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The 21st-Century (American) British Movie Canon, ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,’ and ‘Paddington in Peru’
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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Movies Referenced (54)
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 19:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 59:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 59:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (12)
28 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 3:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 33:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for American Honey, Fish Tank▶ 19:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 32:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai▶ 51:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Shallow Grave▶ 56:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Paddington in Peru▶ 39:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Sherlock Holmes, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch▶ 55:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for United 93, Bloody Sunday, News of the World▶ 1:04:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Hard Day's Night▶ 52:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dangerous Liaisons, The Queen▶ 1:09:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 49:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (61)
13 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Spotlight, The Kids Are All Right, The Avengers▶ 11:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
12 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Love Actually, About a Boy, Four Weddings and a Funeral▶ 12:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for A Single Man, The King's Speech, Bridget Jones's Diary▶ 16:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sense and Sensibility, The Remains of the Day▶ 15:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Chicago, Cold Mountain, Jerry Maguire▶ 18:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Shape of Water, Blue Jasmine▶ 41:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for 12 Years a Slave▶ 19:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Moulin Rouge!, Another Year, The Iron Lady▶ 26:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Mask of Zorro, The Skin I Live In▶ 40:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Triangle of Sadness, Babygirl, Beach Rats▶ 34:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (8)
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Bridget Jones's Baby▶ 11:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13▶ 1:13:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Shaun of the Dead, The World's End, Baby Driver▶ 55:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shakespeare in Love, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hateful Eight▶ 1:03:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Reservoir Dogs▶ 1:13:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, Private Benjamin▶ 58:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral, About Time▶ 31:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Moulin Rouge!▶ 1:04:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗