Top 50 Movie genres in Italy
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest movie genres in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 112 movie genres tracked in Italy, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Comedy movies, Animated movies and Fantasy movies lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 49,096,587 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 4,364,142, and the largest, Comedy movies, reaches around 23,544,278 people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each movie genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Comedy movies |
23,544,278 | 4.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Animated movies |
12,952,512 | 4.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Fantasy movies |
12,599,797 | 6.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Anime movies |
12,066,378 | 4.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Drama movies |
11,865,740 | 3.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Thriller movies |
11,299,193 | 3.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Action movies |
11,019,664 | 3.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Documentary movies |
10,708,363 | 3.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Science fiction movies |
9,919,091 | 3.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Horror movies |
9,062,946 | 3.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Art film |
8,536,495 | 4.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Musical film |
7,456,486 | 4.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Fantasy film |
5,949,154 | 4.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Fictional film |
5,923,300 | 8.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Independent film |
5,682,413 | 4.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Animated cartoon |
5,429,968 | 5.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Comedy-drama |
5,276,687 | 4.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Adventure film |
4,729,261 | 3.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Epic film |
3,246,759 | 11.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Cinema of Italy |
3,210,944 | 42.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Bollywood movies |
3,120,002 | 1.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  romantic comedies |
3,027,361 | 4.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Political drama |
2,899,175 | 17.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Superhero film |
2,582,258 | 4.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Horror fiction |
2,437,061 | 3.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  War film |
2,390,464 | 5.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Crime film |
2,339,619 | 4.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Sketch comedy |
2,126,398 | 3.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Science fantasy |
1,960,283 | 3.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Korean drama |
1,849,810 | 1.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Black comedy |
1,456,507 | 3.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Romantic fantasy |
1,118,518 | 3.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Cinema of the United States |
1,070,743 | 3.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Cinema of India |
1,055,083 | 1.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Medical drama |
941,853 | 3.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Mystery film |
845,900 | 5.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Martial arts film |
621,087 | 4.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Spaghetti Western |
613,397 | 28.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Silent film |
566,859 | 2.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Buddy film |
562,400 | 2.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  True crime |
477,981 | 1.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Cinema of France |
438,571 | 6.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Survival film |
433,453 | 3.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Animated series |
422,335 | 4.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Cinema of Bangladesh |
417,818 | 3.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Cinema of the United Kingdom |
417,590 | 9.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Tamil cinema |
408,871 | 1.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Mockumentary |
403,055 | 6.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Zombie |
370,227 | 2.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Splatter film |
353,032 | 22.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy and ranks each movie genre by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest movie genre in Italy?
Comedy movies currently leads with an estimated audience of 23,544,278 people in Italy.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.