward (Hugh Grant), with no race- or gender-swapping of established characters or insertion of contemporary identity politics. Themes center on class, fortune, and emotional balance in a traditional narrative framework, without critiques of patriarchy, systemic oppression, or DEI mandates.
Key Factors
- Faithful period adaptation with no source changes for diversity
- Traditional all-white casting matching Regency setting
- Absence of identity politics, LGBTQ+ elements, or activist framing in themes or dialogue
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 Sense and Sensibility Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Sense and Sensibility and scored it 1/10 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 Sense and Sensibility?
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 Sense and Sensibility's overall score.
Is Sense and Sensibility family-friendly?
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