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Hack The Movies

On the air since July 2020 · spreaker.com/podcast/hack-the-movies--5023627

423Films
617Episodes
1,064Hours of talk
21 yrsAvg. film age

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Milestones

First filmWishmasterJul 29, 2020
50th filmTitanicJun 22, 2021
100th filmThe ThingJan 25, 2022
250th filmSilent Night, Deadly NightDec 10, 2024
LatestV/H/S/MIXTAPEOct 30, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.5 out of 10 · 420 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: 2 films24.0 to 4.5: 10 films1044.5 to 5.0: 16 films165.0 to 5.5: 26 films2655.5 to 6.0: 58 films586.0 to 6.5: 93 films9366.5 to 7.0: 83 films837.0 to 7.5: 74 films7477.5 to 8.0: 39 films398.0 to 8.5: 16 films1688.5 to 9.0: 3 films39.0 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: 2 films24.0 to 4.5: 10 films1044.5 to 5.0: 16 films165.0 to 5.5: 26 films2655.5 to 6.0: 58 films586.0 to 6.5: 93 films9366.5 to 7.0: 83 films837.0 to 7.5: 74 films7477.5 to 8.0: 39 films398.0 to 8.5: 16 films1688.5 to 9.0: 3 films39.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Godfather Part II★ 8.6 / 10 · 1974
The Dark Knight★ 8.5 / 10 · 2008
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King★ 8.5 / 10 · 2003

Lowest rated on TMDB

Santa with Muscles★ 3.6 / 10 · 1996
Troll 2★ 3.9 / 10 · 1990
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer★ 4.1 / 10 · 2006

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$75.1BWorldwide gross
$21.4BCombined budgets
56% hits18% flops · 26% in between

Biggest hits

Spider-Man: Brand New Day$2.5B on a $225M budget
Titanic$2.3B on a $200M budget
Spider-Man: No Way Home$1.9B on a $200M budget

Biggest flops

Bride of Re-Animator$0.0M on a $2.5M budget
Trick 'r Treat$0.0M on a $12M budget
Nosferatu the Vampyre$0.0M on a $1.4M budget

THE MIX

95% of the films are American and 49 are from the United Kingdom. 5 aren't in English, mostly German and Bangla. 66 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror193
Action177
Science Fiction130
Adventure119
Thriller100
Comedy98
Fantasy92

Release decades

1960s: 1 film1'60s1970s: 15 films15'70s1980s: 53 films53'80s1990s: 129 films129'90s2000s: 102 films102'00s2010s: 52 films52'10s2020s: 70 films70'20s

Franchises

Child's Play6 of 7 films covered
Halloween6 of 11 films covered
X-Men6 of 7 films covered
Final Destination5 of 7 films covered
Leprechaun5 of 7 films covered
Batman4 of 4 films covered
Resident Evil4 of 6 films covered
Saw4 of 10 films covered

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