The 21st-Century Steven Spielberg Rankings. Plus: ‘Office Romance’ and ‘The Furious.’
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June 16, 2026 · Office Romance (1977) · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1:36:45 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins
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Lists in this episode
The Jennifer Lopez Hall of Fame
Unranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 20:52
- ·Selena (1997) · Sean Fennessey▶ 20:52
- ·Out of Sight (1998) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 21:00
- ·Maid in Manhattan (2002) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 21:04
- ·The Wedding Planner (2001) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 21:22
- ·Gigli (2003) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 21:31
- ·Hustlers (2019) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 21:39
- ·Enough (2013) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 22:00
- ·The Greatest Love Story Never Told · Amanda Dobbins▶ 22:08
- ·Anaconda (1997) · Sean Fennessey▶ 23:27
- ·The Cell (2000) · Sean Fennessey▶ 23:42
The 21st-century Steven Spielberg rankings
Ranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 1:19:53
- 17The BFG (2016) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:19:53
- 16The Adventures of Tintin (2011) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:19:53
- 15Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:21:09
- 14War Horse (2011) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:21:15
- 13The Terminal (2004) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:22:27
- 12Ready Player One (2018) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:22:34
- 11The Post (2017) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:23:54
- 11Disclosure Day (2026) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:25:31
- 9Bridge of Spies (2015) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:29:02
- 8War of the Worlds (2005) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:28:58
- 7West Side Story (1961) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:31:13
- 6A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:31:13
- 5Munich (2005) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:31:35
- 4Minority Report (2002) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:31:36
- 3Lincoln (2012) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:31:39
- 2Catch Me If You Can (2002) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:35:56
- 1The Fabelmans (2022) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:32:43
Movies Referenced (48)
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Directors Referenced (12)
46 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 0:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Uncut Gems, Good Time, Marty Supreme▶ 7:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Inland Empire▶ 1:08:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Armageddon▶ 19:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, KPop Demon Hunters▶ 1:02:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 30:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Ides of March, Good Night, and Good Luck., Michael Clayton▶ 14:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Amazing Grace, Gorillas in the Mist▶ 22:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 24:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Bad Taste, King Kong▶ 1:04:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (50)
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Thor: Love and Thunder▶ 14:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Hustlers, Second Act, Out of Sight▶ 13:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Bridge of Spies▶ 34:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:05:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive▶ 1:00:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Flash Gordon, The Seventh Seal▶ 1:34:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Mamma Mia!, Out of Africa▶ 1:24:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Blue Valentine, My Week with Marilyn, Manchester by the Sea▶ 1:18:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tropic Thunder, Zoolander, Zoolander 2▶ 7:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (4)
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for West Side Story, Lincoln, Munich▶ 52:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 42:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Witches, You Only Live Twice▶ 1:19:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Spotlight, The Post, Maestro▶ 1:24:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for West Side Story, Jurassic Park, Minority Report▶ 40:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗