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443. Dhurandhar (#250)

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Siddhant Adlakha, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This week, Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar.

In the wake of a horrific terrorist attack, India initiates the top secret plan “Dhurandhar”, sending a highly skilled operative to infiltrate the Pakistani criminal underworld in the hopes of identifying and stopping potential terrorist attacks before they happen. What follows is a brutal story of betrayal, violence and romance against the backdrop of the political and social turmoil of twenty-first century India.

At time of recording, it was ranked 250th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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437. Predator: Badlands – All-ien 2025 (#—)

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Emma Keily, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This week, Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands.

And alien hunter named Dek is given an opportunity to prove himself by travelling to the hostile world of Genna and hunting the deadly kalisk, a beast so fearsome that the legends say it cannot be killed. In the hostile jungle, Dek finds unlikely allies and unexpected enemies.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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425. Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (#151)

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Darcie Faccio, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This week, Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, Vol. 1.

A brutal mass murder at a wedding in El Paso, Texas, leaves a sole survivor: an anonymous pregnant woman, a former assassin who tried to escape her life of murder and mayhem for something more tranquil and serene. However, her old life was not finished with her. Four years later, the would-be bride wakes up and embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge driven by a single objective. She is going to Kill Bill.

At time of recording, it was ranked 151st on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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424. Maharaja (#218)

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This week, Nithilan Saminathan’s Maharaja.

In Chennai, a barber stumbles into a police station with an unbelievable story. His home has been burglarised, but the only thing of value that the thieves stole was a trash can of huge importance to the man and his daughter. It quickly becomes clear that there is something more afoot, a more complicated narrative of revenge and betrayal spanning decades and culminating in an act of unimaginable evil.

At time of recording, it was ranked 218th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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395. Predator 2 – All-ien 2024 (#—)

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Emmet Kirwan, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This time, Stephen Hopkins’ Predator 2.

In the distant future of 1997, Los Angeles descends into a gang war in the midst of an unprecedented heatwave. As local law enforcement tries to maintain some sense of order in the lawless city, an extraterrestrial visitor arrives on the scene with plans to hunt the most dangerous game of all.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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394. Predator – All-ien 2024 (#—)

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guests Joe Griffin and Alice Griffin, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT.

This season, the podcast is taking a look at the Alien and Predator franchises. This time, John McTiernan’s Predator.

Major “Dutch” Schaeffer leads an elite squad of commandos on a rescue mission behind enemy lines in Central America. These American troops are crossing borders that they are not supposed to cross, and very quickly find themselves embroiled in a life-and-death struggle against a creature from far outside their frame of reference.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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389. Chucky: Season 2 (#—)

Posted on August 31, 2024 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney, Charlene Lydon and Bren Murphy, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

This week, the second season of Don Mancini’s Chucky.

A year after Chucky’s monstrous killing spree, teenagers Jake, Devon and Lexi are trying to get on with their lives. Jake and Devon struggle to maintain their relationship as they move between foster homes, while Lexi tries to numb her trauma through drink and drug. However, on Halloween night, it becomes clear that while Jake, Devon and Lexi might have thought they were finished with Chucky, the killer doll is far from finished with them.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best television shows of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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388. Alien: Romulus (#—)

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Ethan Shattock, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

This week, Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus.

On a backwater world, a group of young people make a desperate bid to escape the drudgery of their dreary lives. Identifying a seemingly abandoned corporate facility in orbit, the group decides to steal some equipment to help them journey to another system. Unfortunately, once they board the mysterious space station known only as “Romulus“, the gang discovers that they are not alone in the darkness.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best television shows of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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379. Oldeuboi (Oldboy) (#74)

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Grace Duffy and Andy McCarroll, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

This week, Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy.

One night in 1988, Oh Dae-su is snatched off the street. He is taken to a mysterious hotel room, where he is locked away without any human contact. Then, fifteen years later, he is just as suddenly released. Forced to adjust to life outside his prison, Oh Dae-su sets out to discover why he was imprisoned for fifteen years. And, perhaps just as importantly, why he was suddenly released.

At time of recording, it was ranked 74th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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377. I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (#—)

Posted on June 8, 2024 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Billie Jean Doheny and Emma Kiely, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

This week, Sylvian White’s I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer.

On July 4th weekend, a teenage prank goes horribly wrong, resulting in a horrific death. The survivors agree to take the secret to their graves, but the arrival the following year of a mysterious hook-wielding figure in a trenchcoat suggests that they may not have to wait too long.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.