Mad About Movies

On the air since June 2017 · bleav.com/shows/mad-about-movies

464Films
608Episodes
578Hours of talk
4 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
CarrieOct 30, 2026
ClayfaceOct 28, 2026
InterstellarOct 23, 2026Christopher Nolan Retrospective: Interstellar (2014)
You Can See EverythingOct 23, 2026
The FrightenersOct 16, 2026
The Social ReckoningOct 14, 2026

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Milestones

First filmBaywatchJun 1, 2017
50th filmSolo: A Star Wars StoryFeb 6, 2018
100th filmAquamanDec 22, 2018
250th filmDon't Look UpJan 4, 2022
LatestCarrieOct 30, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

Cast

BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 7.0 out of 10 · 463 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: 5 films544.5 to 5.0: 2 films25.0 to 5.5: 9 films955.5 to 6.0: 21 films216.0 to 6.5: 66 films6666.5 to 7.0: 118 films1187.0 to 7.5: 138 films13877.5 to 8.0: 70 films708.0 to 8.5: 28 films2888.5 to 9.0: 4 films49.0 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: 5 films544.5 to 5.0: 2 films25.0 to 5.5: 9 films955.5 to 6.0: 21 films216.0 to 6.5: 66 films6666.5 to 7.0: 118 films1187.0 to 7.5: 138 films13877.5 to 8.0: 70 films708.0 to 8.5: 28 films2888.5 to 9.0: 4 films49.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Project Hail Mary★ 8.6 / 10 · 2026
Michael★ 8.6 / 10 · 2026
Interstellar★ 8.5 / 10 · 2014

Lowest rated on TMDB

Battlefield Earth★ 3.3 / 10 · 2000
Theodore Rex★ 3.6 / 10 · 1995
Cats★ 4.1 / 10 · 2019

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$145.5BWorldwide gross
$43.2BCombined budgets
57% hits14% flops · 29% in between

Biggest hits

Avengers: Endgame$2.9B on a $356M budget
Avatar$2.9B on a $237M budget
Spider-Man: Brand New Day$2.5B on a $225M budget

Biggest flops

Megalopolis$14M on a $120M budget
Turning Red$22M on a $175M budget
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues$3.3M on a $23M budget

THE MIX

99% of the films are American and 50 are from the United Kingdom. 2 aren't in English, mostly Spanish and Korean. 386 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Action181
Adventure165
Drama150
Comedy143
Science Fiction134
Thriller113
Fantasy77

Release decades

1940s: 1 film1'40s1960s: 2 films2'60s1970s: 5 films5'70s1980s: 9 films9'80s1990s: 24 films24'90s2000s: 22 films22'00s2010s: 141 films141'10s2020s: 260 films260'20s

Franchises

Spider-Man (MCU)4 of 4 films covered
The Fast and the Furious4 of 12 films covered
Avatar3 of 5 films covered
Halloween3 of 11 films covered
Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh)3 of 3 films covered
Knives Out3 of 3 films covered
Mission: Impossible3 of 8 films covered
Predator3 of 6 films covered