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The 2000s Summer Blockbuster Draft (Live!)
The Big Picture
July 16, 2024 · 1:29:00 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan
Edition: 2000S Summer Blockbuster
The 2000s Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft
Amanda Dobbins · Sean Fennessey · Chris Ryan
Amanda Dobbins · 6 picks
| #1 | Inglourious Basterds | Action Thriller | ▶ 31:50 |
| #6 | The Devil Wears Prada | Oscar Nominee | ▶ 45:35 |
| #7 | Finding Nemo | Mega Blockbuster | ▶ 50:25 |
| #12 | Wedding Crashers | Comedy | ▶ 1:02:22 |
| #13 | Mamma Mia! | Misunderstood | ▶ 1:05:07 |
| #18 | The Bourne Identity | Wild Card | ▶ 1:17:00 |
Sean Fennessey · 6 picks
| #2 | The Dark Knight | Action Thriller | ▶ 34:54 |
| #5 | Superbad | Comedy | ▶ 42:12 |
| #8 | The Hangover | Mega Blockbuster | ▶ 52:12 |
| #11 | WALL-E | Oscar Nominee | ▶ 59:02 |
| #14 | Bad Boys II | Misunderstood | ▶ 1:09:49 |
| #17 | Step Brothers | Wild Card | ▶ 1:15:15 |
Chris Ryan · 6 picks
| #3 | Iron Man | Mega Blockbuster | ▶ 39:02 |
| #4 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Comedy | ▶ 39:02 |
| #9 | Gladiator | Oscar Nominee | ▶ 54:42 |
| #10 | The Bourne Supremacy | Action Thriller | ▶ 55:05 |
| #15 | Ocean's Thirteen | Wild Card | ▶ 1:11:21 |
| #16 | S.W.A.T. | Misunderstood | ▶ 1:12:21 |
Winner: Sean Fennessey · Sean 49.2% · Amanda 32.2% · Chris 18.6% · 2,833 votes · margin 16.9 pts
Decided by audience poll on X · counts read off the ballot
Movies Referenced (65)
14 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 4:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 39:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 36:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 7:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 52:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (13)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Armageddon▶ 28:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 16:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 4:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 17:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 35:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 19:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Nebraska, The Descendants, Election▶ 1:22:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for If Beale Street Could Talk, Moonlight, Aftersun▶ 20:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for O.J.: Made in America▶ 20:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Signs, Lady in the Water, The Village▶ 1:20:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 1:16:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for United 93, Bloody Sunday, News of the World▶ 55:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (61)
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Mamma Mia!, Out of Africa▶ 46:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Dead Poets Society, Four Brothers, S.W.A.T.▶ 1:12:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for The Hangover, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Due Date▶ 31:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Videodrome▶ 49:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Room, The Contender▶ 55:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Fences, The Book of Eli▶ 4:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Edge of Tomorrow, The Devil Wears Prada, The Adjustment Bureau▶ 46:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Safe Haven, Black Snake Moan▶ 1:16:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Gigli, The Hangover, National Treasure▶ 53:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The World Is Not Enough, Mamma Mia!, Tomorrow Never Dies▶ 1:05:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Dark Knight Rises, Rachel Getting Married▶ 46:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Elvis, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, The Dead Don't Die▶ 1:07:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (9)
8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for First Reformed, The Card Counter▶ 4:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:12:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Maximum Overdrive, Creepshow▶ 21:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Election, Sideways, About Schmidt▶ 1:22:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Don't Look Up, The Other Guys, Vice▶ 25:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Devil Wears Prada, Your Place or Mine▶ 47:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for This Is the End, Superbad▶ 43:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Devil Wears Prada▶ 48:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Hidden Figures, Going in Style▶ 20:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗