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Toy Story 5
Box Office
Hit · 4.5x
Budget$250M
Worldwide Gross$1.1B
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Toy Story 5

Toy Story 5

movie·PG·Jun 19, 2026·
Box OfficeHit · 4.5x
$250M
Budget
$1.1B
Gross
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Toy Story 5

movie
PG
June 19, 2026
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Audience Woke Score
6/10
Mixed
8 Ratings
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Toy Story 5 earns a low 2/10 woke score by keeping the spotlight on its established toys and a natural Buzz-Jessie romance while treating tech versus play as a simple coexistence issue rather than an ideological battle.

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Detailed Analysis

Toy Story 5 keeps its focus on the core group of established toys as they deal with Lilypad, a new tablet device that draws Bonnie toward its social features.

The story follows Jessie in a leadership position while she works through her own history, and it centers the emotional thread on the developing relationship between Buzz and Jessie that ends in a play wedding. New additions such as Blaze, Smarty Pants, and Atlas appear as original characters suited to the updated setting, with no alterations to any prior canon figures or forced identity changes. The central conflict examines technology competing with traditional play and friendships, yet the resolution shows the two sides reaching a cooperative balance rather than condemning one outright. This approach treats the theme as a straightforward coexistence question instead of an ideological platform, and the heterosexual romance between Buzz and Jessie remains a natural extension of their existing dynamic without any activist overlay.

Key Factors

  • Jessie-led story with Buzz-Jessie romance as emotional core
  • New original characters voiced by diverse actors (Lily, Blaze) without altering established roles
  • Tech-vs-play theme presented as balanced coexistence, not activist critique

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 Toy Story 5 Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Toy Story 5 and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

Audience Fit
2/5
Mixed fit

Audience Fit is the inverse of the community's average woke rating of 6.3/10: the less woke our audience finds a title, the more stars it earns. Based on 8 audience ratings.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of woke content is in Toy Story 5?

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 Toy Story 5's overall score.

Is Toy Story 5 family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Toy Story 5 is rated PG. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.

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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

Tom Hanks
2Based

Tom Hanks

Woody (voice)

Tim Allen
0.6Based

Tim Allen

Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Joan Cusack
1.6Based

Joan Cusack

Jessie (voice)

Greta Lee
1.9Based

Greta Lee

Lilypad (voice)

Conan O'Brien
0.6Based

Conan O'Brien

Smarty Pants (voice)

Craig Robinson
1.8Based

Craig Robinson

Atlas (voice)

Shelby Rabara
2Based

Shelby Rabara

Snappy (voice)

Mykal-Michelle Harris
4.1Mixed

Mykal-Michelle Harris

Blaze (voice)

Tony Hale
3.3Based

Tony Hale

Forky (voice)

Scarlett Spears
2Based

Scarlett Spears

Bonnie (voice)

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Audience Reviews4

Wade_SaysProWoke5/10
Oct 3, 2026

This is a tough one. Woody and Buzz take a backseat and Jessie is the leader and “alpha”. We even see her marry Buzz (he wears a dress of some sort) while Jessie wears a tie. Not a fan of that.

xhevdetneedWoke7/10
Sep 29, 2026

(SPOILER)!!! Buzz is weak. And he use to be, bad ass compare to 1,2,3 and the 5 buzz is in the background, and is the bride when he gets married.

WiFiFromMcDonaldsWoke8/10
Sep 28, 2026

Another franchise ruined by woke agenda. Jessie is now the central character becouse why not, she is strong female afterall, Buzz and Woody are still in movie but barely, they are irrelevant and totally put aside, They simple got "Disneyed" like Luke Skywalker in Last Jedi. Jessie is now the leader of all the toys. She orders everyone around, including Buzz, who is also a total simp for her. There are also a lot of moments where the two of them are portrayed as weak and submissive. (Small spoiler alert: for example, when Buzz and Jessie finally kiss, she lifts her leg in the air; when they get married, Buzz is the one who walks down the aisle toward her while she waits for him; during the wedding she hold him in her arms rather than the other way around; and there’s a scene where Woody gets into a vehicle and Bo Peep tells him, “Move over, I’m driving!” etc.). Woody is portrayed as a bald, overweight old man and is never taken seriously.

HammertonWoke4/10
Sep 4, 2026

Most of the movie seems based. However, Buzz is clearly the submissive character to his love interest, Jessica -- particularly notable in the end scene where they get married. He gets a ring and flowers, etc. Might as well have been wearing a dress.