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Head to head

Star Wars vs Harry Potter: Which Is More Woke?

Star Wars, by 12 points.

Star Wars' 9 films average a Woke Score of 25; Harry Potter's 8 films average 13. Star Wars lands in Based, Harry Potter in Ultra Based. Star Wars leads on Representation Casting (+14) and Lecture Energy (+11).

Star Wars by twelve. No Harry Potter film scores above 22.

The editors
25

More woke

Star Wars

9 films · average Woke Score 25

Based
Are the Star Wars Movies Woke? →
13

Less woke

Harry Potter

8 films · average Woke Score 13

Ultra Based
Are the Harry Potter Movies Woke? →

Verdict mix

Each side's films by verdict band.

Star Wars9 films · 67% Ultra Based

Peak Woke: 0, Woke: 1, Woke-Adjacent: 2, Based: 0, Ultra Based: 6.

Harry Potter8 films · 88% Ultra Based

Peak Woke: 0, Woke: 0, Woke-Adjacent: 0, Based: 1, Ultra Based: 7.

Marker by marker

Average marker score per side, 0–100, sorted by the size of the gap. The red bar is Star Wars, the grey bar Harry Potter.

The extremes

The wokest and most based film on each side.

Star Wars

Wokest

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

74

Most based

Return of the Jedi

1983 · tied with 3 others at 4

4

Harry Potter

Wokest

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

22

Most based

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002 · tied with 3 others at 8

8

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Star Wars is every film in TMDB's Star Wars collection. Harry Potter is every film in TMDB's Harry Potter collection. 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 2026-04-05.