Out of the 442 films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021, 134 were dramas. Comedies and documentaries followed with 69 and 54 premieres, respectively. That same year, more than one-quarter of
Number of films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021, by genre
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British Film Institute. (January 15, 2024). Number of films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021, by genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238245/films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland-by-genre/
British Film Institute. "Number of films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021, by genre." Chart. January 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238245/films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland-by-genre/
British Film Institute. (2024). Number of films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021, by genre. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238245/films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland-by-genre/
British Film Institute. "Number of Films Released in Ireland and The United Kingdom in 2021, by Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238245/films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland-by-genre/
British Film Institute, Number of films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021, by genre Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238245/films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland-by-genre/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Number of films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021, by genre [Graph], British Film Institute, January 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238245/films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland-by-genre/