Movie review
July 21, 2021 · 118 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Worth follows Washington lawyer Kenneth Feinberg as he is appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and must create a formula to pay families of those killed in the attacks while battling bureaucracy and victim anger. The drama centers on his shift from rigid economic calculations to greater empathy as he hears personal stories from diverse victims including firefighters, immigrants, and bankers. It features a visible subplot about a gay man denied compensation because Virginia law did not recognize his same-sex partnership at the time.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Worth.
Woke representation / casting
Visible LGBTQ representation through same-sex partner subplot
Woke political dialogue
No activist dialogue
Identity-driven story themes
Queer identity subplot in victim stories
Western institutional / cultural critique
Historical critique of bureaucratic compensation and legal limits on same-sex partnerships
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No notable woke complaints or backlash
Creator track record context
Higher Ground (Obamas) producer with social themes track record
Production
