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Bad Movies Rule!

On the air since May 2021 · badmoviesrule.com

299Films
437Episodes
722Hours of talk
30 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersOct 30, 2026
Resident Evil: RetributionOct 23, 2026
LeprechaunOct 16, 2026
Friday the 13th Part IIIOct 9, 2026#283: Friday the 13th Part 3
Final DestinationOct 2, 2026
Terror SquadSep 25, 2026#281 Terror Squad (1987): Unhinged Terrorists in Indiana?!

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Milestones

First filmStreet FighterMay 7, 2021
50th filmCasablancaMay 2, 2022
100th filmDemolition ManApr 7, 2023
250th filmLake PlacidFeb 13, 2026
LatestHalloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersOct 27, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.1 out of 10 · 285 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 2 films233.5 to 4.0: 2 films24.0 to 4.5: 5 films544.5 to 5.0: 19 films195.0 to 5.5: 35 films3555.5 to 6.0: 55 films556.0 to 6.5: 83 films8366.5 to 7.0: 53 films537.0 to 7.5: 22 films2277.5 to 8.0: 6 films68.0 to 8.5: 3 films388.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 2 films233.5 to 4.0: 2 films24.0 to 4.5: 5 films544.5 to 5.0: 19 films195.0 to 5.5: 35 films3555.5 to 6.0: 55 films556.0 to 6.5: 83 films8366.5 to 7.0: 53 films537.0 to 7.5: 22 films2277.5 to 8.0: 6 films68.0 to 8.5: 3 films388.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Back to the Future★ 8.3 / 10 · 1985
Casablanca★ 8.1 / 10 · 1943
The Thing★ 8.1 / 10 · 1982

Lowest rated on TMDB

Battlefield Earth★ 3.3 / 10 · 2000
Laserblast★ 3.4 / 10 · 1978
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie★ 3.6 / 10 · 1987

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$24.7BWorldwide gross
$9.6BCombined budgets
40% hits26% flops · 34% in between

Biggest hits

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith$850M on a $113M budget
The Twilight Saga: New Moon$710M on a $50M budget
Transformers$710M on a $150M budget

Biggest flops

The Boondock Saints$0.0M on a $6.0M budget
Yoga Hosers$0.0M on a $5.0M budget
Solarbabies$1.6M on a $25M budget

THE MIX

97% of the films are American and 21 are from the United Kingdom. 3 aren't in English, mostly French and Italian. 3 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Action200
Comedy111
Adventure99
Science Fiction89
Thriller88
Horror58
Crime53

Release decades

1940s: 1 film1'40s1960s: 3 films3'60s1970s: 7 films7'70s1980s: 107 films107'80s1990s: 109 films109'90s2000s: 50 films50'00s2010s: 18 films18'10s2020s: 4 films4'20s

Franchises

Resident Evil5 of 6 films covered
American Ninja4 of 5 films covered
Batman3 of 4 films covered
Ernest3 of 9 films covered
Friday the 13th3 of 11 films covered
Halloween3 of 11 films covered
James Bond3 of 26 films covered
Jaws3 of 4 films covered

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