Is there DEI in We Have a Ghost?

The biggest factors in our score are Woke representation / casting, Woke political dialogue, Anti-woke backlash and complaints. After Kevin finds a ghost named Ernest haunting his new home, he becomes an overnight social media sensation. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of the latter's past, they become targets of the CIA.

Movie review

We Have a Ghost

Name: Is We Have a Ghost woke?
Item: We Have a Ghost
Rating: 45
Author: Woke or Not

February 24, 2023 · 127 min · PG-13

Woke Score

45%

Lower is better

6.1 / 10IMDb↗44%Critics61%Audience↗

ComedyHorror

Review

Summary

Black family leads star opposite a white ghost in this adaptation of a short story with unspecified race. The mom drops a line refusing to act like the "stupid white family in every horror film." There are also "stupid gender norms" jokes and racial music preference nudges from the dad. The main engine stays family reconciliation and ghost mystery, but these race and gender comments pop up enough to notice. Some users flagged it as white shaming.

Breakdown

Factors & Ratings

These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for We Have a Ghost.

Woke representation / casting

Black family leads in adaptation of race-unspecified short story; white ghost; minor LGBTQ+ visibility via cast/cameo; noticeable diversity but aligns with modern premise.

40%

Woke political dialogue

Lines mocking “stupid white family” horror tropes and “stupid gender norms”; light racial and gender comments present but not dominant.

40%

Identity-driven story themes

Father-son reconciliation and ghost mystery drive the narrative; identity elements incidental.

20%

Western institutional / cultural critique

CIA ghost program is standard horror conspiracy device; no modern activist framing of patriarchy, whiteness, or systemic oppression.

20%

Woke character or canon changes

Not relevant

Production

Production companies: Temple Hill Entertainment
Networks: N/A
Studio/network: Netflix

Main Cast

David Harbouras Ernest
Jahi Di'Allo Winstonas Kevin Presley
Anthony Mackieas Frank Presley
Erica Ashas Melanie Presley
Niles Fitchas Fulton Presley
Isabella Russoas Joy Yoshino
Tig Notaroas Dr. Leslie Monroe
Tom Boweras Ernest Scheller

Director & Crew

Christopher LandonWriter
Geoff ManaughWriter
Christopher LandonProducer
Isaac KlausnerProducer
Marty BowenProducer
Cynthia FrancillonProducer

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