Cult 45: The Movie Podcast

On the air since November 2014 · cult45podcast.podbean.com

511Films
601Episodes
779Hours of talk
23 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
The SandlotNov 1, 2026Episode 557: The Sandlot (Patreon Pick from Bry Fry the Comics Guy)
Mrs. DoubtfireOct 25, 2026
CarrieOct 18, 2026
An American Werewolf in LondonOct 11, 2026
The Taking of Deborah LoganOct 4, 2026
Blade Runner 2049Sep 27, 2026Episode 552: Blade Runner 2049 (Pateron Pick By Marcus J.)

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Milestones

First filmThe RoomNov 10, 2014
100th filmThe Incredible Hulk ReturnsNov 5, 2017
250th filmBack to the FutureApr 5, 2021
500th filmThe Amazing Spider-ManAug 16, 2026
LatestThe SandlotNov 1, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

Cast

BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.6 out of 10 · 492 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 1 film122.5 to 3.0: 1 film13.0 to 3.5: 3 films333.5 to 4.0: 3 films34.0 to 4.5: 6 films644.5 to 5.0: 21 films215.0 to 5.5: 31 films3155.5 to 6.0: 64 films646.0 to 6.5: 91 films9166.5 to 7.0: 110 films1107.0 to 7.5: 87 films8777.5 to 8.0: 55 films558.0 to 8.5: 18 films1888.5 to 9.0: 1 film19.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 1 film122.5 to 3.0: 1 film13.0 to 3.5: 3 films333.5 to 4.0: 3 films34.0 to 4.5: 6 films644.5 to 5.0: 21 films215.0 to 5.5: 31 films3155.5 to 6.0: 64 films646.0 to 6.5: 91 films9166.5 to 7.0: 110 films1107.0 to 7.5: 87 films8777.5 to 8.0: 55 films558.0 to 8.5: 18 films1888.5 to 9.0: 1 film19.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Dark Knight★ 8.5 / 10 · 2008
Pulp Fiction★ 8.5 / 10 · 1994
Fight Club★ 8.4 / 10 · 1999

Lowest rated on TMDB

Birdemic: Shock and Terror★ 2.2 / 10 · 2010
Dragonball Evolution★ 2.9 / 10 · 2009
House of the Dead★ 3.1 / 10 · 2003

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$60.5BWorldwide gross
$15.4BCombined budgets
58% hits18% flops · 24% in between

Biggest hits

Avengers: Endgame$2.9B on a $356M budget
Joker$1.1B on a $55M budget
Jurassic Park$1.1B on a $63M budget

Biggest flops

Blood and Bone$0.0M on a $3.7M budget
The Boondock Saints$0.0M on a $6.0M budget
Pontypool$0.0M on a $1.5M budget

THE MIX

88% of the films are American and 58 are from the United Kingdom. 43 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and cn. 8 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Action241
Horror177
Thriller165
Science Fiction146
Comedy127
Drama120
Adventure109

Release decades

1960s: 6 films6'60s1970s: 38 films38'70s1980s: 110 films110'80s1990s: 120 films120'90s2000s: 133 films133'00s2010s: 92 films92'10s2020s: 12 films12'20s

Franchises

Friday the 13th8 of 11 films covered
Saw6 of 10 films covered
A Nightmare on Elm Street3 of 7 films covered
Back to the Future3 of 3 films covered
Bad Boys3 of 4 films covered
Batman3 of 4 films covered
Predator3 of 6 films covered
Scream3 of 7 films covered