Movie review
Baby Driver
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- June 28, 2017
- Age Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
Where to Watch
United States · Last checked 5/13/2026
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Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Baby Driver.
Representation / casting choices
Casting aligns with Atlanta crime premise and character logic with no audience-visible forced diversity, identity signaling, race/gender swaps, or unearned dynamics.
Political / ideological dialogue
Narrative contains zero political, activist, or identity-based dialogue or messaging.
Identity-driven story themes
Core arcs center on personal trauma, music coping, crime debt, and romance without any identity politics or social-justice framing.
Institutional / cultural critique
Classic heist redemption tale with no modern activist critiques of capitalism, patriarchy, toxic masculinity, traditional norms, or Western institutions.