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Movies That Raised Us

On the air since May 2020 · moviesthatraisedus.podbean.com

309Films
353Episodes
641Hours of talk
18 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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ObsessionOct 28, 2026
ZombielandOct 21, 2026
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's GhostOct 14, 2026
CarrieOct 7, 2026
Lady BirdSep 30, 2026
The Love HypothesisSep 23, 2026

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Milestones

First filmA Cinderella StoryMay 18, 2020
50th filmWhat a Girl WantsJun 2, 2021
100th filmD.E.B.S.Jun 8, 2022
250th filmPretty in PinkAug 6, 2025
LatestObsessionOct 28, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

Cast

BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.8 out of 10 · 306 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: 1 film15.0 to 5.5: 2 films255.5 to 6.0: 26 films266.0 to 6.5: 74 films7466.5 to 7.0: 92 films927.0 to 7.5: 64 films6477.5 to 8.0: 40 films408.0 to 8.5: 6 films688.5 to 9.0: 1 film19.0 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: 1 film15.0 to 5.5: 2 films255.5 to 6.0: 26 films266.0 to 6.5: 74 films7466.5 to 7.0: 92 films927.0 to 7.5: 64 films6477.5 to 8.0: 40 films408.0 to 8.5: 6 films688.5 to 9.0: 1 film19.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Spirited Away★ 8.5 / 10 · 2001
Your Name.★ 8.5 / 10 · 2016
Howl's Moving Castle★ 8.4 / 10 · 2004

Lowest rated on TMDB

Spice World★ 4.9 / 10 · 1997
Crossroads★ 5.2 / 10 · 2002
Get a Clue★ 5.3 / 10 · 2002

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$44.2BWorldwide gross
$9.9BCombined budgets
70% hits9% flops · 21% in between

Biggest hits

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$1.1B on a $200M budget
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone$1.0B on a $125M budget
Shrek 2$933M on a $150M budget

Biggest flops

High School Musical$0.0M on a $4.2M budget
D.E.B.S.$0.1M on a $3.5M budget
The First Time$0.1M on a $2.0M budget

THE MIX

95% of the films are American and 28 are from the United Kingdom. 8 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and cn. 20 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Comedy234
Romance159
Drama116
Family100
Fantasy65
Adventure45
Animation33

Release decades

1970s: 4 films4'70s1980s: 11 films11'80s1990s: 58 films58'90s2000s: 150 films150'00s2010s: 56 films56'10s2020s: 30 films30'20s

Franchises

Twilight5 of 5 films covered
Bring It On3 of 7 films covered
Camp Rock3 of 3 films covered
High School Musical3 of 3 films covered
The Kissing Booth3 of 3 films covered
To All the Boys3 of 3 films covered
Cinderella Story2 of 6 films covered
Halloweentown2 of 4 films covered

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