Number of films released in Ireland and the UK 2022, by genre
Out of the 833 films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2022, 265 were dramas. Comedies and action films followed with 146 and 145 premieres, respectively.
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Number of films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2022, by genre
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British Film Institute. (April 24, 2025). Number of films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2022, by genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 25, 2025, 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 2022, by genre." Chart. April 24, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238245/films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland-by-genre/
British Film Institute. (2025). Number of films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2022, by genre. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2025. 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 2022, by Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2025, 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 2022, by genre Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238245/films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland-by-genre/ (last visited July 25, 2025)
Number of films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2022, by genre [Graph], British Film Institute, April 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238245/films-released-in-the-uk-and-ireland-by-genre/
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