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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

On the air since August 2016 · shatpod.com/movies

509Films
521Episodes
576Hours of talk
32 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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The People Under the StairsOct 31, 2026
The Sixth SenseOct 29, 2026
Sleepaway CampOct 21, 2026
Evil Dead IIOct 14, 2026The Evil Dead II (1987)
The Evil DeadOct 7, 2026
Street TrashOct 2, 2026

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Milestones

First filmBigAug 17, 2016
100th filmSafe MenFeb 7, 2019
250th filmMasters of the UniverseJan 5, 2022
500th filmKiss the GirlsSep 12, 2026
LatestThe People Under the StairsOct 31, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.9 out of 10 · 508 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: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 9 films95.0 to 5.5: 10 films1055.5 to 6.0: 30 films306.0 to 6.5: 87 films8766.5 to 7.0: 141 films1417.0 to 7.5: 130 films13077.5 to 8.0: 69 films698.0 to 8.5: 28 films2888.5 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: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 9 films95.0 to 5.5: 10 films1055.5 to 6.0: 30 films306.0 to 6.5: 87 films8766.5 to 7.0: 141 films1417.0 to 7.5: 130 films13077.5 to 8.0: 69 films698.0 to 8.5: 28 films2888.5 to 9.0: 2 films29.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Shawshank Redemption★ 8.7 / 10 · 1994
The Godfather★ 8.7 / 10 · 1972
Pulp Fiction★ 8.5 / 10 · 1994

Lowest rated on TMDB

Beowulf★ 4.4 / 10 · 1999
Dungeons & Dragons★ 4.4 / 10 · 2000
Mac and Me★ 4.5 / 10 · 1988

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$54.2BWorldwide gross
$11.4BCombined budgets
58% hits16% flops · 25% in between

Biggest hits

Titanic$2.3B on a $200M budget
Jurassic Park$1.1B on a $63M budget
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace$1.0B on a $115M budget

Biggest flops

Philadelphia Experiment II$0.0M on a $5.0M budget
The Boondock Saints$0.0M on a $6.0M budget
True Colors$0.4M on a $20M budget

THE MIX

95% of the films are American and 55 are from the United Kingdom. 7 aren't in English, mostly French and Japanese. None were new releases when covered.

Genres

Comedy234
Drama174
Action153
Thriller114
Adventure104
Science Fiction92
Crime85

Release decades

1970s: 21 films21'70s1980s: 237 films237'80s1990s: 237 films237'90s2000s: 13 films13'00s2010s: 1 film1'10s

Franchises

Star Wars4 of 9 films covered
Back to the Future3 of 3 films covered
Die Hard3 of 5 films covered
Evil Dead3 of 3 films covered
Halloween3 of 11 films covered
Indiana Jones3 of 5 films covered
Alien2 of 4 films covered
Ghostbusters2 of 4 films covered

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