The BEST episodes of The Movies That Made Us
Every episode of The Movies That Made Us ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Movies That Made Us!
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#4 - Home Alone
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/29/2019
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.
#5 - Jurassic Park
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/23/2021
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.
#6 - Die Hard
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/29/2019
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.”
#7 - Ghostbusters
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/2019
A rickety script, tight timeline and effects issues almost busted this comedy. But thanks to Dan Aykroyd and company, the slimy shenanigans took off.
#8 - Dirty Dancing
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/29/2019
Stepping on toes and tangling with rejection, the women behind this "girl's movie" touched millions despite co-star tension and a meager budget.
#9 - RoboCop
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2021
A painfully tight suit and budget, a passionate European auteur and on-set tensions fueled this blockbuster takedown of cutthroat corporate America
#11 - Halloween
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2021
It took a young team's blood, sweat and tears — and a triple-threat visionary — to make this bloodless yet scarily influential horror masterpiece.
#14 - Friday the 13th
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2021
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
#16 - The Nightmare Before Christmas
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/2020
The unlikely holiday classic, and stop-motion first, comes to ghoulish life with persistent vision - and nimble work by a ragtag bunch of misfits.