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‘Hamnet’ and the 10 Best Performances of 2025. Plus: Kleber Mendonça Filho on ‘The Secret Agent.’
December 12, 2025 · Hamnet (2025) · Biography · Drama · History · 2:27:07 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Amanda Dobbins · With Kleber Mendonça Filho, Mendonça Filho
Chapters
Movies Referenced (57)
13 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 1:14:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:15:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey▶ 7:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 43:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:00:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:20:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 13:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Joanna Robinson▶ 40:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Joanna Robinson▶ 4:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (16)
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 2:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Lars and the Real Girl, The Finest Hours▶ 6:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Sorry, Baby▶ 1:36:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Contempt▶ 1:24:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Traffic, Behind the Candelabra▶ 1:17:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Promising Young Woman, MaXXXine, The Weekend Away▶ 58:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters▶ 1:13:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Drugstore Cowboy▶ 2:17:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Dark Star, Halloween▶ 1:55:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 52:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for RoboCop, Black Book▶ 2:14:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (64)
8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey · Known for Insidious, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You▶ 41:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Juno, Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World▶ 1:03:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Amanda Dobbins · Known for No Time to Die, Casino Royale, Skyfall▶ 1:20:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 15:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Gone Girl, Die Another Day▶ 1:00:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls▶ 1:34:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for The Hunger Games, Companion▶ 1:05:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Joanna Robinson · Known for The Favourite, The Lost Daughter▶ 42:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Companion, Heretic▶ 1:18:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for A Complete Unknown, Call Me by Your Name, Lady Bird▶ 45:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (9)
20 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Tragedy of Macbeth▶ 0:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Sense and Sensibility▶ 58:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Jurassic Park, Stir of Echoes, Black Bag▶ 4:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Southpaw▶ 6:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dancer in the Dark, Melancholia▶ 1:19:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Hamnet▶ 0:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shakespeare in Love, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hateful Eight▶ 40:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 1:07:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Child's Play▶ 1:47:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗