Movie review
March 14, 2018 · 102 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Blockers.
Woke representation / casting
Modern diverse friend group with South Asian-American actress in a key teen role and visible lesbian character; fits natural high-school setting without forced signaling or story mismatches.
Woke political dialogue
Light references to sexual double standards and progressive family acceptance; no heavy activist speeches or institutional attacks.
Identity-driven story themes
Focus on girls' sexual agency, sex-positivity, and one lesbian identity arc; teens portrayed as more progressive than traditional parents, noticeable but not dominant.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Satirizes overprotective parenting and old-school double standards on female virginity as outdated; mild push against traditional gender expectations around sex without deeper systemic framing.
Review
Blockers is a 2018 raunchy R-rated comedy about three overprotective parents who discover their daughters have a secret pact to lose their virginity on prom night and launch a frantic effort to stop them. The story mixes crude humor, chases, and family moments as the parents and teens collide through one chaotic evening. It flips the classic teen sex comedy by centering the girls' perspectives on sexuality and features a visible lesbian subplot with one daughter exploring her identity. Director interviews and reviews highlight its sex-positive take on female agency and double standards around teen sex.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Very limited; a handful of reviews noted liberal or progressive elements, but no significant social media outrage or sustained right-leaning criticism.
Creator track record context
Director Kay Cannon has discussed feminist themes of raunch parity and sex-positive storytelling in interviews; other creatives show mostly standard comedy backgrounds with low activist signals.
Production
