Head to head
Warner Bros vs Universal: Which Is More Woke?
Warner Bros, by 3 points.
Warner Bros' 208 films average a Woke Score of 16; Universal's 178 films average 13. Both land in Ultra Based. Warner Bros leads on Representation Casting (+4) and Eat the Rich (+2).
Two century-old catalogues, three points apart. Most of both predate the question.
Verdict mix
Each side's films by verdict band.
Peak Woke: 1, Woke: 7, Woke-Adjacent: 13, Based: 42, Ultra Based: 145.
Peak Woke: 0, Woke: 8, Woke-Adjacent: 5, Based: 20, Ultra Based: 145.
Marker by marker
Average marker score per side, 0–100, sorted by the size of the gap. The red bar is Warner Bros, the grey bar Universal.
- Representation CastingWarner Bros +4Warner Bros26Universal22
- Eat the RichWarner Bros +2Warner Bros11Universal9
- Lecture EnergyWarner Bros +2Warner Bros11Universal9
- Racial ConsciousnessWarner Bros +2Warner Bros12Universal10
- Climate CrusadeWarner Bros +1Warner Bros2Universal1
- Feminist AgendaWarner Bros +1Warner Bros16Universal15
- NeurodivergenceWarner Bros +1Warner Bros2Universal1
- Revisionist HistoryWarner Bros +1Warner Bros5Universal4
- Body PositivityEvenWarner Bros2Universal2
- LGBTQ+ ThemesEvenWarner Bros2Universal2
The extremes
The wokest and most based film on each side.
More comparisons
Warner Bros is every film crediting Warner Bros. Pictures. Universal is every film crediting Universal Pictures. 1 film is credited to both sides and counts on both. Averages are rounded, and the margin is the gap between the rounded averages. Scores follow the site methodology. Data last updated 2026-10-06.