Movie review
June 14, 2023 · 122 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
They Cloned Tyrone is a 2023 sci-fi comedy mystery following a drug dealer, pimp, and sex worker who investigate eerie events and uncover a government cloning and mind-control operation in their neighborhood. The trio rallies the community to expose and shut down the conspiracy. The narrative centers on racial identity themes through a plot about cloning and forced assimilation of Black people, paired with institutional critique of government and cultural tools used for racial control.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for They Cloned Tyrone.
Woke representation / casting
Black cast in Black neighborhood Blaxploitation homage fits premise without forced diversity.
Woke political dialogue
Includes direct exposition on assimilation versus annihilation and racial "peace" through whitewashing.
Identity-driven story themes
Story engine revolves around Black characters resisting cloning and erasure of their racial identity and culture.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Satirizes government experiments plus consumerism, church, and media as tools for racial oppression and assimilation in Black communities.
Production
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Limited fringe online debate on racial messaging; no significant backlash claiming propaganda or agenda-pushing.
Creator track record context
Juel Taylor's debut draws on structural racism themes; prior work shows no activist pattern.
