Movie review
September 3, 2025 · 136 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Conjuring: Last Rites.
Woke representation / casting
Main cast fits the real American family and 1960s-1980s Pennsylvania setting with no visible identity signaling or forced diversity.
Woke political dialogue
Dialogue focuses on faith, family protection, and supernatural evil; no activist or modern political speech appears.
Identity-driven story themes
Core story follows Christian spiritual warfare, parental love, and legacy with no identity politics or representation focus.
Western institutional / cultural critique
The film affirms traditional Christian faith and family bonds as strength against evil; no activist-style critiques of institutions, masculinity, or norms.
Review
The Conjuring: Last Rites is a 2025 supernatural horror movie and the ninth film in the Conjuring series. Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on their final case tied to a cursed mirror and the real Smurl family haunting from 1986. The story centers on Christian faith, family legacy, prayer, and fighting demonic evil with no modern identity or political messaging that viewers would notice.
Woke character or canon changes
Story adapts real events and prior franchise elements without ideological changes to characters or history.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No public complaints accuse the film of pushing woke, DEI, or left-wing ideas; reactions instead note its religious themes.
Creator track record context
Key creatives have careers in horror with minimal to no documented political activism or identity-driven work; several draw from faith traditions in their storytelling.
Production
