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September 24, 2021 · Dear Evan Hansen (2021) · Drama · Musical · 1:29:51 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins

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Lists in this episode

35 Under 35

Ranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 35:59

  1. ·Elle Fanning · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 35:59
  2. ·Aaron Taylor-Johnson · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 36:16
  3. ·Elizabeth Debicki · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 36:28
  4. ·Nicholas Hoult · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 36:35
  5. ·Thomasin McKenzie · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 36:41
  6. ·Margaret Qualley · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 36:55
  7. ·Taylour Paige · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 37:02
  8. ·Riley Keough · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 37:02
  9. ·Zazie Beetz · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 37:22
  10. ·Ezra Miller · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 37:36
  11. ·Regé-Jean Page · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 37:46
  12. ·Justice Smith · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 38:30
  13. ·Sydney Sweeney · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 38:37
  14. ·Letitia Wright · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 38:47
  15. ·Olivia Cooke · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 38:58
  16. ·Pete Davidson · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 39:00
  17. ·Blake Lively · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 39:01
  18. ·Mackenzie Davis · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 39:10
  19. ·Alicia Vikander · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 39:14
  20. ·Hailee Steinfeld · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 39:27
  21. ·Noah Jupe · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 40:05
  22. ·Finn Wolfhard · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 40:14
  23. ·Millie Bobby Brown · honorable mention · Sean Fennessey▶ 40:18
  24. 35Simu Liu · Amanda Dobbins▶ 40:55
  25. 34Rachel Zegler · Sean Fennessey▶ 42:07
  26. 33Kaitlyn Dever · Sean Fennessey▶ 42:55
  27. 32Cynthia Erivo · Amanda Dobbins▶ 44:02
  28. 31Anthony Ramos · Amanda Dobbins▶ 45:37
  29. 30Glen Powell · Sean Fennessey▶ 48:12
  30. 29Beanie Feldstein · Sean Fennessey▶ 48:59
  31. 28Jonathan Majors · Sean Fennessey▶ 49:59
  32. 27Dakota Johnson · Amanda Dobbins▶ 52:43
  33. 26Miles Teller · Sean Fennessey▶ 54:27
  34. 25Joey King · Sean Fennessey▶ 55:52
  35. 24Taron Egerton · Amanda Dobbins▶ 57:42
  36. 23Vanessa Kirby · Sean Fennessey▶ 58:43
  37. 22Awkwafina · Amanda Dobbins▶ 59:27
  38. 21Jodie Comer · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:01:04
  39. 20Zoë Kravitz · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:02:52
  40. 19Elizabeth Olsen · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:29
  41. 18Ana de Armas · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:05:43
  42. 17Jessie Buckley · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:07:05
  43. 16Brie Larson · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:08:17
  44. ·Saoirse Ronan · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:09:24
  45. 14Jesse Plemons · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:10:38
  46. 13Lakeith Stanfield · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:12:06
  47. 12Dev Patel · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:12:17
  48. 11Kristen Stewart · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:13:21
  49. 10Jennifer Lawrence · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:14:03
  50. 9Michael B. Jordan · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:14:35
  51. 8Zendaya · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:15:36
  52. 7Florence Pugh · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:17:06
  53. 6Emma Stone · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:28
  54. 5Anya Taylor-Joy · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:19:20
  55. 4Tom Holland · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:20:37
  56. 3Daniel Kaluuya · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:22:22
  57. 2Margot Robbie · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:23:42
  58. 1Timothée Chalamet · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:25:57

Movies Referenced (124)

Hamilton (2020)

7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 6:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Spider-Man (2002)

7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:16:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Black Panther (2018)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 38:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cruella (2021)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

In the Heights (2021)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 22:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Pinocchio (1940)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 44:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Greatest Showman (2017)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 17:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 50:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinderella (2015)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 23:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cyrano (2021)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 26:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Don't Worry Darling (2022)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:17:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (16)

Ridley Scott

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 1:01:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joe Wright

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Atonement, Darkest Hour▶ 26:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Adrian Lyne

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Jacob's Ladder, Flashdance, Indecent Proposal▶ 1:06:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ben Affleck

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 1:06:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Richard Linklater

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Waking Life, Before Midnight, Slacker▶ 47:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steven Spielberg

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 25:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Wes Anderson

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs▶ 1:24:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Clint Eastwood

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 1:02:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Leitch

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Bullet Train, John Wick, Atomic Blonde▶ 56:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

George Clooney

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Ides of March, Good Night, and Good Luck., Michael Clayton▶ 43:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

George Miller

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Mad Max: Fury Road, The Road Warrior, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga▶ 1:20:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jane Campion

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Bright Star, The Power of the Dog▶ 1:10:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (111)

Ben Platt

9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Pitch Perfect, Theater Camp, Dear Evan Hansen▶ 5:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Emma Stone

9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for La La Land, Easy A, The Help▶ 1:18:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dakota Johnson

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fifty Shades of Grey, The Social Network▶ 36:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Noah Jupe

8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Honey Boy, Ford v Ferrari, A Quiet Place▶ 17:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harry Styles

7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Dunkirk, Don't Worry Darling▶ 1:17:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lucas Hedges

6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Manchester by the Sea, Lady Bird▶ 31:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Holland

6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Captain America: Civil War▶ 1:20:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Amy Adams

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Arrival, Enchanted, The Fighter▶ 15:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Carey Mulligan

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Never Let Me Go, Shame, Drive▶ 33:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jodie Comer

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Last Duel, Free Guy, 28 Years Later▶ 33:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andrew Garfield

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Hacksaw Ridge, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Social Network▶ 25:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dev Patel

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Slumdog Millionaire, Monkey Man, Lion▶ 1:12:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (8)

Stephen Chbosky

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wonder▶ 7:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Adam McKay

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Don't Look Up, The Other Guys, Vice▶ 1:02:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Damien Chazelle

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Whiplash, La La Land, First Man▶ 1:24:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Edgar Wright

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shaun of the Dead, The World's End, Baby Driver▶ 1:19:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Elena Ferrante

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Lost Daughter▶ 53:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Ridley

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for 12 Years a Slave, Three Kings▶ 44:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jonathan Larson

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for tick, tick... BOOM!, Rent▶ 25:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ryan Murphy

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 16:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗