Question 1

Is Wardriver woke?

Accepted Answer

Wardriver has a woke score of 16/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. This is a straightforward 2026 crime thriller about a small-time hacker (Dane DeHaan) who steals from businesses via weak Wi-Fi until a bigger criminal forces him into a high-stakes cyber heist involving a woman tied to a mob lawyer (Sasha Calle). The story is classic neo-noir cat-and-mouse with betrayal, violence, and personal survival—no identity lectures, political speeches, or social-justice messaging. Diverse cast appears in standard genre roles with zero evidence it was chosen or framed for representation points. Marketing and reviews treat it as a pure hacker thriller focused on tension and consequences. No controversies or “woke” complaints surfaced.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Wardriver?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Representation / casting choices, Identity-driven story themes, Anti-woke backlash / 'too woke' complaints. He’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.

Wardriver

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