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The Big Picture

On the air since January 2017 · theringer.com/podcasts/the-big-picture

609Films
986Episodes
1,441Hours of talk
3 yrsAvg. film age

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WildwoodOct 30, 2026‘Wildwood,’ ‘Wicker,’ and 10 Movies We Missed! Plus: Travis Knight!
WickerOct 30, 2026‘Wildwood,’ ‘Wicker,’ and 10 Movies We Missed! Plus: Travis Knight!
Street FighterOct 23, 2026The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2026 and ‘Clayface.’ Plus, ‘Street Fighter’ With Shea Serrano!
ClayfaceOct 23, 2026The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2026 and ‘Clayface.’ Plus, ‘Street Fighter’ With Shea Serrano!
You Can See EverythingOct 20, 2026‘You Can See Everything’ Mania and Best Picture Power Rankings. Plus: ‘Whalefall,’ ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ and Kyle MacLachlan!
WhalefallOct 20, 2026‘You Can See Everything’ Mania and Best Picture Power Rankings. Plus: ‘Whalefall,’ ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ and Kyle MacLachlan!

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Milestones

First filmHidden FiguresJan 13, 2017
100th filmExtremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and VileMay 7, 2019
250th filmThe BatmanMar 3, 2022
500th filmBring It OnAug 12, 2025
LatestWickerOct 30, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

Cast

BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 7.0 out of 10 · 599 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: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 12 films1255.5 to 6.0: 36 films366.0 to 6.5: 91 films9166.5 to 7.0: 164 films1647.0 to 7.5: 169 films16977.5 to 8.0: 84 films848.0 to 8.5: 37 films3788.5 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: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 12 films1255.5 to 6.0: 36 films366.0 to 6.5: 91 films9166.5 to 7.0: 164 films1647.0 to 7.5: 169 films16977.5 to 8.0: 84 films848.0 to 8.5: 37 films3788.5 to 9.0: 4 films49.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Wildwood★ 8.9 / 10 · 2026
Project Hail Mary★ 8.6 / 10 · 2026
Michael★ 8.6 / 10 · 2026

Lowest rated on TMDB

Cats★ 4.1 / 10 · 2019
Lemon★ 4.4 / 10 · 2017
Capone★ 5.1 / 10 · 2020

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$131.7BWorldwide gross
$40.2BCombined budgets
54% hits20% 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

Wildwood$4.3M on a $100M budget
The Shrouds$1.5M on a $15M budget
Megalopolis$14M on a $120M budget

THE MIX

95% of the films are American and 102 are from the United Kingdom. 21 aren't in English, mostly French and Korean. 531 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Drama275
Comedy170
Action153
Thriller153
Adventure127
Science Fiction120
Crime89

Release decades

1920s: 1 film1'20s1940s: 2 films2'40s1960s: 3 films3'60s1970s: 2 films2'70s1980s: 5 films5'80s1990s: 12 films12'90s2000s: 28 films28'00s2010s: 160 films160'10s2020s: 396 films396'20s

Franchises

Spider-Man (MCU)4 of 4 films covered
The Avengers4 of 6 films covered
Avatar3 of 5 films covered
Dune3 of 3 films covered
Jurassic Park3 of 7 films covered
Knives Out3 of 3 films covered
Mission: Impossible3 of 8 films covered
Scream3 of 7 films covered

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