
Movie review
Call Me by Your Name
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- October 1, 2017
- Age Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 132 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 Call Me by Your Name.
Representation / casting choices
Casting uses white male actors for the leads in a story set in 1980s Italy that matches the novel exactly, with no audience-visible forced diversity, race/gender swaps, or identity signaling.
Political / ideological dialogue
Sparse lines about love and seizing desire stay personal and humanist; zero activist speeches, anti-conservative framing, or identity-politics content.
Identity-driven story themes
The complete narrative engine, character development, and emotional core consist of the two men's homosexual romance and explicit sexual experiences, placing queer identity as the unavoidable central focus.
Institutional / cultural critique
No portrayals of toxic masculinity, patriarchy, colonialism, or systemic oppression; the privileged family and setting receive no modern activist reframing or ridicule of traditional norms.
