More Movies Star “Chris” Than Women Over 60

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]Movies are more likely to star an actor named Chris than a woman over the age of 60. I know there are a lot of Chrises out there, but this is ridiculous. The same survey found that movies are also four times more likely to have a talking animal as a lead than a female actor over the age of 60.

[00:00:15]Everyone's always begging for data, so how about this? The Devil Wears Prada 2 has already grossed over $600 million starring Meryl Streep, who's 76 years old. Gasp! I know Meryl's one of one, but here's another fun and sad stat. Of the 100 biggest films in the last 3 years, six starred a guy named Chris.

[00:00:33]Only five starred a woman over 60.

[00:00:36]Oscar winner Emma Thompson commented, "Women are half the population, and we get older.

[00:00:42]So, where are the stories about us?

[00:00:44]Older women don't need permission to exist on screen. They already exist in the world. Cinema just needs to catch up." Yeah, it does.

[00:00:52]We don't need to spend $400 million on a movie starring Kathy Bates, but it's proven that smaller movies make big money and attract crowds. The is there.

[00:01:02]Studios just have to stop pretending it isn't.