Fact or Fiction: Films more likely to star man named Chris than a woman over 60?

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:01]Tonight, we're looking into a story you may have seen. It claims a study found films are more likely to star a man named Chris or a talking animal than a woman over 60, and [music] it's true.

[00:00:14]The study from Age Without Limits campaign looked at the 100 highest-grossing films in the UK each of the past 3 years. Six featured a man named Chris in the lead: Evans, Hemsworth, Pine, and three from Chris Pratt. Only five starred a woman over 60, a list which included Diane Keaton, Demi Moore, and Jamie Lee Curtis. The gap was much bigger when it came to talking animals, which were four times as likely to be a lead character than a woman of a certain age. If you would like to submit a question to us, go to 10news.com, click on menu, and factor [music] fiction.