# A Gen Z Revolution at the Movies

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Podcast: [The Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-743229)
Published: 2026-06-16T09:45:00+00:00
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## Resource

For years, Hollywood has been trying to figure out how to get young people into movie theaters. This spring, it has happened at an unthinkable scale thanks to two low-budget horror films made by 20-something directors. Today my colleague Kyle Buchanan explains what younger audiences see in these films and how they’ve energized an entire industry.

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