All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Dirty Dancing

    • November 29, 2019
    • Netflix

    Stepping on toes and tangling with rejection, the women behind this "girl's movie" touched millions despite co-star tension and a meager budget.

  • S01E02 Home Alone

    • November 29, 2019
    • Netflix

    Mix a "comedy machine" with a novice director. Add a shutdown threat, rotating robbers and terrifying stunts to home in on a ho-ho-ho holiday megahit.

  • S01E03 Ghostbusters

    • November 29, 2019
    • Netflix

    A rickety script, tight timeline and effects issues almost busted this comedy. But thanks to Dan Aykroyd and company, the slimy shenanigans took off.

  • S01E04 Die Hard

    • November 29, 2019
    • Netflix

    This box office titan took action movies to the next level, decked out with a relatable hero, a humorous rewrite and a well-played “yippee-ki-yay.”

Season 2

  • S02E01 Back to the Future

    • July 23, 2021
    • Netflix

    Vroom or bust: It took a sweet ride and a rising star — or two — to build a blockbuster from a half-baked idea and the ashes of multiple flops.

  • S02E02 Pretty Woman

    • July 23, 2021
    • Netflix

    Turning an unknown into a superstar and revamping the rom-com rules amid many rewrites, this megahit's success still leaves insiders pretty shocked.

  • S02E03 Jurassic Park

    • July 23, 2021
    • Netflix

    Crunch the numbers, then make way for a chubby T. rex and visual effects bad boys. This box office heavyweight disrupted the way movies are made.

  • S02E04 Forrest Gump

    • July 23, 2021
    • Netflix

    Life is like a box of chocolates — or a charming script unearthed by chance. Despite casting and budget woes, this humble tale became a '90s classic.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Halloween

    • October 12, 2021
    • Netflix

    It took a young team's blood, sweat and tears — and a triple-threat visionary — to make this bloodless yet scarily influential horror masterpiece.

  • S03E02 Friday the 13th

    • October 12, 2021
    • Netflix

    What began as a bald rip-off made a bloody splash as a splatter classic. Now the unlikely crew spills its guts about the highs, lows and gory effects

  • S03E03 A Nightmare on Elm Street

    • October 12, 2021
    • Netflix

    With a studio on the line, an imaginative director in the pocket and an actorly demon in tow, this supernatural slasher hit raked in a surreal profit.

  • S03E04 RoboCop

    • October 12, 2021
    • Netflix

    A painfully tight suit and budget, a passionate European auteur and on-set tensions fueled this blockbuster takedown of cutthroat corporate America

  • S03E05 Aliens

    • October 12, 2021
    • Netflix

    A hard-driving director, stressed crew, great expectations — and a tiny budget — made for a difficult birth in the case of this mother of all sequels.

  • S03E06 Coming to America

    • October 12, 2021
    • Netflix

    The happily ever after? It's on screen. Behind the scenes, this litigious, loveless foray involved fisticuffs, Nostradamus — and iconic Black talent.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 The Nightmare Before Christmas

    • December 1, 2020
    • Netflix

    The unlikely holiday classic, and stop-motion first, comes to ghoulish life with persistent vision - and nimble work by a ragtag bunch of misfits.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Elf

    • December 1, 2020
    • Netflix

    Despite its gifted cast and wonderland of effects, this endearing Christmas comedy is sold short by the studio - till it scores big with moviegoers.