Head to head
Focus Features vs Searchlight: Which Is More Woke?
Searchlight, by 1 point.
Focus Features' 21 films average a Woke Score of 23; Searchlight's 21 films average 24. Both land in Based. Focus Features leads on LGBTQ+ Themes (+8) and Revisionist History (+5). Searchlight leads on Eat the Rich (+7) and Neurodivergence (+4).
Verdict mix
Each side's films by verdict band.
Peak Woke: 0, Woke: 3, Woke-Adjacent: 3, Based: 0, Ultra Based: 15.
Peak Woke: 0, Woke: 3, Woke-Adjacent: 2, Based: 5, Ultra Based: 11.
Marker by marker
Average marker score per side, 0–100, sorted by the size of the gap. The red bar is Focus Features, the grey bar Searchlight.
- LGBTQ+ ThemesFocus Features +8Focus Features17Searchlight9
- Eat the RichSearchlight +7Focus Features8Searchlight15
- Revisionist HistoryFocus Features +5Focus Features12Searchlight7
- NeurodivergenceSearchlight +4Focus Features0Searchlight4
- Racial ConsciousnessSearchlight +4Focus Features9Searchlight13
- Representation CastingSearchlight +3Focus Features28Searchlight31
- Body PositivitySearchlight +2Focus Features3Searchlight5
- Feminist AgendaSearchlight +1Focus Features27Searchlight28
- Lecture EnergyFocus Features +1Focus Features16Searchlight15
- Climate CrusadeEvenFocus Features0Searchlight0
The extremes
The wokest and most based film on each side.
More comparisons
Focus Features is every film crediting Focus Features. Searchlight is every film crediting Searchlight Pictures or, before 2020, Fox Searchlight Pictures. 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 2026-10-06.