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How to Survive

On the air since August 2015 · howtosurvive.libsyn.com

332Films
356Episodes
311Hours of talk
14 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

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BackroomsOct 22, 2026How to Survive: Backrooms (2026)
ObsessionSep 9, 2026How to Survive: Obsession (2026)
HalloweenJul 1, 2026How to Survive: Halloween (1978)
HokumJun 12, 2026How to Survive: Hokum (2026)
28 Years Later: The Bone TempleMay 20, 2026How to Survive: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
28 Years LaterMay 7, 2026How to Survive: 28 Years Later (2025)

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Milestones

First filmFriday the 13thAug 15, 2015
50th filmThe OmenAug 10, 2016
100th filmPsychoJul 5, 2017
250th filmThe NunFeb 17, 2021
LatestBackroomsOct 22, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.8 out of 10 · 330 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: 5 films55.0 to 5.5: 15 films1555.5 to 6.0: 21 films216.0 to 6.5: 61 films6166.5 to 7.0: 86 films867.0 to 7.5: 81 films8177.5 to 8.0: 42 films428.0 to 8.5: 17 films1788.5 to 9.0: 2 films29.0 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: 5 films55.0 to 5.5: 15 films1555.5 to 6.0: 21 films216.0 to 6.5: 61 films6166.5 to 7.0: 86 films867.0 to 7.5: 81 films8177.5 to 8.0: 42 films428.0 to 8.5: 17 films1788.5 to 9.0: 2 films29.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Godfather★ 8.7 / 10 · 1972
The Dark Knight★ 8.5 / 10 · 2008
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly★ 8.5 / 10 · 1966

Lowest rated on TMDB

Home Alone 4★ 4.5 / 10 · 2002
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday★ 4.6 / 10 · 1993
Home Sweet Home Alone★ 4.8 / 10 · 2021

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$54.7BWorldwide gross
$9.9BCombined budgets
75% hits9% flops · 17% in between

Biggest hits

Avengers: Endgame$2.9B on a $356M budget
Titanic$2.3B on a $200M budget
Star Wars: The Force Awakens$2.1B on a $245M budget

Biggest flops

Brawl in Cell Block 99$0.1M on a $10M budget
Braindead$0.2M on a $3.0M budget
The Loved Ones$0.4M on a $4.0M budget

THE MIX

82% of the films are American and 58 are from the United Kingdom. 31 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and Spanish. 119 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror215
Thriller151
Science Fiction93
Drama69
Mystery69
Action67
Adventure47

Release decades

1930s: 1 film1'30s1940s: 1 film1'40s1950s: 1 film1'50s1960s: 6 films6'60s1970s: 16 films16'70s1980s: 41 films41'80s1990s: 41 films41'90s2000s: 48 films48'00s2010s: 127 films127'10s2020s: 50 films50'20s

Franchises

Friday the 13th11 of 11 films covered
A Nightmare on Elm Street7 of 7 films covered
Paranormal Activity7 of 7 films covered
28 Days/Weeks/Years Later4 of 4 films covered
Alien4 of 4 films covered
Halloween4 of 11 films covered
Home Alone4 of 4 films covered
Fear Street3 of 3 films covered

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