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A CR Month Mailbag!
March 19, 2026 · 1:37:01 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Brian in Bethesda's movies where the narration works, by category
Tiered list · Bill Simmons · ▶ 36:24
Read on air from Bill Simmons’s published list.
- ·The Shawshank Redemption (1994)▶ 36:24
- ·Goodfellas (1990)▶ 36:29
- ·Apocalypse Now (1979)▶ 36:31
- ·Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)▶ 36:33
- ·Fight Club (1999)▶ 36:35
- ·Stand By Me (1986)▶ 36:37
- ·The Big Lebowski (1998)▶ 36:39
- ·A Christmas Story (1983)▶ 36:40
- ·The Princess Bride (1987)▶ 36:43
- ·The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)▶ 36:44
- ·Forrest Gump (1994)▶ 36:48
Connor's Mount Rushmore of movies guaranteed to end a first date
Mount Rushmore · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · ▶ 45:55
Read on air from Bill Simmons’s published list.
- ·To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) · Bill Simmons▶ 45:55
- ·Bad Lieutenant (1992) · Bill Simmons▶ 46:02
- ·Happiness · Bill Simmons▶ 46:03
- ·8mm (1999) · Bill Simmons▶ 46:03
- ·Come and See (1985) · Bill Simmons▶ 46:04
- ·Hereditary (2018) · Chris Ryan▶ 46:28
- ·Death Wish (2018) · Chris Ryan▶ 46:30
- ·Monster's Ball (2001) · Bill Simmons▶ 47:04
- ·Manchester by the Sea (2016) · Bill Simmons▶ 47:07
Rewatchables Hall of Fame Pyramid (first class)
Tiered list · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Craig Horlbeck · ▶ 1:03:38
- ·Tom Cruise · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:38
- ·Al Pacino · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:38
- ·Robert De Niro · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:40
- ·Denzel Washington · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:38
- ·Sylvester Stallone · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:38
- ·Steven Spielberg · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:47
- ·Tony Scott · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:50
- ·Michael Mann · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:51
- ·Martin Scorsese · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:47
- ·Steven Seagal · Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:41
- ·Rene Russo · Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:41
- ·Philip Seymour Hoffman · Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:41
- ·Robert Loggia · Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:41
- ·Lorraine Bracco · Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:51
- ·Joe Pantoliano · Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:55
- ·John Carroll Lynch · Bill Simmons▶ 1:06:00
- ·Catherine O'Hara · Bill Simmons▶ 1:06:06
- ·James Remar · Bill Simmons▶ 1:06:11
- ·Philip Baker Hall · Bill Simmons▶ 1:06:15
- ·Ted Levine · Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:53
- ·Kathryn Hahn · Bill Simmons▶ 1:08:01
- ·Christopher Walken · Bill Simmons▶ 1:08:43
- ·Clemenza · Bill Simmons▶ 1:08:50
Chapters
Movies Referenced (118)
5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck, Chris Ryan▶ 1:21:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck, Chris Ryan▶ 43:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Craig Horlbeck, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 46:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (12)
5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 1:11:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 44:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Craig Horlbeck, Bill Simmons · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 39:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 1:03:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Rain Man, Wag the Dog▶ 9:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Hancock▶ 50:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Paper▶ 20:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Lord of the Rings▶ 1:34:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 36:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for This Is Spinal Tap, The Wolf of Wall Street▶ 1:25:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Four Weddings and a Funeral▶ 28:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Domino, Unstoppable, True Romance▶ 1:03:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (110)
30 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck, Chris Ryan · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 20:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
12 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Under Siege 2: Dark Territory▶ 6:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck, Chris Ryan · Known for Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver▶ 8:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Hard Eight▶ 1:03:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for She's All That, I Know What You Did Last Summer▶ 15:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Illusionist▶ 22:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Live Free or Die Hard, Jeepers Creepers▶ 3:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Big, Independence Day, Lost Highway▶ 1:05:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Frankenweenie▶ 1:06:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Hard Eight▶ 39:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Dallas Buyers Club, Morbius▶ 12:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (2)
1 mentions · Craig Horlbeck · Known for American Honey, Boyhood▶ 1:16:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for War for the Planet of the Apes, Logan, Terminator Genisys▶ 1:21:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗