Box Office
Hit · 5.4xBudget$80M
Worldwide Gross$429.4M
The Secret Life of Pets 2 stays laser-focused on classic family adventure and traditional values, earning a low 1/10 woke score with zero identity politics or lectures.
The film centers on traditional family structures, including marriage between a man and woman followed by the birth of a child, with Max's arc revolving around protective instincts and learning bravery through mentorship from the gruff, alpha-male farm dog Rooster.
New characters like Daisy (voiced by Tiffany Haddish) and Rooster (Harrison Ford) add voice diversity without altering established roles or injecting identity politics. Subplots emphasize resourcefulness and adventure in line with classic storytelling, not systemic oppression or gender critiques.
A progressive critic explicitly complained about the absence of same-sex pet couples and the praise for marriage and masculinity, underscoring the lack of activist framing. Voice casting changes (e.g., Patton Oswalt replacing Louis C.K.) stem from external scandals, not DEI mandates. As a children's film, the absence of any ideological lectures, pronoun usage, or critiques of traditional norms keeps progressive influence minimal and incidental at most.
We've run a full content analysis on The Secret Life of Pets 2 and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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 Secret Life of Pets 2's overall score.
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). The Secret Life of Pets 2 is rated PG. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age ratingto decide if it's right for your family.
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