FILMCHATTER

Movie Dumpster

On the air since January 2018 · moviedumpsterpodcast.com

254Films
371Episodes
524Hours of talk
26 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
Lady in WhiteOct 12, 2026Lady in White (1988) | Movie Dumpster S9 E13
Resident EvilSep 28, 2026Resident Evil (2026) | Ripe Reviews
George A. Romero's Resident EvilSep 22, 2026George A. Romero's Resident Evil (2025) | Ripe Reviews
The ProwlerSep 15, 2026The Prowler (1981) | Movie Dumpster S9 E12
Dolly DearestSep 5, 2026Dolly Dearest (1991) | Movie Dumpster S9 E11
Evil Dead BurnAug 30, 2026Evil Dead Burn (2026) | Ripe Reviews

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Milestones

First filmRawhead RexJan 9, 2018
25th filmGuyver: Dark HeroSep 25, 2018
50th filmHoward the DuckApr 28, 2019
100th filmErnest Scared StupidOct 30, 2020
LatestLady in WhiteOct 12, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 5.9 out of 10 · 207 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 1 film13.0 to 3.5: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 3 films34.0 to 4.5: 8 films844.5 to 5.0: 28 films285.0 to 5.5: 27 films2755.5 to 6.0: 45 films456.0 to 6.5: 48 films4866.5 to 7.0: 21 films217.0 to 7.5: 17 films1777.5 to 8.0: 8 films88.0 to 8.5: 0 films88.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 1 film13.0 to 3.5: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 3 films34.0 to 4.5: 8 films844.5 to 5.0: 28 films285.0 to 5.5: 27 films2755.5 to 6.0: 45 films456.0 to 6.5: 48 films4866.5 to 7.0: 21 films217.0 to 7.5: 17 films1777.5 to 8.0: 8 films88.0 to 8.5: 0 films88.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Jurassic Park★ 8.0 / 10 · 1993
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3★ 7.9 / 10 · 2023
Predator: Badlands★ 7.8 / 10 · 2025

Lowest rated on TMDB

Dragonball Evolution★ 2.9 / 10 · 2009
House of the Dead★ 3.1 / 10 · 2003
Jack-O★ 3.6 / 10 · 1995

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$9.8BWorldwide gross
$3.8BCombined budgets
39% hits28% flops · 33% in between

Biggest hits

Jurassic Park$1.1B on a $63M budget
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3$846M on a $250M budget
Clash of the Titans$493M on a $125M budget

Biggest flops

Freaked$0.0M on a $13M budget
Bunraku$0.1M on a $25M budget
Frankenstein Unbound$0.3M on a $12M budget

THE MIX

89% of the films are American and 23 are from Canada. 11 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and cn. 32 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror167
Comedy92
Science Fiction67
Fantasy65
Thriller55
Action53
Adventure40

Release decades

1950s: 1 film1'50s1960s: 1 film1'60s1970s: 17 films17'70s1980s: 74 films74'80s1990s: 91 films91'90s2000s: 28 films28'00s2010s: 10 films10'10s2020s: 32 films32'20s

Franchises

Fear Street3 of 3 films covered
Halloween3 of 11 films covered
Night of the Demons3 of 3 films covered
Predator3 of 6 films covered
The Stepfather3 of 3 films covered
Ghostbusters2 of 4 films covered
Ghoulies2 of 4 films covered
Home Alone2 of 4 films covered

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