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Maximum Film!

On the air since August 2017 · maximumfun.org/podcasts/maximum-film

468Films
491Episodes
503Hours of talk
4 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
WickerOct 30, 2026Episode #478: 'Wicker' with Brea Grant
Sense and SensibilityOct 23, 2026Episode #477: 'Sense and Sensibility' (2026) with Nikki Payne
Your Mother Your Mother Your MotherOct 16, 2026Episode #476: How I Met ‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother’
DiggerOct 9, 2026Episode #475: We Need to Talk about DIGGER
PrimetimeOct 2, 2026Episode #474: 'Primetime' with Gillian Walters
The MusicalSep 25, 2026Episode 473: 'The Musical' with Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino

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Milestones

First filmGoon: Last of the EnforcersSep 9, 2017
50th filmBlacKkKlansmanAug 17, 2018
100th filmThe FarewellJul 26, 2019
250th filmElvisJul 1, 2022
LatestWickerOct 30, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.9 out of 10 · 450 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: 1 film144.5 to 5.0: 2 films25.0 to 5.5: 7 films755.5 to 6.0: 41 films416.0 to 6.5: 58 films5866.5 to 7.0: 153 films1537.0 to 7.5: 116 films11677.5 to 8.0: 54 films548.0 to 8.5: 16 films1688.5 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: 1 film144.5 to 5.0: 2 films25.0 to 5.5: 7 films755.5 to 6.0: 41 films416.0 to 6.5: 58 films5866.5 to 7.0: 153 films1537.0 to 7.5: 116 films11677.5 to 8.0: 54 films548.0 to 8.5: 16 films1688.5 to 9.0: 2 films29.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Project Hail Mary★ 8.6 / 10 · 2026
Michael★ 8.6 / 10 · 2026
Parasite★ 8.5 / 10 · 2019

Lowest rated on TMDB

Dicks: The Musical★ 4.4 / 10 · 2023
Black Christmas★ 4.5 / 10 · 2019
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.★ 4.6 / 10 · 2022

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$82.3BWorldwide gross
$24.7BCombined budgets
47% hits24% 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

First Cow$0.1M on a $2.0M budget
Kiss of the Spider Woman$1.7M on a $34M budget
The Chronology of Water$0.4M on a $7.0M budget

THE MIX

92% of the films are American and 80 are from the United Kingdom. 24 aren't in English, mostly French and Japanese. 394 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Drama226
Comedy170
Action104
Thriller93
Romance88
Science Fiction82
Adventure81

Release decades

1950s: 3 films3'50s1960s: 3 films3'60s1970s: 5 films5'70s1980s: 9 films9'80s1990s: 17 films17'90s2000s: 18 films18'00s2010s: 126 films126'10s2020s: 286 films286'20s

Franchises

The Fast and the Furious11 of 12 films covered
Before...3 of 3 films covered
28 Days/Weeks/Years Later2 of 4 films covered
Black Panther2 of 3 films covered
Creed2 of 3 films covered
Dune2 of 3 films covered
Halloween2 of 11 films covered
Jurassic Park2 of 7 films covered

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The Big Picture208 films in common
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