
Movie review
Central Intelligence
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- June 15, 2016
- Age Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 107 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 Central Intelligence.
Representation / casting choices
Casting of leads and supporting roles aligns naturally with a contemporary American high school and CIA setting; no audience-visible forced diversity, identity signaling, or story mismatches.
Political / ideological dialogue
No explicit political, activist, or ideological dialogue occurs in the film.
Identity-driven story themes
Narrative focuses on personal friendship, bullying recovery, and generic espionage adventure with zero identity politics or representation arcs.
Institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist reframing of institutions, gender roles, masculinity, or cultural systems; any institutional elements remain standard action-comedy tropes.
