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Forgotten Cinema

On the air since April 2019 · forgottencinemapodcast.com

381Films
420Episodes
343Hours of talk
22 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonOct 31, 2026
Re-AnimatorOct 28, 2026
The Final GirlsOct 21, 2026
The Lair of the White WormOct 14, 2026
VideodromeOct 7, 2026
Baby BoomSep 30, 2026

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Milestones

First filmThe 'BurbsMay 1, 2019
50th filmSneakersApr 8, 2020
100th filmFrankenweenieMar 24, 2021
250th filmIdentityOct 30, 2024
LatestBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonOct 31, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.7 out of 10 · 375 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: 4 films45.0 to 5.5: 9 films955.5 to 6.0: 32 films326.0 to 6.5: 99 films9966.5 to 7.0: 126 films1267.0 to 7.5: 83 films8377.5 to 8.0: 19 films198.0 to 8.5: 2 films288.5 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: 4 films45.0 to 5.5: 9 films955.5 to 6.0: 32 films326.0 to 6.5: 99 films9966.5 to 7.0: 126 films1267.0 to 7.5: 83 films8377.5 to 8.0: 19 films198.0 to 8.5: 2 films288.5 to 9.0: 1 film19.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Project Hail Mary★ 8.6 / 10 · 2026
Gladiator★ 8.2 / 10 · 2000
Dune: Part Two★ 8.1 / 10 · 2024

Lowest rated on TMDB

Street Fighter★ 4.7 / 10 · 1994
Star Trek: Section 31★ 4.7 / 10 · 2025
The D Train★ 4.9 / 10 · 2015

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$34.4BWorldwide gross
$15.0BCombined budgets
35% hits24% flops · 42% in between

Biggest hits

Deadpool & Wolverine$1.3B on a $200M budget
Gravity$723M on a $105M budget
Dune: Part Two$715M on a $190M budget

Biggest flops

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical$0.0M on a $25M budget
The Beast of War$0.2M on a $8.0M budget
The Hudsucker Proxy$2.8M on a $25M budget

THE MIX

96% of the films are American and 54 are from the United Kingdom. 5 aren't in English, mostly cn and Danish. 29 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Drama149
Thriller139
Comedy136
Action103
Crime89
Science Fiction72
Horror65

Release decades

1950s: 2 films2'50s1970s: 13 films13'70s1980s: 56 films56'80s1990s: 112 films112'90s2000s: 101 films101'00s2010s: 64 films64'10s2020s: 32 films32'20s

Franchises

Scream6 of 7 films covered

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