Made first for older men 1
2001: A Space Odyssey's audience scores lean most toward older men at 98 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 2 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.
- 1Audience scoreolder men 98 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 81.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
- 4Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 2 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Age: 65 — leans mature
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Audience Representation
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Advocacy Over Time in Mystery
The average advocacy score of Mystery titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1 | 3 |
| 1946 | 0 | 2 |
| 1947 | 0 | 3 |
| 1958 | 2 | 2 |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 5 |
| 1964 | 2 | 3 |
| 1972 | 1 | 3 |
| 1973 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 0 | 2 |
| 1976 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 2 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 | 3 |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 4 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 5 |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 | 7 |
| 2000 | 5 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 7 |
| 2002 | 1 | 11 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 9 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 9 | 6 |
| 2015 | 15 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 52 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| This title (1968) | 2 | 1 |
● This title (1968): advocacy 2 · explore Mystery →
Cast & Crew
Geoffrey Unsworth (director) · Derek Cracknell (director)
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