In Your Dreams (2025)

Directed by Alexander Woo, Erik Benson · Written by Erik Benson, Alexander Woo, Stanley Moore

Starring Hailey Magpali, Simu Liu, Cristin Milioti

Movie PG

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Woke rating: No notable progressive ideological themes were found in these categories, as the film is a standard animated adventure centering on sibling relationships, family conflict resolution, and accepting real-life imperfections.

Content rating: In Your Dreams features moderate dream-related menace and frightening imagery, mild cartoon violence, occasional mild profanity, and brief pixelated cartoon nudity.

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Synopsis

When young Stevie and her younger brother Elliot venture into the surreal and chaotic world of their subconscious minds, they embark on a fantastical quest. The siblings seek out the legendary Sandman to ask for a monumental favor. Their mission is to convince this mystical figure to provide them with the ideal family.

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Woke Score Breakdown

🎭 Race-swapped character

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The movie is an original story with original characters, so no existing characters are race-swapped from prior source material.

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🔃 Gender-swapped character

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As an original animated film, there are no established characters or legacy ensembles to undergo a gender swap.

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👥 Diverse casting

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The film features a biracial American family in the lead roles, which fits naturally into its contemporary setting and is not framed as a forced demographic statement.

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✊ Racial messaging

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The plot is entirely focused on family dynamics, change, and sibling relationships, with no themes of systemic racism or racial grievance.

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🛂 Immigrant themes

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The family's move is a domestic relocation within the United States (to Duluth, Minnesota) and contains no immigration-related messaging.

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🪶 Indigenous peoples

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There are no references to indigenous peoples, colonization, or related cultural issues.

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🏳️‍🌈 LGBT characters

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There are no LGBT characters, relationships, or related themes in the film.

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♀️ Feminist themes

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Though Stevie is a strong female lead, the film does not critique traditional roles or frame masculinity as an obstacle; the parents' career conflict is resolved through healthy, mutual compromise.

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🏢 Anti-capitalist themes

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The antagonist is a mythical entity who hoards dreams, serving as a classic fantasy obstacle rather than an allegory criticizing capitalism or corporate greed.

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🌱 Environmental issues

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The story is set within a realistic town and a surreal, subconscious dream world, without any environmentalist or ecological messaging.

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Content Rating Breakdown

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💋 Sex & Nudity

Mild

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During a nightmare sequence, Stevie and Elliot find themselves naked in a department store, with Elliot's and the stuffed giraffe Baloney Tony's private parts humorously pixelated. In other scenes, Elliot's pants slide down slightly, revealing a brief glimpse of his rear (prompting Stevie to joke, 'I can see your crack, Houdini'), and Baloney Tony dusts himself off to a romantic pop song in a style reminiscent of an exotic dancer.