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The Next Picture Show

On the air since November 2015 · filmspotting.net/nextpictureshow

482Films
504Episodes
506Hours of talk
19 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
The Social ReckoningOct 27, 2026Zuck Dynasty, Pt. 2 — The Social Reckoning
The Social NetworkOct 20, 2026Zuck Dynasty, Pt. 1 — The Social Network
PrimetimeOct 13, 2026Trial By Media, Pt. 2 — Primetime
Sweet Smell of SuccessOct 6, 2026Trial By Media, Pt. 1 — Sweet Smell of Success
The WeightSep 29, 2026Hazard Pay, Pt. 2 — The Weight
SorcererSep 22, 2026Hazard Pay, Pt. 1 — Sorcerer

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Milestones

First filmAll the President's MenNov 10, 2015
50th filmArrivalDec 1, 2016
100th filmEd WoodDec 12, 2017
250th filmLost in AmericaFeb 16, 2021
LatestThe Social ReckoningOct 27, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 7.2 out of 10 · 476 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: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 3 films355.5 to 6.0: 14 films146.0 to 6.5: 50 films5066.5 to 7.0: 109 films1097.0 to 7.5: 166 films16677.5 to 8.0: 98 films988.0 to 8.5: 31 films3188.5 to 9.0: 5 films59.0 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: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 3 films355.5 to 6.0: 14 films146.0 to 6.5: 50 films5066.5 to 7.0: 109 films1097.0 to 7.5: 166 films16677.5 to 8.0: 98 films988.0 to 8.5: 31 films3188.5 to 9.0: 5 films59.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Godfather★ 8.7 / 10 · 1972
Project Hail Mary★ 8.6 / 10 · 2026
The Godfather Part II★ 8.6 / 10 · 1974

Lowest rated on TMDB

Ghostbusters★ 5.3 / 10 · 2016
Velvet Buzzsaw★ 5.4 / 10 · 2019
Highest 2 Lowest★ 5.5 / 10 · 2025

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$65.9BWorldwide gross
$16.9BCombined budgets
59% hits18% flops · 23% in between

Biggest hits

Star Wars: The Force Awakens$2.1B on a $245M budget
Avengers: Infinity War$2.1B on a $300M budget
Inside Out 2$1.7B on a $200M budget

Biggest flops

One from the Heart$0.7M on a $26M budget
First Cow$0.1M on a $2.0M budget
Wet Hot American Summer$0.3M on a $5.0M budget

THE MIX

88% of the films are American and 67 are from the United Kingdom. 41 aren't in English, mostly French and Japanese. 233 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Drama261
Comedy131
Thriller111
Adventure88
Science Fiction86
Crime79
Action72

Release decades

1930s: 6 films6'30s1940s: 6 films6'40s1950s: 14 films14'50s1960s: 28 films28'60s1970s: 42 films42'70s1980s: 38 films38'80s1990s: 61 films61'90s2000s: 45 films45'00s2010s: 110 films110'10s2020s: 132 films132'20s

Franchises

Alien2 of 4 films covered
John Wick2 of 4 films covered
Mission: Impossible2 of 8 films covered
Star Wars2 of 9 films covered
The Godfather2 of 3 films covered

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