FILMCHATTER

The B Movie Beatdown

On the air since December 2023 · sites.libsyn.com/500883

133Films
149Episodes
162Hours of talk
28 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
The Pope's ExorcistOct 27, 2026Ep. 137 The Pope's Exorcist (2023): Throat Goats
SawOct 13, 2026Ep. 135 - SAW (2004): We Had Fun in the Saw Trap
HushOct 6, 2026Ep. 134 - Hush (2016): Flock of Siegals
The WarriorsSep 29, 2026Ep. 133 - The Warriors (1979): Street Fiends
AvatarSep 22, 2026Blockbuster Beatdown - Avatar (2009): MILF or GILF?
The Little Shop of HorrorsSep 15, 2026Ep.132 - The Little Shop of Horrors (1960): The Phantom of Oklahoma

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Milestones

First filmThe Toxic AvengerJan 1, 2024
25th filmMetamorphosis: The Alien FactorJun 24, 2024
50th filmGremlinsDec 23, 2024
100th filmStrike CommandoFeb 17, 2026
LatestThe Pope's ExorcistOct 27, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.1 out of 10 · 122 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: 6 films64.0 to 4.5: 6 films644.5 to 5.0: 6 films65.0 to 5.5: 11 films1155.5 to 6.0: 27 films276.0 to 6.5: 26 films2666.5 to 7.0: 19 films197.0 to 7.5: 13 films1377.5 to 8.0: 5 films58.0 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: 1 film13.0 to 3.5: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 6 films64.0 to 4.5: 6 films644.5 to 5.0: 6 films65.0 to 5.5: 11 films1155.5 to 6.0: 27 films276.0 to 6.5: 26 films2666.5 to 7.0: 19 films197.0 to 7.5: 13 films1377.5 to 8.0: 5 films58.0 to 8.5: 1 film188.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels★ 8.1 / 10 · 1998
Jurassic Park★ 8.0 / 10 · 1993
The Warriors★ 7.7 / 10 · 1979

Lowest rated on TMDB

Space Mutiny★ 2.7 / 10 · 1988
Grizzly II: Revenge★ 3.1 / 10 · 2020
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe★ 3.5 / 10 · 1990

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$6.5BWorldwide gross
$1.0BCombined budgets
54% hits30% flops · 15% in between

Biggest hits

Avatar$2.9B on a $237M budget
Jurassic Park$1.1B on a $63M budget
X-Men Origins: Wolverine$373M on a $150M budget

Biggest flops

Bride of Re-Animator$0.0M on a $2.5M budget
Defendor$0.0M on a $3.5M budget
Summer of 84$0.0M on a $1.5M budget

THE MIX

85% of the films are American and 17 are from Canada. 10 aren't in English, mostly Italian and French. 1 was a new release when covered.

Genres

Horror76
Action49
Comedy48
Science Fiction43
Thriller34
Adventure23
Drama18

Release decades

1950s: 2 films2'50s1960s: 1 film1'60s1970s: 13 films13'70s1980s: 36 films36'80s1990s: 24 films24'90s2000s: 21 films21'00s2010s: 24 films24'10s2020s: 12 films12'20s

Franchises

Bullets, Bombs, and Babes4 of 12 films covered
Hatchet4 of 4 films covered
Mythica4 of 6 films covered
Cube3 of 3 films covered
Halloween2 of 11 films covered
Re-Animator2 of 3 films covered

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