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The 21st-Century (American) British Movie Canon, ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,’ and ‘Paddington in Peru’

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February 18, 2025 · Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1:17:25 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · With Yasi Salek

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Chapters

Intro▶ 0:00
Reviewing 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy'▶ 3:19
Reviewing 'Paddington in Peru'▶ 37:19
Building the British movie canon▶ 52:19

Lists in this episode

The 21st century British movie canon

Unranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 54:48

  1. ·24 Hour Party People (2002) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 54:48
  2. ·Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) · Sean Fennessey▶ 54:57
  3. ·In the Loop (2009) · Sean Fennessey▶ 55:11
  4. ·Snatch (2000) · Sean Fennessey▶ 55:18
  5. ·The Cornetto Trilogy · Sean Fennessey▶ 55:22
  6. ·Layer Cake (2004) · Sean Fennessey▶ 55:26
  7. ·In Bruges (2008) · Sean Fennessey▶ 55:31
  8. ·Sexy Beast (2000) · Sean Fennessey▶ 55:39
  9. ·Kill List (2011) · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:14
  10. ·Attack the Block (2011) · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:18
  11. ·Sunshine (2007) · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:19
  12. ·Four Lions (2010) · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:24
  13. ·Love Actually (2003) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 57:36
  14. ·Atonement (2007) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:06
  15. ·Wuthering Heights (2026) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:08
  16. ·Pride and Prejudice (2016) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:11
  17. ·About a Boy (2002) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:12
  18. ·Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:15
  19. ·The Holiday (2006) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:18
  20. ·The Young Victoria (2009) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:45
  21. ·Casino Royale (2006) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:00:14
  22. ·Skyfall (2012) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:00:13
  23. ·1917 (2019) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:00:19
  24. ·Paddington 2 (2017) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:00:26
  25. ·Slumdog Millionaire (2008) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:02:44
  26. ·Darkest Hour (2017) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:03:01
  27. ·The King's Speech (2010) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:03:08
  28. ·The Queen (2006) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:03:09
  29. ·The Souvenir (2019) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:03:59
  30. ·The Souvenir Part II (2021) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:03:59
  31. ·Weekend · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:01
  32. ·45 Years (2015) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:04
  33. ·All of Us Strangers (2023) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:06
  34. ·Fish Tank (2009) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:09
  35. ·Hunger (2012) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:14
  36. ·Happy-Go-Lucky · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:17
  37. ·Morvern Callar · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:34
  38. ·Bloody Sunday (2002) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:37
  39. ·The Deep Blue Sea (1999) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:41
  40. ·Dunkirk (2017) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:49
  41. ·An Education (2009) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:05:08
  42. ·Phantom Thread (2017) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:05:50
  43. ·What a Girl Wants (2003) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:06:02
  44. ·Bend It Like Beckham (2002) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:08:02
  45. ·The Harry Potter movies · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:08:19
  46. ·Philomena (2013) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:08:59
  47. ·The Trip movies · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:09:04

Movies Referenced (57)

Conclave (2024)

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek, Amanda Dobbins▶ 5:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Love Actually (2003)

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 19:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Skyfall (2012)

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 59:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Better Man (2024)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 5:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Casino Royale (2006)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 59:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dunkirk (2017)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek▶ 7:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sing Street (2016)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek▶ 53:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Brutalist (2024)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Yasi Salek▶ 5:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

What a Girl Wants (2003)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:05:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Atonement (2007)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 57:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Snatch (2000)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek▶ 55:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (17)

Bridget Jones

28 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek▶ 3:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Martin Scorsese

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 33:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andrea Arnold

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for American Honey, Fish Tank▶ 19:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ben Affleck

2 mentions · Yasi Salek, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 32:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Lean

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai▶ 51:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul King

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Wonka, Paddington, Paddington 2▶ 39:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ben Wheatley

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Free Fire, Kill List, Sightseers▶ 56:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Boyle

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Shallow Grave▶ 56:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dougal Wilson

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Paddington in Peru▶ 39:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Guy Ritchie

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Sherlock Holmes, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch▶ 55:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joe Wright

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Atonement, Darkest Hour▶ 58:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Morris

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for To Leslie▶ 19:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (56)

Mark Ruffalo

13 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Spotlight, The Kids Are All Right, The Avengers▶ 11:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Hugh Grant

12 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek · Known for Love Actually, About a Boy, Four Weddings and a Funeral▶ 12:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Colin Firth

7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for A Single Man, The King's Speech, Bridget Jones's Diary▶ 16:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Emma Thompson

7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sense and Sensibility, The Remains of the Day▶ 15:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Leo Woodall

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek▶ 19:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Renée Zellweger

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek · Known for Chicago, Cold Mountain, Jerry Maguire▶ 18:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sally Hawkins

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Yasi Salek · Known for The Shape of Water, Blue Jasmine▶ 41:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chiwetel Ejiofor

5 mentions · Yasi Salek, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for 12 Years a Slave▶ 19:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jim Broadbent

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Moulin Rouge!, Another Year, The Iron Lady▶ 26:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mike Lee

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek · Known for Johnny Got His Gun▶ 7:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Antonio Banderas

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Mask of Zorro, The Skin I Live In▶ 40:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harris Dickinson

4 mentions · Yasi Salek, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Triangle of Sadness, Babygirl, Beach Rats▶ 34:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (7)

Helen Fielding

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Yasi Salek · Known for Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Bridget Jones's Baby▶ 11:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brian Grazer

2 mentions · Yasi Salek · Known for A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13▶ 1:13:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Edgar Wright

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Shaun of the Dead, The World's End, Baby Driver▶ 55:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harvey Weinstein

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Yasi Salek · Known for Shakespeare in Love, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hateful Eight▶ 1:03:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lawrence Bender

1 mentions · Yasi Salek · Known for Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Reservoir Dogs▶ 1:13:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nancy Meyers

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, Private Benjamin▶ 58:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Richard Curtis

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral, About Time▶ 31:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Andrew Hayes

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Moulin Rouge!▶ 1:04:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗