NSFW? No thanks! Sex is no longer a draw for young audiences seeking something edgy at the movie theater.

Variety reports that according to new data from UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers, Gen Z viewers are tired of on-screen sexual content. (RIP to the raunchy teen sex comedy subgenre.)

Released on Wednesday (October 22), the university's annual Teens & Screens report , which surveyed 1,500 young adults and teens in August 2025, reveals 48 percent of Gen Z viewers believe there is “too much sex and sexual content” in modern movies and TV shows.

But it’s not just the sex itself that’s turning off Gen Z audiences. Over 60 percent of viewers in the generation are tired of seeing sexual attraction emphasized at the core of romantic relationships on screen, and would prefer to s

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