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The Internship

movie
January 13, 2026
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

The Internship: 2/10 wokeness – straight action thriller with zero politics, DEI, or lectures, delivering neutral revenge espionage free of activism.

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Detailed Analysis

The Internship is a straightforward action thriller featuring a female CIA-trained assassin recruiting fellow program graduates to dismantle the organization, with the CIA counterattacking.

The cast includes young female leads like Lizzy Greene and Sky Katz alongside a mix of male actors, providing incidental diversity that aligns organically with contemporary action ensembles without clashing against the story's needs or source material (original screenplay). Themes center on revenge against a secretive abusive program, touching lightly on institutional betrayal and stolen childhoods, but these are executed as generic high-stakes espionage without explicit social justice lectures, identity politics, or critiques of systemic patriarchy, racism, or capitalism.

No evidence of race/gender-swapping, forced DEI mandates, prominent LGBTQ+ elements, or creator activism; director James Bamford's background is in stunts, with no interviews emphasizing progressive intent. Reception is poor (IMDb 4.0/10), criticized for weak acting, camera work, and simplistic script rather than ideological intrusions, with zero mentions of 'woke' backlash or controversy. This lack of overt progressive messaging allows the film to focus purely on entertainment, albeit poorly delivered, making it a refreshing example of traditional action storytelling unburdened by contemporary 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 Internship Woke?

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

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 Internship's overall score.

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Top Cast

Lizzy Greene
1.5Based

Lizzy Greene

Renee

Megan Boone
2Based

Megan Boone

Candace Dalton

Sky Katz
1.5Based

Sky Katz

Apothecary

Philip Winchester
1.3Based

Philip Winchester

Dick Jones

Alix Villaret
4Mixed

Alix Villaret

Dagger

O
2Based

Ollie Roddy

Rubicon

Kaine Buffonge
2Based

Kaine Buffonge

Caliber

W
2Based

Will Pierson

Analyst

Jonas Armstrong
2Based

Jonas Armstrong

Vlad Kurchenko

Sullivan Stapleton
2.2Based

Sullivan Stapleton

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