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The Crow
Box Office
Flop · 0.5x
Budget$50M
Worldwide Gross$24.1M
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The Crow

The Crow

movie·R·Aug 23, 2024·
Box OfficeFlop · 0.5x
$50M
Budget
$24.1M
Gross
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The Crow

movie
R
August 23, 2024
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

The Crow keeps its focus on a classic gothic revenge story of love, sacrifice, and redemption with zero identity politics or social agendas, earning a low 2/10 woke score as safe neutral entertainment.

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Detailed Analysis

The 2024 The Crow is a straightforward gothic revenge fantasy centered on soulmates Eric and Shelly's murder, Eric's resurrection for vengeance, and themes of love, sacrifice, and redemption.

Plot details from multiple sources confirm a traditional narrative of addiction, crime, demonic pacts, and brutal action without any references to systemic oppression, identity politics, patriarchy critiques, or LGBTQ+ elements. Casting features Bill Skarsgård as Eric and FKA twigs as Shelly in a heterosexual romance; while Shelly's performer brings mixed heritage compared to prior versions, this remains incidental to the story and unaccompanied by creator statements emphasizing diversity mandates or social messaging. Supporting roles like Josette Simon as Shelly's mother add background variety but do not drive the premise.

Director comments focus on self-sacrifice and emotional romance in a modern reimagining, with no activist framing. Reception highlights quality and box-office issues rather than ideological backlash. Minor incidental diversity in casting does not elevate beyond low-level organic elements in a classic storytelling framework. Casting evidence: Casting research is incomplete or contains unresolved comparisons; overall casting fidelity has not been established.

Documented credits include Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven / The Crow; FKA twigs as Shelly Webster. The casting comparison for Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven / The Crow remains unresolved. The casting comparison for FKA twigs as Shelly Webster remains unresolved. Official assessment: This is the scheduled next-day assessment of the context available at analysis time; it does not imply that the complete work or season has been reviewed.

Reported coverage is substantial. Reported limitations: Pre-release hype and some remake legacy criticism not tied to ideology; full audience data post-release

Key Factors

  • Traditional revenge/romance plot with no ideological themes or messaging
  • Incidental casting diversity without source-material race/gender swaps or centrality
  • Creator intent limited to emotional and supernatural elements, no activism

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 The Crow Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on The Crow 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 The Crow?

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 The Crow's overall score.

Is The Crow family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). The Crow 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 →

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Top Cast

Bill Skarsgård
2.3Based

Bill Skarsgård

Eric

FKA twigs
3Based

FKA twigs

Shelly

Danny Huston
2.1Based

Danny Huston

Vincent Roeg

Josette Simon
2.5Based

Josette Simon

Sophia

Laura Birn
5.5Mixed

Laura Birn

Marion

Sami Bouajila
4.5Mixed

Sami Bouajila

Kronos

Karel Dobrý
2Based

Karel Dobrý

Roman

Jordan Bolger
5Mixed

Jordan Bolger

Chance

Sebastian Orozco
2Based

Sebastian Orozco

Dom

David Bowles
2Based

David Bowles

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