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The Lost Drive-In

On the air since September 2019 · lsgmedia.net

271Films
356Episodes
690Hours of talk
25 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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The HowlingOct 26, 2026
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10 Cloverfield LaneOct 12, 2026
Let the Right One InOct 4, 2026
The Night FlierSep 21, 2026
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Milestones

First filmMad MaxSep 3, 2019
50th filmThe Invisible ManAug 17, 2020
100th filmSuspiriaOct 18, 2021
250th filmThe PropositionNov 24, 2025
LatestThe HowlingOct 26, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

Cast

BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 7.0 out of 10 · 271 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 1 film144.5 to 5.0: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 4 films455.5 to 6.0: 14 films146.0 to 6.5: 58 films5866.5 to 7.0: 58 films587.0 to 7.5: 72 films7277.5 to 8.0: 44 films448.0 to 8.5: 17 films1788.5 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: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 1 film144.5 to 5.0: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 4 films455.5 to 6.0: 14 films146.0 to 6.5: 58 films5866.5 to 7.0: 58 films587.0 to 7.5: 72 films7277.5 to 8.0: 44 films448.0 to 8.5: 17 films1788.5 to 9.0: 2 films29.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Project Hail Mary★ 8.6 / 10 · 2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King★ 8.5 / 10 · 2003
Parasite★ 8.5 / 10 · 2019

Lowest rated on TMDB

The Star Wars Holiday Special★ 3.4 / 10 · 1978
Plan 9 from Outer Space★ 4.2 / 10 · 1957
Halloween III: Season of the Witch★ 5.3 / 10 · 1982

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$36.1BWorldwide gross
$10.1BCombined budgets
60% hits14% flops · 26% in between

Biggest hits

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$1.1B on a $94M budget
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker$1.1B on a $490M budget
Jurassic Park$1.1B on a $63M budget

Biggest flops

Bride of Re-Animator$0.0M on a $2.5M budget
Dead & Buried$0.2M on a $3.0M budget
Night of the Creeps$0.6M on a $5.0M budget

THE MIX

92% of the films are American and 47 are from the United Kingdom. 7 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and Icelandic. 37 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror115
Thriller105
Action99
Science Fiction90
Drama62
Adventure56
Fantasy42

Release decades

1950s: 3 films3'50s1960s: 5 films5'60s1970s: 19 films19'70s1980s: 70 films70'80s1990s: 60 films60'90s2000s: 44 films44'00s2010s: 39 films39'10s2020s: 31 films31'20s

Franchises

Predator5 of 6 films covered
Friday the 13th4 of 11 films covered
Halloween4 of 11 films covered
Living Dead4 of 4 films covered
Mad Max4 of 5 films covered
The Hannibal Lecter3 of 3 films covered
The Hobbit3 of 3 films covered
The Lord of the Rings3 of 3 films covered

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