Question 1

Is Uncle Frank woke?

Accepted Answer

Uncle Frank has a woke score of 98/100, which means it is heavily driven by woke themes. A 1973 road trip drama follows literature professor Frank Bledsoe and his teenage niece Beth as they drive from New York to rural South Carolina for his father's funeral. Frank is unexpectedly joined by his long-term male partner Walid. The narrative centers on Frank's hidden gay identity, childhood trauma from family homophobia, and the push for acceptance.  
The film features prominent gay identity themes and portrays Southern Christian family values as the root of abusive repression.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Uncle Frank?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Identity-driven story themes, Representation / casting choices, Creator track record context. In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.

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