Grown Ups
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
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The Verdict
A broad Adam Sandler buddy comedy with essentially zero identity messaging. The humor centers on middle-aged dads behaving badly and some light nostalgia about technology-addled kids, but nothing here qualifies as woke. Clean on every axis.
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
0Original characters in a contemporary comedy; no established characters to swap.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
10Male-led ensemble comedy; the men are bumbling but it's affectionate slapstick, not message-driven demotion.
- The dads are mocked for being out of shape and lazy as gag fodder
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
3No LGBTQ+ themes or characters of note.
DEI Casting
10Casting reflects an ordinary mix of families; nothing forced against setting.
Preachiness
15Mild nostalgia-tinged moralizing about kids being soft and tech-addicted, but it's light and not activist.
- Gags about children glued to phones and video games vs. old-fashioned play
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
8No anti-masculine or anti-West messaging; the humor pokes at suburban dads good-naturedly.
Source Betrayal
0Original screenplay with no source material.
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Cast & Crew
Adam Sandler
Lenny Feder
Kevin James
Eric Lamonsoff
Chris Rock
Kurt McKenzie
David Spade
Marcus Higgins
Rob Schneider
Rob Hilliard
Salma Hayek Pinault
Roxanne Chase-Feder
Maria Bello
Sally Lamonsoff
Maya Rudolph
Deanne McKenzie
Joyce Van Patten
Gloria
Ebony Jo-Ann
Mama Ronzoni
Allen Covert (Executive Producer) · Adam Sandler (Writer) · Fred Wolf (Writer) · Barry Bernardi (Executive Producer)
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