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The Patriot
Box Office
Underperformed · 2.0x
Budget$110M
Worldwide Gross$215.3M
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The Patriot

The Patriot

movie·R·Jun 28, 2000·
Box OfficeUnderperformed · 2.0x
$110M
Budget
$215.3M
Gross
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The Patriot

movie
R
June 28, 2000
Wokeometer Rating
0Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

The Patriot offers pure, no-frills Revolutionary War storytelling centered on family protection and revenge, with zero identity politics or modern lectures for a clean 0/10 woke score.

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Detailed Analysis

The Patriot (2000) is a straightforward historical war drama centered on Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), a widowed farmer and French and Indian War veteran who reluctantly joins the American Revolution to protect his family after British forces kill one son and threaten the others.

The narrative follows classic reluctant-hero and revenge tropes, emphasizing personal loyalty, battlefield tactics, and the fight for colonial independence without any framing around identity politics, systemic oppression, or critiques of traditional norms. Its core premise stays fixed on family protection, personal vengeance, and Revolutionary War heroism, delivering action and drama free of activist messaging or lecture moments. Creator and production choices prioritized entertainment and action over social commentary, resulting in traditional casting with no race, gender, or sexuality changes to established historical figures or source characters. Any controversies that arose centered on historical inaccuracies such as softened slavery depictions rather than any progressive intent, confirming the film avoids injecting modern ideological elements into its story.

Key Factors

  • Traditional casting with no race, gender, or sexuality changes to established historical figures or source characters
  • Core premise and themes revolve around family protection, personal vengeance, and Revolutionary War heroism with no activist messaging or lecture moments
  • Creator and production choices prioritized entertainment and action over any social commentary; controversies center on historical inaccuracies like softened slavery depictions rather than progressive intent

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Directed by

  • Roland Emmerich

Is The Patriot Woke?

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

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 Patriot's overall score.

Is The Patriot family-friendly?

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