
Movie review
Star Trek Beyond
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- July 7, 2016
- Age Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 122 min
Where to Watch
United States · Last checked 5/13/2026
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Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Star Trek Beyond.
Representation / casting choices
Sulu’s on-screen husband and daughter scene pushes visible LGBT family representation into a core legacy character through deliberate canon alteration.
Political / ideological dialogue
Dialogue stays within classic Star Trek bounds, affirming Federation cooperation against Krall’s division without modern activist language or identity-specific lectures.
Identity-driven story themes
Core narrative follows standard exploration and crew friendship themes while injecting one LGBT family portrayal that registers as identity emphasis for viewers.
Institutional / cultural critique
Krall’s attack on Federation inclusivity is framed as villainous; the story upholds those principles without any modern systemic, patriarchal, or cultural-institution critiques.
