Disney+ is the most politically contentious streaming platform in America right now. When parents search for what to watch with their kids, Disney+ sits in an awkward middle ground between beloved classics and new releases that have sparked national debates. This list ranks every Disney+ title in VirtueVigil's database by net woke score. Decide for yourself what that means for your family's watch list.
Rankings are sorted by net woke score (Woke Score minus Traditional Score), highest to lowest. Positive numbers indicate woke lean. Negative numbers indicate traditional lean.
#1 — Strange World (2022)
The most ideologically concentrated Disney+ title in VirtueVigil's database by net score. Features Disney's first openly gay teen protagonist. Net woke plus 15.18. A deliberate statement. Notable box office disappointment; its ideological content is widely cited as a contributing factor among conservative family audiences who opted out.
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#2 — Turning Red (2022)
Net woke plus 13.3. Trad score of 4.55 reflects almost no traditional counterweight. Frames coming-of-age as a rejection of parental control and traditional family expectations. One of the most explicit ideological statements in Pixar's catalog.
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#3 — Zootopia (2016)
Net woke plus 9.16. Built its entire narrative around a systemic racism allegory presented to children as universal truth. Well-made animation. Fully intentional ideology.
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#4 — Wish (2023)
Net woke plus 5.55. Individual empowerment against institutional control. Consistent with Disney's newer tradition of positioning traditional power structures as the obstacle to authentic self-expression.
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#5 — Mulan (2020)
Net woke plus 3.14. High raw scores on both sides. The traditional score comes from Chinese cultural setting and honor-based values. The woke score comes from feminist framing and Western progressive lens applied to a traditional story. Also notable for its production amid Xinjiang controversy.
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#6 — Andor - Season 2 (2025)
Net woke plus 5. The most ideologically self-aware Star Wars content on the platform. Operates explicitly as anti-fascist political fiction.
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#7 — Black Widow (2021)
Net woke plus 4.82. Feminist critique of exploitation, female objectification in intelligence work, and patriarchal institutional control.
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#8 — Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Net woke plus 3. Mild ideological lean in a film primarily designed as entertainment spectacle. Accessible for conservative viewers who can handle R-rated content and meta-humor.
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#9 — Cruella (2021)
Net woke plus 2. Nearly neutral. Largely succeeds as entertainment while carrying modest ideological freight.
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#10 — Amsterdam (2022)
Net woke plus 1.25. Essentially neutral. The anti-fascist historical allegory sits alongside genuine friendship and loyalty themes.
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#11 — Predator: Badlands (2025)
Net woke plus 4. Predator franchise entry with moderate woke lean. Notable lean for an action franchise that traditionally attracted conservative audiences.
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#12 — Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Net trad plus 1.6. Nearly neutral. Survival, leadership, and community protection themes balance the progressive oppressor-oppressed framing. A reasonable recommendation for conservative sci-fi fans.
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#13 — The Menu (2022)
Net trad plus 0.36. Essentially neutral. Dark satire where the valorization of authentic, simple pleasures over elite pretension generates some traditional content. A genuinely balanced ideological profile.
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#14 — Thunderbolts* (2025)
Net trad plus 1.86. Slight traditional lean. Redemption, trauma recovery, and finding purpose through community. A mild positive recommendation for conservative MCU fans.
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#15 — Freakier Friday (2025)
Net trad plus 6.27. Mother-daughter relationship and family reconciliation themes. A family-friendly recommendation for conservative viewers with some caveats on the updated content.
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#16 — Lilo & Stitch (2025)
Net trad plus 7.5. Retains ohana (family), sisterly love, and the value of belonging. Low woke content. One of the more traditionally-aligned Disney+ releases of 2025. A solid recommendation for families.
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#17 — Elemental (2023)
Net trad plus 7.54. Despite its immigrant allegory framing, earns solid traditional lean through family sacrifice, work ethic, honoring parents, and intergenerational obligation. One of the more traditionally-grounded Pixar films of recent years.
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#18 — Free Guy (2021)
Net trad plus 7.99. Authenticity, genuine human connection, and the value of real-world relationships over virtual escape. Low woke content. A clean recommendation for conservative families.
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#19 — Encanto (2021)
Net trad plus 9.59. Family heritage, cultural identity, and intergenerational legacy. The film's resolution centers on healing family relationships rather than rejecting them. A positive recommendation for conservative families.
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#20 — The Greatest Showman (2017)
Net trad plus 13.3. Ambition, family sacrifice, redemption, and celebration of individual difference within a community framework. One of the more traditionally-aligned Disney+ titles in the musical genre.
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#21 — Coco (2017)
Net trad plus 14.34. One of Pixar's most traditionally-grounded films. Celebration of family legacy, ancestral memory, and bonds between the living and the dead. Very low woke score of 4. A top recommendation for conservative families.
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#22 — Soul (2020)
Net trad plus 17.94. Exceptional traditional score with very low woke content. Meditation on purpose, vocation, presence, and gratitude for ordinary life. The film argues against chasing abstract dreams at the expense of living fully in the present. One of the most traditionally-aligned films on the entire platform.
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#23 — Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Net trad plus 18.55. The highest traditional net on this list. Sacrifice, personal responsibility, mentorship, redemption, and the cost of power themes. Very low woke content at 3.5. The top recommendation on this list for conservative families and action fans.
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The Disney+ Verdict for Conservative Parents
The split is stark. The top five entries (Strange World through Wish) represent Disney's deliberate push into explicitly progressive family content. Strange World at plus 15.18 and Turning Red at plus 13.3 are not films that accidentally contain progressive elements. They are films built around progressive arguments delivered to children.
The bottom half tells a different story. Soul, Coco, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and The Greatest Showman represent the platform's strongest traditionally-aligned content. These films deliver messages about family, sacrifice, heritage, and purpose that resonate with conservative values.
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