Battle of the Genres

Is your favourite show or movie genre the best?

Select a role based on your favourite genre

In later pages, you will see this one highlighted in yellow!

Reporter

Drama

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Comedian

Comedy

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Scientist

Documentary

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Artist

Animation

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Pop Star

Reality

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Adventurer

Action & Adventure

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Thief

Crime

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Teacher

Family

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Magician

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Detective

Mystery

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It’s family movie night! But…

You and your 9 siblings can’t agree on what to watch. Everyone has a different favourite genre.

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To help decide, you look at the top 500,000 most popular movies and TV shows from according to The Movie DataBase and Netflix's Top 10.

Before we choose, let’s see what’s out there in the world.

Hover over a country to see the top 10 most-watched shows there, based on weekly popularity.

Which genres is the most popular?

Drama is the largest, followed by other major genres like Comedy and Animation.

But, has it always been like that?

It seems like Drama has always been the largest, but Documentary and Reality have been growing fast.

What if we see what some experienced studios think is worth making?

But it seems many studios work with many different genres and don't stick to only one category.

No studios stick to only one category?

Maybe you and your siblings should do the same.

Maybe there isn’t a best single genre. Every genre has something to offer, and the
differences aren’t as important as they first seemed.

You and your siblings randomly pick a show/movie together...

No studios stick to only one category?

Maybe you and your siblings should do the same.

Maybe there isn’t a best single genre. Every genre has something to offer, and the
differences aren’t as important as they first seemed.

You and your siblings randomly pick a show/movie together...

No studios stick to only one category?

Maybe you and your siblings should do the same.

Maybe there isn’t a best single genre. Every genre has something to offer, and the
differences aren’t as important as they first seemed.

You and your siblings randomly pick a show/movie together...

No studios stick to only one category?

Maybe you and your siblings should do the same.

Maybe there isn’t a best single genre. Every genre has something to offer, and the
differences aren’t as important as they first seemed.

You and your siblings randomly pick a show/movie together...

Click on the popcorn to get a movie recommendation!

Watch genres pop like kernels - click popped popcorn for a movie fortune!

...and you start watching. Even if not everyone agrees on the genre,
at least you are all watching it together.

In the end, the show matters less than the people you watch it with.

The Team Behind the Story

Kelly Du