FILMCHATTER

Cult Film Club Podcast

On the air since November 2012 · cultfilmclub.com

195Films
254Episodes
286Hours of talk
40 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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Sugar HillOct 28, 2026Crestwood House - Sugar Hill (1974)
Ghostbusters IIOct 22, 2026I Read Movies - Ghostbusters 2 (1989) by Ed Naha
The Amityville HorrorOct 21, 2026Crestwood House - Amityville Horror (1979)
Night TideOct 14, 2026Crestwood House - Night Tide (1961)
The Abominable SnowmanOct 7, 2026Crestwood House - The Abominable Snowman (1957)
Twins of EvilSep 30, 2026Crestwood House - Twins of Evil (1971)

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Milestones

First filmThe WraithDec 4, 2012
25th filmThe People Under the StairsJul 15, 2015
50th filmThe Lost BoysApr 17, 2018
100th filmGirls Just Want to Have FunSep 2, 2022
LatestSugar HillOct 28, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.7 out of 10 · 185 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: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 1 film144.5 to 5.0: 4 films45.0 to 5.5: 5 films555.5 to 6.0: 21 films216.0 to 6.5: 45 films4566.5 to 7.0: 52 films527.0 to 7.5: 34 films3477.5 to 8.0: 20 films208.0 to 8.5: 2 films288.5 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: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 1 film144.5 to 5.0: 4 films45.0 to 5.5: 5 films555.5 to 6.0: 21 films216.0 to 6.5: 45 films4566.5 to 7.0: 52 films527.0 to 7.5: 34 films3477.5 to 8.0: 20 films208.0 to 8.5: 2 films288.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Empire Strikes Back★ 8.4 / 10 · 1980
Star Wars★ 8.2 / 10 · 1977
Raiders of the Lost Ark★ 7.9 / 10 · 1981

Lowest rated on TMDB

Troll 2★ 3.9 / 10 · 1990
Batman & Robin★ 4.4 / 10 · 1997
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace★ 4.6 / 10 · 1987

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$16.9BWorldwide gross
$3.6BCombined budgets
55% hits24% flops · 21% in between

Biggest hits

Star Wars: The Force Awakens$2.1B on a $245M budget
Spider-Man 3$895M on a $258M budget
Spider-Man$822M on a $139M budget

Biggest flops

The Specials$0.0M on a $1.0M budget
Phantom of the Paradise$0.3M on a $1.3M budget
Cool as Ice$1.2M on a $6.0M budget

THE MIX

86% of the films are American and 28 are from the United Kingdom. 12 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and Italian. 2 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Action67
Comedy65
Horror65
Adventure47
Science Fiction45
Drama44
Fantasy36

Release decades

1920s: 3 films3'20s1930s: 7 films7'30s1940s: 5 films5'40s1950s: 7 films7'50s1960s: 16 films16'60s1970s: 18 films18'70s1980s: 87 films87'80s1990s: 40 films40'90s2000s: 9 films9'00s2010s: 2 films2'10s2020s: 1 film1'20s

Franchises

Star Wars4 of 9 films covered
Indiana Jones3 of 5 films covered
Spider-Man3 of 3 films covered
Ghostbusters2 of 4 films covered
Godzilla (Showa)2 of 15 films covered
Karnstein (Hammer)2 of 3 films covered
Predator2 of 6 films covered
Star Trek: The Original Series2 of 6 films covered

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