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Cinema Shame

On the air since March 2017 · cinemashame.libsyn.com/website

72Films
99Episodes
146Hours of talk
41 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
Space JamOct 7, 2026Coyote vs. ACME (2026) / Space Jam (1996)
Coyote vs. AcmeOct 7, 2026Coyote vs. ACME (2026) / Space Jam (1996)
Follow That BirdAug 5, 2026Follow That Bird (1985) / Ken Reid
Quantum of SolaceJul 15, 2026Casino Royale (2006) / Quantum of Solace (2008)
Casino RoyaleJul 15, 2026Casino Royale (2006) / Quantum of Solace (2008)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseDec 24, 2025The Santa Clause 3 w/ Dan Delgado

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Milestones

First filmPolice AcademyMar 3, 2017
25th filmSpeedFeb 4, 2022
50th filmInfernoOct 31, 2024
LatestCoyote vs. AcmeOct 7, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 7.1 out of 10 · 64 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: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 3 films35.0 to 5.5: 2 films255.5 to 6.0: 5 films56.0 to 6.5: 8 films866.5 to 7.0: 11 films117.0 to 7.5: 18 films1877.5 to 8.0: 11 films118.0 to 8.5: 5 films588.5 to 9.0: 1 film19.0 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: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 3 films35.0 to 5.5: 2 films255.5 to 6.0: 5 films56.0 to 6.5: 8 films866.5 to 7.0: 11 films117.0 to 7.5: 18 films1877.5 to 8.0: 11 films118.0 to 8.5: 5 films588.5 to 9.0: 1 film19.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Godfather★ 8.7 / 10 · 1972
It's a Wonderful Life★ 8.3 / 10 · 1946
Star Wars★ 8.2 / 10 · 1977

Lowest rated on TMDB

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace★ 4.6 / 10 · 1987
No Holds Barred★ 4.7 / 10 · 1989
Spice World★ 4.9 / 10 · 1997

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$6.7BWorldwide gross
$1.4BCombined budgets
67% hits8% flops · 24% in between

Biggest hits

Star Wars$775M on a $11M budget
Superman$619M on a $225M budget
Casino Royale$599M on a $150M budget

Biggest flops

Let It Ride$4.9M on a $18M budget
Santa Claus: The Movie$24M on a $50M budget
Lifeboat$1.0M on a $1.6M budget

THE MIX

88% of the films are American and 14 are from the United Kingdom. 4 aren't in English, mostly Italian and Japanese. 3 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Drama31
Comedy24
Action19
Adventure17
Thriller17
Romance11
Science Fiction10

Release decades

1940s: 4 films4'40s1950s: 4 films4'50s1960s: 8 films8'60s1970s: 15 films15'70s1980s: 22 films22'80s1990s: 9 films9'90s2000s: 4 films4'00s2010s: 3 films3'10s2020s: 3 films3'20s

Franchises

James Bond3 of 26 films covered
Rocky2 of 6 films covered

SIMILAR SHOWS

The Cine-Files20 films in common
Film Stories with Simon Brew18 films in common
Unspooled17 films in common