Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes!
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January 11, 2024 · Poor Things (2023) · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 2:23:25 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · With Todd Haynes, Julianne Moore
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Lists in this episode
Best Picture power ranking (updated top 10)
Ranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 1:37:36
- 10May December (2023) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:37:36
- 9Anatomy of a Fall (2023) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:37:37
- 8Past Lives (2023) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:37:39
- 7Maestro (2023) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:43:06
- 6American Fiction (2023) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:43:10
- 5Barbie (2023) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:43:13
- 4Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:43:29
- 3The Holdovers (2023) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:45:59
- ·Oppenheimer (2023) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:46:44
Movies Referenced (63)
16 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 17:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 35:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Julianne Moore▶ 20:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 17:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Todd Haynes▶ 1:28:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 16:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:29:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 36:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 25:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 17:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Todd Haynes, Julianne Moore, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:51:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (13)
23 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Julianne Moore · Known for Far from Heaven, I'm Not There, Carol▶ 2:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Dogtooth▶ 5:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 8:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Nebraska, The Descendants, Election▶ 17:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Past Lives▶ 17:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Ocean's Eight▶ 18:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Under the Skin, The Zone of Interest, Birth▶ 17:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Godfather Part III, The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation▶ 4:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 17:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 10:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (51)
25 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for La La Land, Easy A, The Help▶ 28:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
25 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Todd Haynes · Known for Far from Heaven, Boogie Nights, Magnolia▶ 2:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Todd Haynes, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Spotlight, The Kids Are All Right, The Avengers▶ 24:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Todd Haynes, Amanda Dobbins · Known for May December, Warfare▶ 22:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Dark Knight Rises, Lost in Space▶ 47:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Julianne Moore, Todd Haynes, Sean Fennessey · Known for Black Swan, V for Vendetta▶ 22:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for It Comes at Night, Possessor▶ 1:05:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Sideways, Cinderella Man, American Splendor▶ 28:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Spider-Man, The Florida Project▶ 24:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Dallas Buyers Club, Morbius▶ 1:33:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding▶ 3:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (7)
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Favourite, Poor Things▶ 37:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio▶ 18:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Poor Things▶ 1:20:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Leave the World Behind▶ 27:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for One Battle After Another, Inherent Vice▶ 11:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Skyline▶ 1:42:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Poor Things, American Honey, The Favourite▶ 33:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗