Movie review
October 22, 2016 · 83 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Don't Hang Up.
Woke representation / casting
All-white British and American teen cast that naturally fits the story's UK setting and premise; no forced diversity, mismatches, or audience-visible signaling.
Woke political dialogue
No explicit political talk; only crude teen jokes and threats during pranks.
Identity-driven story themes
Core premise is consequences for cruel bullying and online humiliation in classic horror style; one isolated review noted bro-culture elements but these are not central or identity-focused in the actual film.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Punishes toxic prank behavior and performative masculinity through standard slasher morality; no modern activist reframing of patriarchy, systemic issues, capitalism, or social norms.
Review
Don't Hang Up is a 2016 British horror thriller about two teenagers who film cruel prank phone calls for online fame and then face deadly revenge when a stranger turns the game against them. The story follows the boys through one violent night as their victims and the caller close in. It delivers a basic slasher morality tale about the risks of online bullying and bad behavior with no visible identity politics, activist messaging, or social-justice framing.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Complete absence of any backlash, debate, or complaints about woke content in news or social media.
Creator track record context
Key creatives are technical VFX artists, short-film directors, and narrative editors with clean genre-focused careers and no documented activist or identity-driven history.
Production
