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Is There a Better Title?

Alternate title ideas for the movie.

Is There a Better Title? has run in 137 episodes. The most recent 40 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.

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‘Apollo 13’Amanda Dobbins

Agrees no better title - likes how dialed back 'Apollo 13' is compared to something like 'Houston We Have a Problem,' which would feel too internet/SEO-driven

‘Apollo 13’Bill Simmons

No, there isn't a better title than Apollo 13 - he thinks the title is fine as is

‘Speed’Bill Simmons

Notes the movie was originally called 'Minimum Speed'; doesn't propose a better title for Speed itself but praises Die Hard as the greatest action movie title ever

‘Speed’Chris Ryan

'50 Miles Per Hour' or '50 MPH' (or '50: You Can't Drive Lower Than 50')

‘Speed’Sean Fennessey

Jack Traven, positioning it as the first in a franchise of Jack Traven movies

‘About Last Night’Chris Ryan

"Sexual Perversity in Chicago" (though he notes the movie isn't that perverse); also liked "About Last Night" as a title

‘The Italian Job’Van Lathan

Suggests 'The Hollywood Job' since it's more of an LA-based heist

‘The Karate Kid Part II’Bill Simmons

Karate Kid 2: Okinawa (as a subtitle instead of just 'Karate Kid Part II')

‘The Karate Kid Part II’Kyle Brandt

Karate Kid 2: Okinawa Drift or Karate Kid 2: Okinawa Honor - agrees it needs a subtitle

‘Obsession’Bill Simmons

Floats several joke titles: 'Wish', 'Bear Sucks', 'No Pina Coladas Ever'

‘Obsession’Chris Ryan

Darling Nikki (a nod to Prince)

‘Obsession’Craig Horlbeck

Obsession (agrees it's not perfect but couldn't think of better)

Episode	Host	Answer
‘Apollo 13’	Amanda Dobbins	Agrees no better title - likes how dialed back 'Apollo 13' is compared to something like 'Houston We Have a Problem,' which would feel too internet/SEO-driven
‘Apollo 13’	Bill Simmons	No, there isn't a better title than Apollo 13 - he thinks the title is fine as is
‘Speed’	Bill Simmons	Notes the movie was originally called 'Minimum Speed'; doesn't propose a better title for Speed itself but praises Die Hard as the greatest action movie title ever
‘Speed’	Chris Ryan	'50 Miles Per Hour' or '50 MPH' (or '50: You Can't Drive Lower Than 50')
‘Speed’	Sean Fennessey	Jack Traven, positioning it as the first in a franchise of Jack Traven movies
‘About Last Night’	Chris Ryan	"Sexual Perversity in Chicago" (though he notes the movie isn't that perverse); also liked "About Last Night" as a title
‘The Italian Job’	Van Lathan	Suggests 'The Hollywood Job' since it's more of an LA-based heist
‘The Karate Kid Part II’	Bill Simmons	Karate Kid 2: Okinawa (as a subtitle instead of just 'Karate Kid Part II')
‘The Karate Kid Part II’	Kyle Brandt	Karate Kid 2: Okinawa Drift or Karate Kid 2: Okinawa Honor - agrees it needs a subtitle
‘Obsession’	Bill Simmons	Floats several joke titles: 'Wish', 'Bear Sucks', 'No Pina Coladas Ever'
‘Obsession’	Chris Ryan	Darling Nikki (a nod to Prince)
‘Obsession’	Craig Horlbeck	Obsession (agrees it's not perfect but couldn't think of better)