Dissect That Film

On the air since May 2021 · dissectthatfilm.podbean.com

320Films
403Episodes
631Hours of talk
26 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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CandymanOct 31, 2026246: Candyman (1992) - Halloween Special 2026
The Evil DeadOct 23, 2026245: The Evil Dead (1981) - Spooktober
It Conquered the WorldOct 16, 2026THE MONSTER ZONE: IT Conquered the World (1956)
CarrieOct 9, 2026244: Carrie (1976) - Spooktober
Orochi, the Eight-Headed DragonOct 2, 2026THE MONSTER ZONE: Orochi: The Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
HookSep 25, 2026

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Milestones

First filmGodzillaMay 11, 2021
50th filmBatman & RobinMar 25, 2022
100th filmRogue One: A Star Wars StoryDec 2, 2022
250th filmTremorsJun 6, 2025
LatestCandymanOct 31, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.6 out of 10 · 303 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 11 films1144.5 to 5.0: 12 films125.0 to 5.5: 20 films2055.5 to 6.0: 36 films366.0 to 6.5: 56 films5666.5 to 7.0: 76 films767.0 to 7.5: 53 films5377.5 to 8.0: 30 films308.0 to 8.5: 6 films688.5 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: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 11 films1144.5 to 5.0: 12 films125.0 to 5.5: 20 films2055.5 to 6.0: 36 films366.0 to 6.5: 56 films5666.5 to 7.0: 76 films767.0 to 7.5: 53 films5377.5 to 8.0: 30 films308.0 to 8.5: 6 films688.5 to 9.0: 1 film19.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Dark Knight★ 8.5 / 10 · 2008
Psycho★ 8.4 / 10 · 1960
The Silence of the Lambs★ 8.3 / 10 · 1991

Lowest rated on TMDB

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians★ 3.2 / 10 · 1964
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!★ 3.9 / 10 · 1989
Attack of the Giant Leeches★ 4.0 / 10 · 1959

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$60.3BWorldwide gross
$14.7BCombined budgets
70% hits9% flops · 22% in between

Biggest hits

Titanic$2.3B on a $200M budget
Spider-Man: No Way Home$1.9B on a $200M budget
Jurassic World$1.7B on a $150M budget

Biggest flops

Trick 'r Treat$0.0M on a $12M budget
Komodo$0.2M on a $10M budget
Night of the Creeps$0.6M on a $5.0M budget

THE MIX

89% of the films are American and 23 are from the United Kingdom. 24 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and Italian. 45 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror173
Science Fiction127
Action115
Thriller89
Adventure84
Fantasy75
Comedy67

Release decades

1920s: 1 film1'20s1950s: 18 films18'50s1960s: 11 films11'60s1970s: 27 films27'70s1980s: 51 films51'80s1990s: 71 films71'90s2000s: 45 films45'00s2010s: 42 films42'10s2020s: 54 films54'20s

Franchises

Jurassic Park7 of 7 films covered
Friday the 13th6 of 11 films covered
Resident Evil6 of 6 films covered
The Terminator6 of 6 films covered
Pirates of the Caribbean5 of 5 films covered
Underworld5 of 5 films covered
Batman4 of 4 films covered
Halloween4 of 11 films covered