Question 1

Is Knox Goes Away woke?

Accepted Answer

Knox Goes Away has a woke score of 35/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. Knox Goes Away is a 2024 neo-noir crime thriller directed by and starring Michael Keaton as a contract killer diagnosed with fast-progressing dementia. He races against time and the police to redeem himself by helping his estranged adult son evade justice after a killing. A supporting detective character includes a scene enforcing gender-neutral pronouns with a colleague and a cultural observation line referencing white people.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Knox Goes Away?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Political / ideological dialogue, Representation / casting choices, Institutional / cultural critique. A contract killer, after being diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son. But to do so, he must race against the police closing in on him as well as the ticking clock of his own rapidly deteriorating mind.

Knox Goes Away

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