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Junk Food Dinner

On the air since February 2025 · junkfooddinner.com

118Films
91Episodes
40 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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Circus of HorrorsOct 31, 2026JFS134: Circus of Horrors (1960)
Idle HandsOct 19, 2026JFD704: Maniac, Alone in the Dark, Idle Hands
ManiacOct 19, 2026JFD704: Maniac, Alone in the Dark, Idle Hands
Alone in the DarkOct 19, 2026JFD704: Maniac, Alone in the Dark, Idle Hands
Tales from the CryptOct 18, 2026JFS133: Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Bloody MoonOct 9, 2026JFS132: Bloody Moon (1981)

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Milestones

First filmCade: The Tortured CrossingFeb 15, 2025
25th filmFrenzyJun 5, 2025
50th filmThe Hungry Snake WomanOct 24, 2025
100th filmFamily PlotAug 3, 2026
LatestCircus of HorrorsOct 31, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

Only Alfred Hitchcock and Yorgos Lanthimos have directed more than one of these films.

Cast

BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.6 out of 10 · 71 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: 3 films35.0 to 5.5: 10 films1055.5 to 6.0: 8 films86.0 to 6.5: 14 films1466.5 to 7.0: 15 films157.0 to 7.5: 12 films1277.5 to 8.0: 8 films88.0 to 8.5: 1 film188.5 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: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 3 films35.0 to 5.5: 10 films1055.5 to 6.0: 8 films86.0 to 6.5: 14 films1466.5 to 7.0: 15 films157.0 to 7.5: 12 films1277.5 to 8.0: 8 films88.0 to 8.5: 1 film188.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Deer Hunter★ 8.0 / 10 · 1978
Throne of Blood★ 7.9 / 10 · 1957
Tokyo Godfathers★ 7.9 / 10 · 2003

Lowest rated on TMDB

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman★ 4.7 / 10 · 1994
Rhinestone★ 4.9 / 10 · 1984
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter★ 4.9 / 10 · 2000

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$2.3BWorldwide gross
$865MCombined budgets
44% hits33% flops · 22% in between

Biggest hits

Backrooms$401M on a $10M budget
Sinners$371M on a $100M budget
Batman Returns$280M on a $80M budget

Biggest flops

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter$0.0M on a $5.0M budget
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead$0.5M on a $8.0M budget
Monkeybone$5.4M on a $75M budget

THE MIX

65% of the films are American and 15 are from Japan. 29 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and Italian. 6 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Comedy40
Horror40
Thriller35
Drama30
Science Fiction24
Action21
Crime19

Release decades

1920s: 1 film1'20s1930s: 1 film1'30s1940s: 1 film1'40s1950s: 3 films3'50s1960s: 11 films11'60s1970s: 28 films28'70s1980s: 31 films31'80s1990s: 19 films19'90s2000s: 7 films7'00s2010s: 6 films6'10s2020s: 10 films10'20s

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