
Movie review
Sometimes I Think About Dying
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- January 10, 2024
- Age Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 94 min
Where to Watch
United States · Last checked 5/12/2026
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Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Sometimes I Think About Dying.
Representation / casting choices
Office ensemble (Daisy Ridley as Fran, Dave Merheje as Robert, Parvesh Cheena as Garrett, supporting players including Brittany O'Grady and Meg Stalter) matches a realistic contemporary U.S. workplace with no forced emphasis, signaling, mismatches, or narrative weight on identity.
Political / ideological dialogue
Zero political, activist, or ideological lines; all dialogue stays personal, awkward, or mundane.
Identity-driven story themes
Fran’s depression, isolation, and budding romance are portrayed as individual internal struggles with no group identity, systemic framing, or social-justice messaging.
Institutional / cultural critique
The office is a neutral backdrop for loneliness; no activist takes on capitalism, patriarchy, toxic masculinity, or Western institutions.
