Head to head
DreamWorks vs Illumination: Which Is More Woke?
DreamWorks, by 9 points.
DreamWorks' 30 films average a Woke Score of 19; Illumination's 12 films average 10. Both land in Ultra Based. DreamWorks leads on Climate Crusade (+9) and Feminist Agenda (+5).
All 12 Illumination films are Ultra Based. The algorithm has no notes.
More woke
DreamWorks
30 films · average Woke Score 19
Verdict mix
Each side's films by verdict band.
Peak Woke: 0, Woke: 1, Woke-Adjacent: 1, Based: 12, Ultra Based: 16.
Peak Woke: 0, Woke: 0, Woke-Adjacent: 0, Based: 0, Ultra Based: 12.
Marker by marker
Average marker score per side, 0–100, sorted by the size of the gap. The red bar is DreamWorks, the grey bar Illumination.
- Climate CrusadeDreamWorks +9DreamWorks9Illumination0
- Feminist AgendaDreamWorks +5DreamWorks20Illumination15
- Lecture EnergyDreamWorks +5DreamWorks12Illumination7
- Eat the RichDreamWorks +4DreamWorks10Illumination6
- Revisionist HistoryDreamWorks +4DreamWorks4Illumination0
- Racial ConsciousnessDreamWorks +3DreamWorks11Illumination8
- LGBTQ+ ThemesDreamWorks +2DreamWorks2Illumination0
- Representation CastingDreamWorks +2DreamWorks32Illumination30
- Body PositivityDreamWorks +1DreamWorks8Illumination7
- NeurodivergenceDreamWorks +1DreamWorks2Illumination1
The extremes
The wokest and most based film on each side.
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DreamWorks is every film crediting DreamWorks Animation. Illumination is every film crediting Illumination. A film credited to both sides would count on both; none is. Averages are rounded, and the margin is the gap between the rounded averages. Scores follow the site methodology. Data last updated 2026-09-26.