Talk to Me
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
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The Verdict
Talk to Me is a lean, original supernatural horror about grief, peer pressure, and addiction with essentially no identity messaging. The cast is naturally diverse for a modern Australian teen setting, but nothing about it is agenda-driven. This is a clean film by WokeMeter standards.
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 Australian horror film with no established characters to swap.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
10Female protagonist drives the story but there is no male-demotion messaging; characters are flawed teens of both genders.
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
10No prominent LGBTQ+ themes or characters central to the plot.
DEI Casting
20Diverse ensemble of contemporary Australian teens, plausible for the modern setting and not a checkbox.
- Mix of ethnic backgrounds among the friend group
Preachiness
5A grief-driven supernatural horror with no sermonizing or activist messaging.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
5No framing of masculinity or the West as villainous; themes center on grief and addiction.
Source Betrayal
0Original screenplay with no source material to betray.
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Cast & Crew
Sophie Wilde
Mia
Alexandra Jensen
Jade
Joe Bird
Riley
Otis Dhanji
Daniel
Miranda Otto
Sue
Zoe Terakes
Hayley
Chris Alosio
Joss
Marcus Johnson
Max
Alexandria Steffensen
Rhea
Ari McCarthy
Cole
Compton Ross (Executive Producer) · Phil Hunt (Executive Producer) · Danny Philippou (Writer) · Michael Philippou (Director)
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