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The Hunt
Box Office
Hit · 4.8x
Budget$3.8M
Worldwide Gross$18.3M
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The Hunt

The Hunt

movie·R·Oct 25, 2012·
Box OfficeHit · 4.8x
$3.8M
Budget
$18.3M
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The Hunt

movie
R
October 25, 2012
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

The Hunt earns its 1/10 woke score by sticking to raw human drama around rumor and reputation, with zero activist framing or identity politics.

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Detailed Analysis

The Hunt (2012 Danish film) centers on Lucas, a divorced kindergarten teacher played by Mads Mikkelsen in a small rural Danish village, whose life collapses after a young girl named Klara makes a false sexual abuse accusation stemming from a childish misunderstanding.

The story tracks the accusation's spread through the community, leading to ostracism, police investigation, and family strain before partial vindication. Casting remains fully authentic to the Danish setting with no race or gender swaps, preserving the realistic village environment without any forced diversity elements. The premise treats the false accusation and resulting hysteria strictly as neutral human drama, avoiding any activist framing, lecture scenes, or subplots that invoke systemic oppression, patriarchy, or identity issues.

No creator statements introduce progressive themes such as DEI initiatives or critiques of traditional norms, and audience reception centers on the film's acting performances and building tension rather than ideological debates. This approach keeps the narrative focused on universal questions of rumor and reputation without injecting contemporary political messaging.

Key Factors

  • Authentic Danish casting with no race/gender swaps or forced diversity in a realistic village setting
  • Core premise of false child accusation and community hysteria presented as neutral human drama without activist messaging or lecture moments
  • No creator statements or subplots advancing progressive themes like DEI, patriarchy, or identity exploration; reception focuses on acting and tension rather than ideology

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 Hunt Woke?

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

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 Hunt's overall score.

Is The Hunt family-friendly?

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

Mads Mikkelsen
3.4Based

Mads Mikkelsen

Lucas

Thomas Bo Larsen
1Based

Thomas Bo Larsen

Theo

Annika
1Based

Annika

Klara

Lasse Fogelstrøm
1Based

Lasse Fogelstrøm

Marcus

Susse Wold
1Based

Susse Wold

Grethe

Anne Louise Hassing
1Based

Anne Louise Hassing

Agnes

Lars Ranthe
1Based

Lars Ranthe

Bruun

Alexandra Rapaport
1Based

Alexandra Rapaport

Nadja

Sebastian Bull Sarning
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