
Movie review
The Girl with All the Gifts
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- September 23, 2016
- Age Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 111 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 The Girl with All the Gifts.
Representation / casting choices
"Color-blind casting" and race swap from the novel to make the protagonist black girl.
Political / ideological dialogue
No political or ideological dialogue.
Identity-driven story themes
Hybrid girl protagonist drives the story of a new species replacing humanity.
Institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist institutional or cultural critique.
Legacy character or canon changes
Major race reversal of Melanie and Justineau from the source novel.
