After reaching new heights toward the end of the 2010s, the number of foreign language movies released in Ireland and the United Kingdom plummeted by 2021. That year, 142 films where the main language spoken was not English were released across the two countries – the lowest number since 2002.
Number of foreign language movies released in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021
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British Film Institute. (April 27, 2023). Number of foreign language movies released in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297483/number-of-foreign-language-films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland/
British Film Institute. "Number of foreign language movies released in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297483/number-of-foreign-language-films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland/
British Film Institute. (2023). Number of foreign language movies released in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297483/number-of-foreign-language-films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland/
British Film Institute. "Number of Foreign Language Movies Released in Ireland and The United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297483/number-of-foreign-language-films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland/
British Film Institute, Number of foreign language movies released in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297483/number-of-foreign-language-films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of foreign language movies released in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 [Graph], British Film Institute, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297483/number-of-foreign-language-films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland/
