
Movie review
Women Talking
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- December 23, 2022
- Age Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 104 min
Where to Watch
United States · Last checked 5/12/2026
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Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Women Talking.
Representation / casting choices
Visible transgender character included in story about gendered violence; main female cast fits isolated Mennonite setting with no mismatches or swaps.
Political / ideological dialogue
Heavy explicit debates on patriarchy, toxic masculinity, male complicity in abuse, and feminist responses to faith and power.
Identity-driven story themes
Core narrative engine is women’s collective resistance to male sexual violence, female solidarity, and empowerment, boosted by queer representation.
Institutional / cultural critique
Portrays religious patriarchal institutions and traditional gender roles as inherently oppressive systems enabling male entitlement and abuse in modern activist framing.
