MUBI Podcast

On the air since May 2021 · mubi.com

69Films
104Episodes
54Hours of talk
20 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
Rosebush PruningAug 20, 2026ROSEBUSH PRUNING — Riley Keough eats the rich (and survives MAD MAX)
This Is EnglandJul 16, 2026THIS IS ENGLAND — Shane Meadows's 2-Toned look at skins and ska (w/ Jack O'Connell)
Amores PerrosJul 9, 2026Alejandro G. Iñárritu & Rodrigo Prieto look back on AMORES PERROS
BellyJul 2, 2026BELLY — Hype Williams and Soul II Soul bring hip hop "Back To Life"
All of Us StrangersJun 18, 2026ALL OF US STRANGERS — Andrew Haigh believes in the Power of Love
Bend It Like BeckhamJun 11, 2026BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM — Gurinder Chadha shoots and scores

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Milestones

First filmTurkish DelightJun 3, 2021
25th filmHow to Have SexDec 28, 2023
50th filmBlue VelvetSep 11, 2025
LatestRosebush PruningAug 20, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 7.2 out of 10 · 64 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: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 1 film155.5 to 6.0: 3 films36.0 to 6.5: 12 films1266.5 to 7.0: 7 films77.0 to 7.5: 23 films2377.5 to 8.0: 17 films178.0 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: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 1 film155.5 to 6.0: 3 films36.0 to 6.5: 12 films1266.5 to 7.0: 7 films77.0 to 7.5: 23 films2377.5 to 8.0: 17 films178.0 to 8.5: 1 film188.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

2001: A Space Odyssey★ 8.0 / 10 · 1968
Chungking Express★ 8.0 / 10 · 1994
Whisper of the Heart★ 7.9 / 10 · 1995

Lowest rated on TMDB

Skinamarink★ 5.3 / 10 · 2023
Babe: Pig in the City★ 5.7 / 10 · 1998
Rosebush Pruning★ 5.7 / 10 · 2026

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$1.6BWorldwide gross
$713MCombined budgets
44% hits38% flops · 18% in between

Biggest hits

Ratatouille$624M on a $150M budget
Poltergeist$122M on a $11M budget
Speed Racer$94M on a $120M budget

Biggest flops

Omen$0.0M on a $1.0M budget
Queer$5.5M on a $53M budget
The Hudsucker Proxy$2.8M on a $25M budget

THE MIX

52% of the films are American and 21 are from France. 28 aren't in English, mostly Spanish and French. 29 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Drama51
Comedy17
Romance17
Thriller13
Crime8
Mystery8
Fantasy7

Release decades

1930s: 1 film1'30s1950s: 1 film1'50s1960s: 2 films2'60s1970s: 10 films10'70s1980s: 4 films4'80s1990s: 7 films7'90s2000s: 11 films11'00s2010s: 2 films2'10s2020s: 31 films31'20s