Audience Research

 Seven


 These graphs from IMDb show that males and females under the age of 18 watch this film more than other ages and, roughly equally, however, men watch this 0.1% more than women. However, also the results show that males and females from 18-29 years watch this almost as much as under 18 year olds. This shows that this particular crime thriller is pretty much equally liked the same by both women and men but are under the age of 30 so is preferred by the younger generation. These also show that this audience rates this film at rating 8.

this represents the audience that watches this film the most frequently out of the world population.

 The Bourne Identity

These graphs from IMDb show that males and females under the age of 18 watch this thriller film the same amount. Also, men and women from 18-29 years also watch this pretty closely to under 18 year olds so can be seen as one of the main audiences. This film was rated 8 which shows that this audience likes watching this action thriller.



this photo represents the audience for this action thriller

the two films above have similar audiences from 18-29 year olds which shows that the two above films are preferred by the older generation of people who have left school or attend university.

The Butterfly Effect

These graphs from IMDb shows that males and females under the age of 18 roughly equally watch this film the most out of all other ages, however women watch this 0.1% more than men. This particular psychological thriller is different to most others in the audience as it is usually watched by men; This could be because this film includes romance so could be more relatable to women.

This picture represents that this film is mostly watched by men and women under the age of 18.

the rating of this film was rating 8.

 Shutter Island
These graphs from IMDb show that males and females under the age of 18 watch this film roughly the same, however men watch this 0.1% more than women. This shows that this psychological thriller is liked by both men and women. The rating of this film is 8 so shows that this age group likes watching thrillers.

this photo represents that women and men under the age of 18 watch this film.

the above two films show that under 18 year olds watch psychological thrillers more than any other age group. this conveys how it is preferred by the younger generation.

The others

These graphs from IMDb allow us to see that this particular supernatural thriller attracts a wide range of audiences; male and female; the older generation and the young generation. The average shown on the graph is roughly around the percentage 7.7, give or take 0.1/0.2%. The highest rating of this film is an 8 which proves that majority of the audience enjoyed the film where the minority did not enjoy it.

These pictures represent the diversity of age that this film has entertained

Sucker Punch

These graphs from IMDb show that under 18 year olds are the popular audience; however women watch this psychological thriller 0.2% more than men. This could be because women can relate to the story in this thriller more than men. This film is rated 7- compared to the rest of the thrillers I have researched this is lowest; this one is female dominated where the rest of them are male dominated. This could mean that audiences prefer male dominated thrillers due to the storyline.

this photo represents the teenage audience that watches this thriller film

Based upon my research, it has brought to light that under 18’s up to 39 year olds are the most common audience for thriller films. The older generations are brought into the popular audience, in crime, actions and horror thrillers whereas the supernatural or psychological are majority the younger generation.