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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4

Its director stated on the record that "it had nothing to do with revenge, It had to do with grief and how one person overreacts to it" 1. Its director stated on the record that "in action movies it's always the bad guy versus the good guy, In our world, everybody's a bad guy, you just have good bad guys and bad, bad, bad guys" 2. Its actor stated on the record that "the film is about friendship, brotherhood, father, daughter, the choices that you make, rules and consequences, who are you, man" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 14 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian and mixed-heritage and below it for White 5.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Creator statementdirector: "It had nothing to do with revenge. It had to do with grief and how one person overreacts to it."The Credits / motionpictures.org, March 2023 source ↗
  2. 2
    Creator statementdirector: "In action movies it's always the bad guy versus the good guy. In our world, everybody's a bad guy, you just have good bad guys and bad, bad, bad guys."The Credits / motionpictures.org, March 2023 source ↗
  3. 3
    Creator statementactor: "The film is about friendship, brotherhood, father, daughter, the choices that you make, rules and consequences, who are you, man."GameSpot interview, 2023 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 14 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
  5. 5
    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 83, mixed-heritage 73, White 2.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
100
Young Women
4
Older Men
96
Older Women
0
Advocacy14
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
2
Black
52
Hispanic
53
Asian
83
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
43
Indigenous
50
Mixed
73
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Advocacy Over Time in Action

The average advocacy score of Action titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Action titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
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196543
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196822
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197319
197503
197722
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198035
198103
198205
198307
1984211
198507
1986210
1987114
198804
1989010
199005
199109
199218
1993011
1994214
1995111
199609
1997213
1998010
1999113
2000111
2001120
2002117
2003214
2004219
2005318
2006123
2007118
2008222
200929
201038
2011312
2012510
2013416
201469
2015716
2016159
2017917
2018920
20191118
20201013
20211025
20221532
20231225
2024831
2025435
2026816
This title (2023)141

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Cast & Crew

Maud Ducre (director) · Ahmad Khomakho (director)