Gender-balanced hiring has dipped among IMDbPro’s list of the 100 most popular films of 2025.
ReFrame — the initiative launched by Sundance Institute and WIF (formerly known as Women in Film, Los Angeles) in partnership with IMDbPro as a way to advance gender equity — has released its latest report that examines hiring across key roles on those 100 films based on IMDbPro data. After analyzing the ranks, the organization awards ReFrame Stamps to signify a gender-balanced production.
Twenty-six films of the top 100 received a Stamp, a rollback of four films from 2024’s numbers. Also noteworthy is the dip in representation in other key roles like directors and lead performers. In 2023, there were 20 women and nonbinary directors with films in the top 100, followed by 14 in 2024, and 11 in 2025. Lead performers also saw a rollback with 51 women (including one transgender actor) represented in
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