Movie marathons
An examination of movie marathons with at least three entries per series.
Date(s) of conduct (overall runtime)
Film name: Score (1–10 scale)
Overall rating/overall #x10=average %
KEY
UR – Unrated | EXT – Extended | DC – Director's Cut | SE – Special Edition
Note: All ratings are of the original watch; some may now be lower or higher.
Date(s) of conduct (overall runtime)
Film name: Score (1–10 scale)
Overall rating/overall #x10=average %
KEY
UR – Unrated | EXT – Extended | DC – Director's Cut | SE – Special Edition
Note: All ratings are of the original watch; some may now be lower or higher.
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- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.Early October 2011 (07:37:39)
Planned for October 5-6, 2014, but canceled in favor of the Scary Movie marathon, as seen below.
Scream: 10
2: 8
3: 7
4: 8
33/40=83%
The 2011 marathon alternated with each Scary Movie. - DirectorKeenen Ivory WayansStarsAnna FarisJon AbrahamsMarlon WayansA year after disposing of the body of a man they accidentally killed, a group of dumb teenagers are stalked by a bumbling serial killer.Early October 2011 (05:43:46)
October 5-7, 2014 (05:44:58)
Scary Movie: 7
2: 4
3: 7
4 [UR]: 7
25/40=63%
The 2011 marathon was done alternating with each Scream.
The 2014 marathon:
* 3 shown through the unrated/3.5 version.
* Each installment preceded by the film in which the parody takes its main target from:
** Scream - 1
** The Haunting (1963) - 2
** The Ring (2002) - 3
** The War of the Worlds (1953) - 4
As far as I'm concerned, 5 never happened. - DirectorJames WanStarsCary ElwesLeigh WhannellDanny GloverTwo men awaken to find themselves on the opposite sides of a dead body, each with specific instructions to kill the other or face consequences. These two are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer.2010s:
Late October 2011 (11:23:19)
Saw [UR]: 10
II [UR]: 8
III [UR]: 8
IV [UR]: 7
V [UR]: 6
VI [UR]: 6
3D [UR]: 10
55/70=79%
The 2014 marathon was to be done in reverse to ensure the 10th Anniversary screening on Halloween (10/30-31). It only got to V.
October 25-26, 2017 (12:55:02)
25th:
Saw [UR]: 10
II [UR]: 8
III [UR]: 8
26th:
IV [UR]: 6
V [UR]: 5
VI [UR]: 6
3D [UR]: 7
Jigsaw: 7
57/80=71% - DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsTommy Lee JonesWill SmithLinda FiorentinoJames, an NYC cop, is hired by Agent K of a secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. Together, they must recover an item that has been stolen by an intergalactic villain.May 25-26, 2012 (04:51:56)
25th:
Men in Black: 8
II: 8
26th:
3: 7
23/30=77% - DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsZac EfronVanessa HudgensAshley TisdaleA popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.2010s:
2013:
April 28-30, 2013 (05:24:36)
1: 7
2 [EXT]: 7
Senior Year [EXT]: 7
21/30=70%
2014:
April 29-30, 2014 (06:50:32)
1: 7
2: 7
Senior Year [EXT]: 7
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure: 6
27/40=68%
The 2014 event did not include the extended second film due to a mishap involving planning and Netflix.
2015:
April 15, 2015 (06:54:10)
1: 7
2 [EXT]: 7
Senior Year [EXT]: 7
Sharpay: 6
27/40=68%
The spin-off will no longer be involved.
2016-on: (05:25:22)
-January 20, 2016 [10th anniversary of 1]
-August 17, 2017 [10th anniversary of 2]
-October 23-24, 2018 [10th anniversary of Senior Year]
23rd:
1: 7
2 [EXT]: 7
24th:
Senior Year [EXT]: 7
21/30=70%
-July 30, 2019
2020s:
-January 20, 2021 [15th anniversary of 1]
1: 7 (RIFFTRAX: 10)
2 [EXT]: 7
Senior Year [EXT]: 7
21/30=70%
Marathons from here on out will include the RiffTrax of 1, the Mexican iteration of El Desafio/The Challenge and the Chinese adaptation.
(08:36:35)
TBA 2025
1: 7 (RIFFTRAX: 10)
2 [EXT]: 7
Senior Year [EXT]: 7
The Challenge: 7
China: 7
35/50=70% - DirectorFred VogelStarsKyle DealmanCasey EganeyDan FriedmanTwo serial killers go on a murdering rampage as one films the outcome from behind a video camera.July 15-16, 2013 (03:57:45)
15th:
August Underground: 3
Mordum: 2
16th:
Penance: 2
7/30=23% - DirectorLucifer ValentineStarsAmeara LaveyPig LizzyMaja LeeThe gruesome tapestry of psychological manifestations of a nineteen year old bulimic runaway stripper-turned prostitute as she descends into a hellish pit of satanic nightmares and hallucinations.September 1, 2013 (03:33:34)
Slaughtered Vomit Dolls: 1
ReGOREgitated Sacrifice: 1
Slow Torture Puke Chamber: 1
3/30=10% - DirectorMeir ZarchiStarsCamille KeatonEron TaborRichard PaceAn aspiring writer is repeatedly assaulted, humiliated, and left for dead by four men she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.September 7-8, 2013 (05:15:32)
7th:
1978 [UR]: 6
8th:
2010 [UR]: 8
2 [UR]: 7
21/30=70% - DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsKristen StewartRobert PattinsonBilly BurkeWhen Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire.September 27-28, 2013 (10:15:21)
27th:
Twilight: 7
28th:
New Moon: 5
Eclipse: 7
Breaking Dawn – Pt. 1 [EXT]: 6
Breaking Dawn – Pt. 2: 7
32/50=64%
March 26, 2019 (10:31:40)
Twilight [EXT]: 5
New Moon [EXT]: 4
Eclipse [EXT]: 5
Breaking Dawn – Pt. 1 [EXT]: 4
Breaking Dawn – Pt. 2: 6
24/50=48% - DirectorGary RossStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.NOTE: This is the only time a double feature will appear here.
2013:
November 21, 2013 (04:48:27)
The Hunger Games: 10
Catching Fire: 10
20/20=100%
2014:
November 20, 2014 (06:51:08)
The Hunger Games: 10
Catching Fire: 10
Mockingjay – Pt. 1: 10
30/30=100%
2015:
November 18, 2015 (09:07:53)
The Hunger Games: 10
Catching Fire: 10
Mockingjay – Pt. 1: 10
Mockingjay – Pt. 2: 9
39/40=98%
2013-14 were theatrical marathons; unfortunately, 2015 did not involve re-releases of the first two, so they were completed via home media. - DirectorBryan SingerStarsPatrick StewartHugh JackmanIan McKellenIn a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.2010s:
Early June 2014 (05:41:56)
X-Men: 9
X2: 9
The Last Stand: 8
26/30=87%
February 28-March 2, 2017 (18:57:04)
28th:
X-Men: 10
1st:
X2: 10
The Last Stand: 7
Origins - Wolverine: 5
X - First Class: 8
2nd:
The Wolverine: 7
Days of Future Past [THE ROGUE CUT]: 10
Apocalypse: 8
Logan: 9
74/90=82%
2020s:
TBA (05:42:12)
X-Men: (RIFFTRAX: )
X2: (RIFFTRAX: )
The Last Stand: (RIFFTRAX: )
/30=% (RIFFTRAX: /30=%) - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsEwan McGregorLiam NeesonNatalie PortmanTwo Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long-dormant Sith resurface to claim their former glory.2010s:
July 18-19, 2014 (06:52:33)
18th:
I - The Phantom Menace: 5
II - Attack of the Clones: 6
19th:
III - Revenge of the Sith: 6
17/30=57%
A chronological marathon preceding The Last Jedi was attempted but made it no further than Rogue One.
2020s:
July 1-2; 4-5, 2021 (27:03:17)
1st:
I - The Phantom Menace: 4 (RIFFTRAX: 10)
II - Attack of the Clones: 4 (RIFFTRAX: 10)
III - Revenge of the Sith: 5 (RIFFTRAX: 10)
2nd:
Solo: 5 (RIFFTRAX: 9)
Rogue One: 7 (RIFFTRAX: 8)
IV - A New Hope: 8 (RIFFTRAX: 10)
Holiday Special: 4 (RIFFTRAX: 10)
4th:
V - The Empire Strikes Back: 8 (RIFFTRAX: 10)
VI - Return of the Jedi: 7 (RIFFTRAX: 10)
5th:
VII - The Force Awakens: 7 (RIFFTRAX: 10)
59/90=66% (RIFFTRAX: 87/90=97%)
There's only one way to survive this, and that's with Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy (w/ Chad Vader on II and V). I have all RiffTrax mp3s (VOD in the Holiday Special's case) on hand.
The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker completed at a later date.
May 3-4, 2024 (20:33:01)
3rd:
The Phantom Menace: 3
Attack of the Clones: 4
4th:
Revenge of the Sith: 6
A New Hope: 7
The Empire Strikes Back: 7
Return of the Jedi: 6
33/60=55%
It's the limited theatrical marathon at my nearby Alamo Drafthouse. I have nothing against the sequel trilogy, I was exhausted by Empire. - DirectorsTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleKing Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.July 27, 2014 (05:01:07)
Holy Grail: 10
Life of Brian: 10
The Meaning of Life: 10
30/30=100%
November 17, 2015 (04:36:05)
Holy Grail: 10
Life of Brian: 10
The Meaning of Life: 10
30/30=100%
May 18/November 12, 2016 (04:36:16/04:52:56)
Holy Grail: 10
Life of Brian: 10
The Meaning of Life: 10
30/30=100%
May 15, 2017 (06:13:17)
Holy Grail: 10
Life of Brian: 10
The Meaning of Life: 10
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl: 10
40/40=100%
December 3, 2017 (04:52:56)
Holy Grail: 10
Life of Brian: 10
The Meaning of Life: 10
30/30=100%
August 20-21, 2018 (06:21:02)
20th:
And Now for Something Completely Different: 10
Holy Grail: 10
Life of Brian: 10
21st:
The Meaning of Life: 10
40/40=100%
February 11-12, 2019
11th:
And Now for Something Completely Different: 10
12th:
Holy Grail: 10
Life of Brian: 10
The Meaning of Life: 10
40/40=100% - DirectorJames WongStarsDevon SawaAli LarterKerr SmithAfter getting a premonition about a plane crash on his school trip, Alex, a student, saves a few of his classmates. However, their situation gets complicated when death starts chasing them.October 10-11, 2014 (07:34:12)
10th:
Final Destination: 8
2: 8
3: 7
11th:
The Final Destination: 7
5: 8
38/50=76% - DirectorGregg ArakiStarsJames DuvalRoko BelicSusan BehshidSix queer teenagers struggle to get along with each other and with life in the face of varying obstacles.October 12-13, 2014 (04:03:46)
12th:
Totally F*ed Up: 10
The Doom Generation: 10
13th:
Nowhere: 10
30/30=100%
These three films are collectively known as the Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy. - DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsBetsy PalmerAdrienne KingJeannine TaylorA group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.October 23-27, 2014 (18:37:16)
Friday the 13th (1980): 3
Part 2: 3
Part III: 3
The Final Chapter: 4
A New Beginning: 5
Jason Lives: 6
The New Blood: 4
Jason Takes Manhattan: 2
Jason Goes to Hell: 3
Jason X: 4
Freddy vs. Jason: 7
Friday the 13th (2009) [UR]: 3
47/120=39%
Done alternating with each Elm Street film. - DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampJohnny DeppRobert EnglundTeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.October 23-27, 2014 (14:09:37)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): 8
Part 2 – Freddy's Revenge: 6
3 – Dream Warriors: 8
4 – The Dream Master: 7
The Dream Child: 7
Freddy's Dead – The Final Nightmare: 6
New Nightmare: 9
Freddy vs. Jason: 7
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010): 6
64/90=71%
Done alternating with each Friday the 13th film. - DirectorJohn HustonStarsAileen QuinnAlbert FinneyCarol BurnettA spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.November 28-29, 2014 (07:10:06)
28th:
Annie (1982): 10
29th:
A Royal Adventure!: 5
Annie (1999): 10
Annie (2014): 7
32/40=80% - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard ArmitageA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.December 18-19, 2014 (08:33:22)
18th:
An Unexpected Journey [EXT]: 10
The Desolation of Smaug [EXT]: 10
19th:
The Battle of the Five Armies: 9.5
29.5/30=98%
March 11, 2019 (08:53:06)
An Unexpected Journey [EXT]: 9
The Desolation of Smaug [EXT]: 10
The Battle of the Five Armies [EXT]: 7
26/30=87% - DirectorNaoyuki TomomatsuStarsRina AikawaYui AikawaKazuyoshi AkishimaA contagion turns men into violent, sexually aggressive zombies worldwide. Surviving women must fight for survival by finding a way to kill the infected men, possibly humanity's only hope.January 12-13, 2015 (03:32:34)
12th:
Rape Zombie – Lust of the Dead: 4
13th:
2: 5
3: 4
13/30=43% - DirectorWes CravenStarsSusan LanierRobert HoustonJohn SteadmanOn the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.January 20, 2015 (06:17:58)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977): 8
Part II: 4
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) [UR]: 8
II [UR]: 7
27/40=68% - DirectorKevin TenneyStarsCathy PodewellAlvin AlexisHal HavinsTen teenagers party at an abandoned funeral parlor on Halloween night. When an evil force awakens, demonic spirits keep them from leaving and turn their gathering into a living Hell.January 20-22, 2015 (06:00:11)
20th:
Night of the Demons (1988): 6
21st:
2: 7
Demon House: 6
22nd:
2009: 5
24/40=60% - DirectorTom HollandStarsChris SarandonWilliam RagsdaleAmanda Bearse"Fright Night" sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. He turns to an actor in a television hosted horror movie show for help to deal with the undead.January 26, 2015 (06:55:40)
Fright Night: 10
Pt. 2: 6
2011 remake: 8
New Blood [UR]: 4
28/40=70%
Like that other five-quel that never existed, I prefer to pretend New Blood never happened. - DirectorsAaron SeltzerJason FriedbergStarsAlyson HanniganAdam CampbellFred WillardSpoof of romantic comedies which focuses on a woman, her crush, her parents, and her father.March 15-16, 2015 (10:00:31)
Date Movie [UR]: 4
Epic Movie [UR]: 3
Meet the Spartans [UR]: 2
Disaster Movie [UR]: 3
Vampires Suck [UR]: 4
The Starving Games: 3
Best Night Ever: 3
22/70=31%
Completed within a 24-hour period. - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsGregory PeckLee RemickHarvey StephensMysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?March 23-24, 2015 (05:26:05)
23rd:
The Omen: 9
Damien – Omen II: 6
24th:
The Final Conflict: 5
20/30=67%
