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movie·PG-13·Jul 29, 2025·
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War of the Worlds

movie
PG-13
July 29, 2025
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

War of the Worlds (2025): 2/10 woke— organic diversity fuels neutral alien thriller with zero politics or lectures, tanked purely by shoddy CGI and execution.

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Detailed Analysis

War of the Worlds (2025) features a diverse cast including Ice Cube as the black DHS surveillance analyst lead Will Radford, with his black children (played by Iman Benson and Henry Hunter Hall), Latina NASA scientist Eva Longoria, and a white Amazon delivery driver boyfriend for the daughter, in a modern American setting where such representation feels organic rather than forced or clashing with source material.

The plot centers on an alien invasion experienced through screenlife surveillance feeds, with themes of government overreach via mass monitoring (e.g., 'Goliath' program attracting aliens by harvesting data) and family reconciliation, but these are presented as action-thriller elements without explicit social justice lectures, identity politics, or critiques of systemic racism, patriarchy, or capitalism. No creator interviews emphasize activism or DEI mandates; producer Bekmambetov frames it as a timely tech-spin on H.G.

Wells. Reception is overwhelmingly negative (0-4% Rotten Tomatoes, 20% audience) due to shoddy CGI, poor acting, excessive Amazon product placement, and overall ineptitude, not ideological content—audience and critic backlash ignores 'woke' elements, with rare X mentions either praising 'no woke shit' or vaguely lumping it with promo without specifics. This traditional sci-fi entertainment focus, unmarred by prominent progressive intrusions, deserves praise for avoiding heavy-handed messaging amid Hollywood trends.

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Is War of the Worlds Woke?

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

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What kind of woke content is in War of the Worlds?

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 War of the Worlds's overall score.

Is War of the Worlds family-friendly?

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Ice Cube
2.2Based

Ice Cube

William Radford

Eva Longoria
2.2Based

Eva Longoria

NASA Scientist Sandra Salas

Clark Gregg
3.6Based

Clark Gregg

NSA Director Donald Briggs

Iman Benson
4.5Mixed

Iman Benson

Faith Radford

Henry Hunter Hall
2Based

Henry Hunter Hall

David Radford

Devon Bostick
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Devon Bostick

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Andrea Savage
1.7Based

Andrea Savage

FBI Field Agent Sheila Jeffries

Nicole Pulliam
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Nicole Pulliam

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Michael O'Neill
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Michael O'Neill

Secretary of Defense Walter Crystal

Jim Meskimen
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