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Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast

On the air since April 2007 · nowplayingpodcast.com

891Films
1,049Episodes
1,552Hours of talk
14 yrsAvg. film age

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Milestones

First filmFriday the 13thJan 9, 2009
100th filmHoward the DuckMar 9, 2011
250th filmRiddickSep 10, 2013
500th filmIt Came from the DesertJul 17, 2018
LatestClayfaceOct 27, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.5 out of 10 · 880 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 3 films333.5 to 4.0: 11 films114.0 to 4.5: 21 films2144.5 to 5.0: 41 films415.0 to 5.5: 59 films5955.5 to 6.0: 105 films1056.0 to 6.5: 184 films18466.5 to 7.0: 178 films1787.0 to 7.5: 161 films16177.5 to 8.0: 83 films838.0 to 8.5: 30 films3088.5 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: 3 films333.5 to 4.0: 11 films114.0 to 4.5: 21 films2144.5 to 5.0: 41 films415.0 to 5.5: 59 films5955.5 to 6.0: 105 films1056.0 to 6.5: 184 films18466.5 to 7.0: 178 films1787.0 to 7.5: 161 films16177.5 to 8.0: 83 films838.0 to 8.5: 30 films3088.5 to 9.0: 4 films49.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Shawshank Redemption★ 8.7 / 10 · 1994
The Green Mile★ 8.5 / 10 · 1999
Interstellar★ 8.5 / 10 · 2014

Lowest rated on TMDB

House of the Dead★ 3.1 / 10 · 2003
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace★ 3.3 / 10 · 1996
Alone in the Dark★ 3.4 / 10 · 2005

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$198.1BWorldwide gross
$55.1BCombined budgets
61% hits13% flops · 26% 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

Far Cry$0.0M on a $30M budget
Trick 'r Treat$0.0M on a $12M budget
Nosferatu the Vampyre$0.0M on a $1.4M budget

THE MIX

94% of the films are American and 104 are from the United Kingdom. 16 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and German. 311 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Action496
Thriller341
Science Fiction314
Adventure302
Horror295
Drama150
Fantasy137

Release decades

1920s: 1 film1'20s1930s: 6 films6'30s1940s: 3 films3'40s1950s: 5 films5'50s1960s: 17 films17'60s1970s: 38 films38'70s1980s: 120 films120'80s1990s: 131 films131'90s2000s: 184 films184'00s2010s: 237 films237'10s2020s: 149 films149'20s

Franchises

James Bond25 of 26 films covered
Halloween11 of 11 films covered
The Fast and the Furious11 of 12 films covered
Saw10 of 10 films covered
Children of the Corn9 of 9 films covered
Friday the 13th9 of 11 films covered
Star Wars9 of 9 films covered
Mission: Impossible8 of 8 films covered

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