By A new report in The Economist has cited a study by film data analyst Stephen Follows which confirms something long suspected – the portrayal of explicit content in theatrically released movies has dropped sharply.
According to the study, the level of sexual content in cinema has fallen by almost 40% since 2000 with the number of films with none at all increasing from 18% annually to 46% annually.
On the flipside, the study cites films like “May December,” “Saltburn,” “Poor Things” and “Fair Play” as being more extreme than what was permitted in the past.
The decline was reportedly steepest in action movies with a drop off of approximately 70% over the same period, whereas romantic films saw a drop of just 20%.
The report is assembled from data on the 250 highest-grossing films each year since 2000.
The study has also found a small drop-off in profanity and drug use on screen since 2014. Violence on screen dropped around the same time but has come back again and is at previous high levels.
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