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UglyDolls
Box Office
Flop · 0.7x
Budget$45M
Worldwide Gross$32.5M
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UglyDolls

UglyDolls

movie·PG·May 3, 2019·
Box OfficeFlop · 0.7x
$45M
Budget
$32.5M
Gross
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UglyDolls

movie
PG
May 3, 2019
Wokeometer Rating
6Mixed
0/10
Audience Woke Score
No Ratings Yet
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

UglyDolls centers its plot on embracing differences and rejecting superficial standards through its towns and characters, giving these self-acceptance themes a foundational role without making them the sole focus. This balanced approach results in a moderate 6/10 score.

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Detailed Analysis

UglyDolls centers its entire premise on celebrating 'weirdness' and 'strangeness' in Uglyville while contrasting it with the superficial Perfection Institute, where dolls are shamed for imperfections like short stature, thinness, blemishes, or needing glasses.

The plot resolves with the two towns merging into 'Imperfection,' explicitly framing differences as what make characters special and worthy of love, with Moxy finding acceptance from a child who shares her missing tooth. This body-positivity and anti-conformity messaging drives the narrative, songs like 'The Ugly Truth' and 'Unbreakable,' and emotional arcs, making it foundational rather than incidental. The film's thematic centrality around rejecting beauty standards as the path to happiness receives further emphasis through explicit cast intent, such as Janelle Monáe's framing of the story as standing up for the 'othered' and marginalized with queer found-family metaphors.

Targeting children's media amplifies the weight of these diversity-celebration and self-acceptance themes as central emotional drivers. A diverse voice cast including Janelle Monáe, Lizzo, and Wanda Sykes, with characters like Mandy highlighting visible 'flaws' as sympathetic traits, contributes to the score, though the absence of established-character race or gender swaps prevents it from reaching higher bands.

Key Factors

  • Core premise and resolution revolve around rejecting beauty standards and embracing differences as the path to happiness and community
  • Explicit intent from cast (e.g., Janelle Monáe) framing the story as standing up for the 'othered' and marginalized, including queer found-family metaphors
  • Children's media targeting amplifies the weight of the diversity-celebration and self-acceptance themes as central emotional drivers
  • Diverse voice cast including Janelle Monáe, Lizzo, Wanda Sykes, and others, with characters like Mandy highlighting visible 'flaws' as sympathetic traits
  • No established-character race/gender swaps or source-material clashes, keeping it below higher bands despite thematic centrality

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Is UglyDolls Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on UglyDolls and scored it 6/10 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 UglyDolls?

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 UglyDolls's overall score.

Is UglyDolls family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). UglyDolls is rated PG. 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?

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Top Cast

Kelly Clarkson
6Mixed

Kelly Clarkson

Moxy (voice)

Janelle Monáe
6.4Mixed

Janelle Monáe

Mandy (voice)

Blake Shelton
6Mixed

Blake Shelton

Ox (voice)

Wanda Sykes
2.7Based

Wanda Sykes

Wage (voice)

Gabriel Iglesias
4.3Mixed

Gabriel Iglesias

Babo (voice)

Leehom Wang
6Mixed

Leehom Wang

Lucky Bat (voice)

Bebe Rexha
6Mixed

Bebe Rexha

Tuesday (voice)

Charli xcx
4Mixed

Charli xcx

Kitty (voice)

Lizzo
6Mixed

Lizzo

Lydia (voice)

Nick Jonas
2.7Based

Nick Jonas

Lou (voice)

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