
Movie review
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- December 6, 2018
- Age Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 117 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 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Representation / casting choices
Casting matches the established biracial Miles Morales from comics and fits naturally in diverse Brooklyn; voice actors align with character backgrounds where relevant; no visible signaling or story-world mismatches.
Political / ideological dialogue
No political, activist, or ideological dialogue appears in the film.
Identity-driven story themes
Story explores personal self-discovery and heroism with incidental cultural family elements; these serve character arcs without activist or identity-politics framing.
Institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist critiques of institutions, masculinity, gender roles, or Western norms; the villain is a conventional crime boss.
