FILMCHATTER

The Movie Yearbook

On the air since February 2018 · podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-movie-yearbook/id1674035305

248Films
462Episodes
903Hours of talk
23 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
An American Werewolf in LondonOct 30, 2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingOct 22, 2026Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings
A Beautiful MindOct 1, 2026
Legally BlondeSep 24, 2026
Freddy Got FingeredSep 17, 2026
Gosford ParkAug 20, 2026

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Milestones

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First filmSamuelFeb 8, 2018
25th filmWhen Harry Met Sally...Mar 9, 2019
50th filmPacific RimOct 18, 2019
100th filmThe PostmanApr 12, 2021
LatestAn American Werewolf in LondonOct 30, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

Cast

BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 7.4 out of 10 · 245 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: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 1 film15.0 to 5.5: 1 film155.5 to 6.0: 3 films36.0 to 6.5: 18 films1866.5 to 7.0: 51 films517.0 to 7.5: 73 films7377.5 to 8.0: 61 films618.0 to 8.5: 32 films3288.5 to 9.0: 3 films39.0 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: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 1 film15.0 to 5.5: 1 film155.5 to 6.0: 3 films36.0 to 6.5: 18 films1866.5 to 7.0: 51 films517.0 to 7.5: 73 films7377.5 to 8.0: 61 films618.0 to 8.5: 32 films3288.5 to 9.0: 3 films39.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Schindler's List★ 8.6 / 10 · 1993
The Green Mile★ 8.5 / 10 · 1999
The Dark Knight★ 8.5 / 10 · 2008

Lowest rated on TMDB

Battlefield Earth★ 3.3 / 10 · 2000
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn★ 3.9 / 10 · 1998
Freddy Got Fingered★ 4.8 / 10 · 2001

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$61.8BWorldwide gross
$12.2BCombined budgets
71% hits8% flops · 21% in between

Biggest hits

Avengers: Endgame$2.9B on a $356M budget
Titanic$2.3B on a $200M budget
Avengers: Infinity War$2.1B on a $300M budget

Biggest flops

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn$0.0M on a $10M budget
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot$1.0M on a $10M budget
Kundun$5.7M on a $28M budget

THE MIX

90% of the films are American and 50 are from the United Kingdom. 14 aren't in English, mostly French and German. 21 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Drama120
Comedy86
Action65
Thriller54
Adventure51
Crime48
Romance45

Release decades

1920s: 1 film1'20s1940s: 1 film1'40s1950s: 3 films3'50s1960s: 2 films2'60s1970s: 4 films4'70s1980s: 19 films19'80s1990s: 121 films121'90s2000s: 49 films49'00s2010s: 43 films43'10s2020s: 5 films5'20s

Franchises

Harry Potter6 of 8 films covered
Star Wars5 of 9 films covered
Spider-Man2 of 3 films covered
The Avengers2 of 6 films covered
Toy Story2 of 5 films covered

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