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This Had Oscar Buzz

On the air since March 2021 · fightinginthewarroom.com/THOB

273Films
304Episodes
605Hours of talk
16 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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MidsommarOct 26, 2026
Romance & CigarettesOct 19, 2026409 – Romance and Cigarettes
The Russia HouseOct 12, 2026
DestroyerOct 5, 2026
Arsenic and Old LaceSep 28, 2026406 – Arsenic and Old Lace (with Emily St. James!)
She SaidSep 14, 2026

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Milestones

First filmAll the King's MenMar 29, 2021
50th filmWater for ElephantsMar 28, 2022
100th filmThe Last SeductionApr 3, 2023
250th filmAin't Them Bodies SaintsApr 13, 2026
LatestMidsommarOct 26, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.7 out of 10 · 268 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: 2 films25.0 to 5.5: 11 films1155.5 to 6.0: 29 films296.0 to 6.5: 60 films6066.5 to 7.0: 87 films877.0 to 7.5: 60 films6077.5 to 8.0: 17 films178.0 to 8.5: 2 films288.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 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: 2 films25.0 to 5.5: 11 films1155.5 to 6.0: 29 films296.0 to 6.5: 60 films6066.5 to 7.0: 87 films877.0 to 7.5: 60 films6077.5 to 8.0: 17 films178.0 to 8.5: 2 films288.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Shutter Island★ 8.2 / 10 · 2010
Portrait of a Lady on Fire★ 8.1 / 10 · 2019
Kill Bill: Vol. 1★ 8.0 / 10 · 2003

Lowest rated on TMDB

Town & Country★ 4.5 / 10 · 2001
The Last Thing He Wanted★ 4.9 / 10 · 2020
Lucy in the Sky★ 5.0 / 10 · 2019

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$15.2BWorldwide gross
$6.9BCombined budgets
32% hits36% flops · 32% in between

Biggest hits

The Da Vinci Code$760M on a $125M budget
Mamma Mia!$610M on a $52M budget
Ghost$505M on a $22M budget

Biggest flops

Margaret$0.0M on a $14M budget
Music$0.6M on a $16M budget
First Cow$0.1M on a $2.0M budget

THE MIX

88% of the films are American and 67 are from the United Kingdom. 12 aren't in English, mostly French and cn. None were new releases when covered.

Genres

Drama232
Comedy102
Romance84
Thriller58
Crime46
Mystery26
History23

Release decades

1940s: 1 film1'40s1950s: 1 film1'50s1970s: 8 films8'70s1980s: 5 films5'80s1990s: 46 films46'90s2000s: 72 films72'00s2010s: 107 films107'10s2020s: 33 films33'20s

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