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That's My Boy
Box Office
Flop · 0.8x
Budget$70M
Worldwide Gross$57.7M
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That's My Boy

That's My Boy

movie·R·Jun 15, 2012·
Box OfficeFlop · 0.8x
$70M
Budget
$57.7M
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That's My Boy

movie
R
June 15, 2012
Wokeometer Rating
0Based
0/10
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

That's My Boy sticks to classic crude comedy tropes around family scandal and redemption, with no identity politics or social justice angles. It's pure neutral entertainment at a 0/10 woke score.

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Detailed Analysis

That's My Boy is a 2012 raunchy comedy built around a father-son reunion plot originating from a 1984 statutory rape scandal between 13-year-old Donny Berger (Adam Sandler) and his teacher Mary McGarricle, resulting in son Todd/Han Solo (Andy Samberg).

The story centers on Donny's financial troubles, crude antics at Todd's wedding, bad parenting flashbacks, and eventual reconciliation, with themes limited to family embarrassment, redemption, and lowbrow humor around sex, alcohol, and neglect. The core premise draws exclusively from traditional crude comedy tropes of teen scandal, deadbeat parenting, and wedding chaos, containing no identity politics, systemic critiques, or social justice framing of any kind. Casting follows standard practices for the era, with supporting roles such as Brie serving incidental functions that do not influence the narrative or themes.

Creator intent aligns with pre-2010s Sandler-style vulgarity, drawing criticism for sexism and tastelessness rather than activist messaging, and no statements from creators reference inclusion or DEI mandates. Audience reception similarly shows no evidence of progressive ideological engagement, confirming the complete absence of such elements across premise, characters, and dialogue.

Key Factors

  • No race/gender/sexuality swaps of established characters; casting is standard for the era with incidental supporting roles (e.g., Ciara as Brie) that do not drive narrative or themes.
  • Core premise and humor revolve around traditional crude comedy tropes of teen scandal, deadbeat parenting, and wedding chaos without any identity politics, systemic critiques, or social justice framing.
  • Creator intent and reception reflect pre-2010s Sandler-style vulgarity, criticized for sexism and tastelessness rather than any activist messaging; no DEI mandates or creator statements on inclusion.

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 That's My Boy Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on That's My Boy 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 That's My Boy?

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 That's My Boy's overall score.

Is That's My Boy family-friendly?

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

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3.6Based

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Leighton Meester
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Susan Sarandon
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James Caan
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