10 Things I Hate About You
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
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The Verdict
A breezy 90s teen rom-com that updates Shakespeare without any identity-swapping or agenda-pushing. Kat's feminist streak is genuine characterization rather than messaging, and the film pokes gentle fun at everyone. Essentially clean across the board.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
0A modern teen reimagining of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew with no established characters race- or gender-swapped.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
15Kat is an outspoken feminist character, but the film treats the male leads as fully realized people and never frames men as the problem as a message.
- Kat's strong-willed independence is a character trait, not anti-male messaging
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
5No notable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
DEI Casting
10A largely conventional late-90s teen-comedy cast that fits its high-school setting.
Preachiness
20Kat voices feminist opinions (reading feminist literature, criticizing patriarchy) but it's characterization rather than a sermon, and is gently teased by the film.
- Kat references The Bell Jar and feminist views
- English class debate about Hemingway's masculinity
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
15Light jabs at machismo exist through Kat's attitude, but masculinity isn't framed as villainous overall.
- Kat's dismissive remarks about jocks and ego
Source Betrayal
10A loose modern adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew; changes are ordinary creative updating, not identity-driven.
- Updates Shakespeare's play to a 90s high school setting
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Cast & Crew
Heath Ledger
Patrick Verona
Julia Stiles
Katarina Stratford
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Cameron James
Larisa Oleynik
Bianca Stratford
David Krumholtz
Michael Eckman
Andrew Keegan
Joey Donner
Susan May Pratt
Mandella
Gabrielle Union
Chastity
Larry Miller
Walter Stratford
Daryl Mitchell
Mr. Morgan
Karen McCullah (Writer) · Seth Jaret (Executive Producer) · Gil Junger (Director) · Jeffrey Chernov (Executive Producer)
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