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Best Film Ever

On the air since March 2020 · bestfilmever.podbean.com

429Films
632Episodes
1,475Hours of talk
21 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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Donnie DarkoOct 27, 2026
ArrivalOct 20, 2026Episode 353 - Arrival (w/ BFF of the BFE: Duane Smith (Duane Smith!))
Training DayOct 13, 2026Episode 352 - Training Day (w/ Hermes Auslander)
PsychoOct 6, 2026
Crocodile DundeeSep 29, 2026
High FidelitySep 22, 2026

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Milestones

First filmBack to the FutureMar 12, 2020
50th filmTenetJan 15, 2021
100th filmCasino RoyaleSep 28, 2021
250th filmThe Fifth ElementJan 16, 2024
LatestDonnie DarkoOct 27, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 7.4 out of 10 · 424 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 2 films25.0 to 5.5: 1 film155.5 to 6.0: 4 films46.0 to 6.5: 22 films2266.5 to 7.0: 70 films707.0 to 7.5: 141 films14177.5 to 8.0: 121 films1218.0 to 8.5: 56 films5688.5 to 9.0: 5 films59.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 2 films25.0 to 5.5: 1 film155.5 to 6.0: 4 films46.0 to 6.5: 22 films2266.5 to 7.0: 70 films707.0 to 7.5: 141 films14177.5 to 8.0: 121 films1218.0 to 8.5: 56 films5688.5 to 9.0: 5 films59.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Shawshank Redemption★ 8.7 / 10 · 1994
The Green Mile★ 8.5 / 10 · 1999
Interstellar★ 8.5 / 10 · 2014

Lowest rated on TMDB

Snow White★ 4.2 / 10 · 2025
Batman & Robin★ 4.4 / 10 · 1997
Father Christmas Is Back★ 4.6 / 10 · 2021

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$120.7BWorldwide gross
$24.3BCombined budgets
79% hits5% flops · 17% in between

Biggest hits

Avatar$2.9B on a $237M budget
Spider-Man: Brand New Day$2.5B on a $225M budget
Titanic$2.3B on a $200M budget

Biggest flops

High School Musical$0.0M on a $4.2M budget
The Boondock Saints$0.0M on a $6.0M budget
Empire Records$0.3M on a $10M budget

THE MIX

95% of the films are American and 70 are from the United Kingdom. 8 aren't in English, mostly French and Spanish. 76 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Drama206
Comedy160
Action124
Adventure109
Thriller86
Romance71
Science Fiction71

Release decades

1930s: 2 films2'30s1940s: 2 films2'40s1950s: 3 films3'50s1960s: 7 films7'60s1970s: 15 films15'70s1980s: 54 films54'80s1990s: 112 films112'90s2000s: 87 films87'00s2010s: 67 films67'10s2020s: 80 films80'20s

Franchises

Star Wars7 of 9 films covered
Austin Powers3 of 3 films covered
Back to the Future3 of 3 films covered
Ghostbusters3 of 4 films covered
Indiana Jones3 of 5 films covered
James Bond3 of 26 films covered
Mission: Impossible3 of 8 films covered
The Lord of the Rings3 of 3 films covered

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