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Seven Pounds
movie·PG-13·Dec 18, 2008·
Box OfficeHit · 3.1x
$55M
Budget
$168.2M
Gross
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Seven Pounds
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Seven Pounds
movie
PG-13
December 18, 2008
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Seven Pounds earns its low 1/10 woke score as pure, apolitical storytelling centered on personal guilt, atonement, and self-sacrifice. No activist framing—just classic redemption through Ben Thomas's quiet acts of generosity.
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Detailed Analysis
Seven Pounds centers on a traditional redemption narrative: Will Smith's character Ben Thomas, after causing a fatal car crash while texting, systematically donates organs and assets to seven deserving strangers—including his brother, a social worker, a hockey coach, a young boy, a woman escaping abuse, a blind telemarketer named Ezra, and ultimately his heart to Emily (Rosario Dawson), a woman with congenital heart failure whom he falls in love with.
The plot, driven by personal guilt and moral atonement rather than any social commentary, follows classic storytelling tropes of self-sacrifice and righting one's wrongs without activist framing.
Key Factors
- Traditional personal redemption premise with no identity politics or systemic critiques
- Organic 2008 casting including Black lead Will Smith and Latina Rosario Dawson as love interest, without source swaps or forced elements
- No creator statements or reception signals indicating progressive messaging; backlash limited to sentimentality complaints
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 Seven Pounds Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Seven Pounds and scored it 1/10 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 Seven Pounds?
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 Seven Pounds's overall score.
Is Seven Pounds family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Seven Pounds is rated PG-13. 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 →
