Welcome to a completely scientific study from youssefreviews.com where I judge your entire personality based on the genre you love. Accurate? Of course. Fair? Never. Entertaining? Absolutely.
Here are 10 genres and what each one secretly says about your personality if it is your favourite:
Horror Lovers: Psychopaths of cinema who choose fear on purpose!
You hear “I want to play a game” and you see the worst thing that could happen to someone with a smile on your face like it’s nothing.
There is something fascinating about people who willingly choose fear. You are not drawn to ghosts or demons because you like being scared. You are drawn to them because you like the idea of facing something bigger than you and still standing.
Psychology research calls this “high sensation seeking.” I call it: you need a thrill that life refuses to give you.
You do not watch horror because you love violence. You watch it because it lets you feel fear with an off switch.
Your personality chemistry is strange in the best possible way. Sensitive, restless and somehow at peace while others are screaming from the film and hiding their faces.
Drama Lovers: Stories That Cut Deep and Stay Long!
If you love film that tear you apart emotionally, you are built for depth. Studies show drama lovers score high in empathy, openness and emotional awareness. You feel everything, even when you do not want to.
You see Ryan Gosling look at Emma Stone in the final scene of La La Land, the music hits, the life they never had flashes by, and suddenly you are crying like the universe personally denied you your soulmate.
There is also a softness you hide. The kind that makes you cry at one line even when nothing dramatic happened.
Dramas make you feel seen. They remind you that being human is messy, and you are allowed to feel everything loudly.
I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for films that mess with my brain & my heart. I like when stories bend reality and ask existential questions. But I also have a soft spot for films that make me cry for no reason other than the fact that humans are beautiful and miserable and complicated.
Black and White / Classics Lovers: The Timeless Souls who Miss the Quiet Hours!
You are the person who slows down when the world speeds up. People who love classic cinema usually value patience, detail and emotional subtlety, all traits linked to high introspection.
You notice things others skip. A glance. A pause. A shadow. You listen to silence in a scene the way others listen to music.
You reach the end of Casablanca, hear “Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship” and for a moment the whole world softens. You feel that quiet assurance that life can still straighten itself out even when the ending is complicated.
Old films remove the noise and leave only the story, the truth, the humanity. They remind you of a time that feels simpler even if you never lived it. That small ache you feel when the credits roll is nostalgia doing its job.
Rom Coms Lovers: Love, Chaos and the Hope You Will Never Admit Out Loud!
If you live on airport scenes and messy kisses, research says you tend to be outgoing and agreeable. You like people, you like connection and you prefer your film time to feel good rather than difficult.
You want warmth, chemistry and a clear ending where things mostly work out. That is a taste for comfort when real life is already heavy.
You hear Renée Zellweger look at Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire and say, “You had me at hello” and something in you melts like it is the first time you ever heard it.
Your emotional setting is brave in its own way. You know love is risky, yet you keep returning to stories where people try again.
Comedy Lovers: Laughing So You Do Not Spiral!
Humour resets your mind. You would rather laugh than drown in questions after a long workday, because laughter gives you control, even if everything else feels unpredictable.
You see how absurd life is, and instead of collapsing, you turn it into a punchline. People underestimate that. Comedy requires timing, awareness and a sharp read of human behaviour.
You watch Superbad, hear the “McLovin?” scene and you start laughing like the world just became a little easier to handle.
Comedy fans are usually the quickest thinkers in the room, even if they look like the most relaxed.
Animation Lovers: Feelings With Extra Colour!
Animation fans are often agreeable with a touch of neuroticism, meaning big hearts and anxious minds.
You like stories that speak in simple images about complicated feelings. Family, change, grief, growing up. Animation lets you revisit heavy emotions in a way that does not crush you.
You hear Buzz Lightyear shout “To infinity and beyond!” in Toy Story, and for a moment, you actually believe it. Not in a childish way, but in that quiet hopeful way that reminds you that life can still surprise you.
People assume you are clinging to childhood. In reality, you simply reject the rule that serious emotions should only come in serious packaging.
Documentaries Lovers: Curiosity, Justice and the Three AM Deep Dive!
You treat films like extended questions.
You want to know how things work, who built them, who broke them and who got erased from the official story. You are the friend who sends a link at three in the morning with the message this will ruin your day in a useful way.
You hear the soothing voice of the amazing David Attenborough and you are instantly transported into another world. Suddenly the planet feels bigger, quieter, more fragile and somehow more magical. And it humbles you. You realise you are small, insignificant in the grand design, yet somehow still responsible for the world you live in.
There is a quiet activist inside you. Even on tired days, you still care enough to learn more.
Period Drama Lovers: The Slow Burn Dreamers and Historical Addicts
You are here for elegance, longing, letters sealed with wax, and people falling in love by staring across candlelit rooms.
You enjoy stories where nothing happens for forty minutes except one meaningful eyebrow raise, and somehow that is enough to ruin your entire emotional stability for the week.
You love manners, longing, piano scores and relationships that move at the speed of an injured snail. You call it pacing. Everyone else calls it “why is this scene still happening.”
And look, period dramas are not my thing, so I cannot even pretend to come up with a real quote. So, anything dumb from Bridgerton or whatever.
Turkish Dubbed Series Lovers: The Twelve-Season Emotional Marathon Runners!
If Turkish dramas are your comfort zone, I don’t know what to say. Muhanad cries every ten minutes. Samar faints every eleven. Someone gets slapped every twelve.
You love slow motion walking, dramatic music, love triangles, betrayal triangles and family secrets so messy the family tree needs therapy.
To each his own, I guess.
Marvel and DC Only Lovers: The Franchise Bro!
Ah yes.
The people whose favourite genre is specifically Marvel and DC and absolutely nothing else. First of all, grow up.
You are the reason every studio executive wakes up saying, “What if we made the same movie AGAIN but with a different coloured suit.”
If this is your favourite genre and you only watch Marvel and DC, then congratulations, you are the reason cinema keeps recycling itself. You are the reason Cinema is dead. You are why every year we get twenty sequels, prequels, reboots and the multiverse nobody asked for. You are personally responsible for the fact that I cannot enjoy one original film anymore without a studio whispering “But what if we made a spin-off about the side character’s cousin’s cat.”
You do not love cinema. You love CGI. A 2 second cameo impresses you. You are proudly uncultured. You are superficial, shiny, easily impressed and completely loyal to anything that explodes every seven minutes. GROW UP!
If any of this offended you, good. That means it was accurate. Your favourite genre shouldn’t be men in their forties squeezed into colourful superhero suits.
We watch what we watch for a reason.
There is room for all tastes, all stories, and all the strange things that comfort us.
So, enjoy what you love (unless it is a superhero film). Cheers!