This statistic shows the preference between watching utopian and dystopian movies and TV shows in the United States as of June 2019, sorted by age group. The findings reveal that younger viewers were more likely to prefer watching dystopian movies or TV shows, with 40 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 29 years old saying that they had a preference for this genre compared to 22 percent who said the same about utopian films and shows. Dystopian content was less popular among older generations than with younger respondents.
Preference between watching utopian and dystopian movies and TV shows in the United States as of June 2019, by age group
The question was phrased by the source as follows: 'If you had to choose, would you rather watch a utopian movie or TV show, in which characters are living in a near-perfect society, or a dystopian movie or TV show, in which characters are living in a society of great suffering or injustice?'
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Morning Consult. (June 11, 2019). Preference between watching utopian and dystopian movies and TV shows in the United States as of June 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016271/utopian-dystopian-movies-tv-preference-by-age-us/
Morning Consult. "Preference between watching utopian and dystopian movies and TV shows in the United States as of June 2019, by age group." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016271/utopian-dystopian-movies-tv-preference-by-age-us/
Morning Consult. (2019). Preference between watching utopian and dystopian movies and TV shows in the United States as of June 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016271/utopian-dystopian-movies-tv-preference-by-age-us/
Morning Consult. "Preference between Watching Utopian and Dystopian Movies and Tv Shows in The United States as of June 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016271/utopian-dystopian-movies-tv-preference-by-age-us/
Morning Consult, Preference between watching utopian and dystopian movies and TV shows in the United States as of June 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016271/utopian-dystopian-movies-tv-preference-by-age-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Preference between watching utopian and dystopian movies and TV shows in the United States as of June 2019, by age group [Graph], Morning Consult, June 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016271/utopian-dystopian-movies-tv-preference-by-age-us/
