Head to head
Pixar vs DreamWorks: Which Is More Woke?
Pixar, by 9 points.
Pixar's 31 films average a Woke Score of 28; DreamWorks' 30 films average 19. Pixar lands in Based, DreamWorks in Ultra Based. Pixar leads on Neurodivergence (+9) and Representation Casting (+8). DreamWorks leads on Climate Crusade (+1).
DreamWorks has one film rated Woke. Pixar has none, and still wins by nine.
Less woke
DreamWorks
30 films · average Woke Score 19
Verdict mix
Each side's films by verdict band.
Peak Woke: 0, Woke: 0, Woke-Adjacent: 11, Based: 7, Ultra Based: 13.
Peak Woke: 0, Woke: 1, Woke-Adjacent: 1, Based: 12, Ultra Based: 16.
Marker by marker
Average marker score per side, 0–100, sorted by the size of the gap. The red bar is Pixar, the grey bar DreamWorks.
- NeurodivergencePixar +9Pixar11DreamWorks2
- Representation CastingPixar +8Pixar40DreamWorks32
- LGBTQ+ ThemesPixar +7Pixar9DreamWorks2
- Racial ConsciousnessPixar +7Pixar18DreamWorks11
- Feminist AgendaPixar +6Pixar26DreamWorks20
- Lecture EnergyPixar +6Pixar18DreamWorks12
- Body PositivityPixar +5Pixar13DreamWorks8
- Eat the RichPixar +3Pixar13DreamWorks10
- Climate CrusadeDreamWorks +1Pixar8DreamWorks9
- Revisionist HistoryPixar +1Pixar5DreamWorks4
The extremes
The wokest and most based film on each side.
More comparisons
Pixar is every film crediting Pixar. DreamWorks is every film crediting DreamWorks Animation. 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.