USC Annenberg’s Latest Film Inclusion List Adds ‘A Thousand And One’, Three Other 2023 Films To Top 10 List

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The second iteration of The Inclusion List from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has identified the 150 most inclusive films from 2019 to 2023, adding to its initial class of 100 films by naming 50 new titles for the year 2023.

Four films from that year have made it into the Top 10 Most Inclusive Films for that timespan,according to the study released Wednesday, with A Thousand and One taking the No.

2 spot overall, Bottoms coming in seventh, The Color Purple ninth and The Blackening in 10th. The list’s point system took into account talent both in front of and behind the camera, with a total of 20 points broken down into 10-point halves for both on-screen and off-screen inclusion.

Two distinct processes were used, one for leads/co leads and the other for all speaking characters. A film could earn up to 10 points for on-screen inclusion based on the five inclusion indicators (gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, age) across leads/co leads (up to 5 points) and all speaking characters (up to 5 points).