Question 1

Is Crime 101 woke?

Accepted Answer

Crime 101 has a woke score of 45/100, which means it is mixed, with noticeable woke elements. Crime 101 is a straight-up LA heist thriller with Chris Hemsworth as a slick jewel thief pulling one last score along the 101 freeway, Mark Ruffalo chasing him as the dogged detective, and Halle Berry as the frustrated insurance broker who gets pulled in. Her whole arc revolves around getting screwed over by sexist bosses who pass her up for a younger woman because of her age—complete with a big confrontation scene calling it out. Director Bart Layton layers in plenty of talk about the massive wealth gap, shady corporations, crooked cops chasing stats over justice, and who the real criminals are (the system or the thief). It’s all noticeable and keeps popping up, but the chases and cat-and-mouse story stay front and center. Not pr

Question 2

Is there DEI in Crime 101?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Identity-driven story themes, Institutional / cultural critique, Political / ideological dialogue. When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

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