Stephen Follows
Stephen is a world-leading film-industry analyst and data researcher. He seeks to discover how the film industry operates and to use that knowledge to help filmmakers get their films made and seen. His work has covered gender equality, applied creativity, AI innovation and film education.
Sweariest filmmaking country
The country whose movies contain the highest average number of swear words is Ireland. In a survey of movies made around the world between 2000 and 2022, film researcher Stephen Follows found that Irish films contained the most uses of what censors classify as "very strong" swearing, with an average of 26.6 instances per film.
Almost 70% of Irish films contain at least one "strong" or "very strong" swear-word.