Gender Discrepancy of Drama Movies
Introduction
I am conducting research on the gender discrepancies of the ten movie genres: action, animation, comedy, drama, family, horror, musical, mystery, romance, and sci-fi.
Source
My source is the IMDB movie rankings as they pertain to my top 10 movies of each genre. The movie rankings are weighted averages of individual rankings on a scale of 1 to 10 for each movie. Average rankings are broken down into men, women, and the following four age groups: under 18, 18-29, 30-44, and 45 and up.
Men vs. Women
The following two tables show the weighted average rankings for men and women respectively for each age range for each of the top 10 drama movies, as well as the averages of these numbers for all 10 films and for all age ranges.
Weighted Average Rankings for Men
movie |
<18 |
18-29 |
30-44 |
45+ |
total |
It's a Wonderful Life |
|
8.5 |
|
|
8.6 |
Casablanca |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
Tommy |
7.2 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
The Sound of Music |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
7.5 |
The Graduate |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
West Side Story |
7.9 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
7.6 |
The Ten Commandments |
8.3 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
Hair |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
Apollo 13 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
7.4 |
The Right Stuff |
6.7 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
| total |
7.78 |
7.61 |
7.61 |
7.87 |
7.65 |
Weighted Average Rankings for Women
movie |
<18 |
18-29 |
30-44 |
45+ |
total |
It's a Wonderful Life |
|
8.3 |
|
|
8.4 |
Casablanca |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
Tommy |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
The Sound of Music |
7.6 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
The Graduate |
5.5 |
8.1 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
West Side Story |
7.4 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
7.9 |
The Ten Commandments |
9.4 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
Hair |
5.0 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
Apollo 13 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
7.5 |
The Right Stuff |
3.7 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
| total |
6.69 |
7.67 |
7.73 |
7.99 |
7.74 |
Conclusion
Overall, women tend to prefer comedy dramas by a narrow margin. However, teenage boys greatly prefer dramas.
- Teens (under 18): 7.78 vs. 6.69 (+1.09)
- Young Adults (18-29): 7.61 vs. 7.67 (-0.06)
- Middle-Aged (30-44): 7.61 vs. 7.73 (-0.12)
- Older Adults (45+): 7.87 vs. 7.99 (-0.12)
Potential Sources of Error
There are several potential sources of error in this survey. Since the movie rankings on IMDB are voluntary, they do not necessarily (and most likely do not in fact) reflect the true opinions of moviegoers. Also, not all moviegoers visit IMDB, which further biases the results. Furthermore, the top 10 dramas on the list above may not be representative of all drama movies.
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