Ratings

First of all we’re gonna have a look at the average ratings across various genres. Here I’m using Movies published after 2000 with more then 2000 Votes to get a representative snapshot of the current situation.

Result:

Takeaways:

  • There are a lot of good and very few bad documentaries
  • The stereotype of the bad horror/sci-fi movies also appears to be true with horror ranking last just below sci-fi

Runtime

Next I’ll have a closer look at the runtime of our favourite genres. This time I used all the movies published since 1940 across multiple interesting genres.

Result:

Takeaways:

  • Most movies still average around the classic 90-minute mark
  • Action movies often go on for longer while documentaries often last for ~50 to ~90 minutes

Popularity over Time

But how exactly has the movie landscape changed since the 1940s especially regarding genres? Here I’ll explore the popularity of certain genres over time.

Note: The percentages may add up to more then 100% since some movies are labeled as more then one genre.

Result: Result:

Takeaways:

  • As expected crime movies dominated Hollywood until the 70s with almost every second movies being one
  • Since 2000 Documentaries became really popular, almost reaching 40% market share
  • Action Movies became especially popular in the 80s with shows like Terminator or Top Gun
  • Fantasy movies are slowly dying despite being responsible for many huge (event recent) successes (Avatar, Harry Potter, LoTR)

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