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The 24 Most Anticipated Movies of 2024

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January 4, 2024 · 1:53:35 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan

Chapters

24 most anticipated movies of 2024▶ 9:51
Previewing 'Wolf Man' and 'Venom 3'▶ 1:05:51

Lists in this episode

Sean Fennessey's most anticipated movies of 2024

Ranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 15:56

  1. 12Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)▶ 15:56
  2. 11Oh, Canada▶ 21:10
  3. 11Juror No. 2▶ 21:41
  4. 11Ella McKay▶ 23:16
  5. 10Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 & 2▶ 25:36
  6. 9Nosferatu (2024)▶ 31:14
  7. 8MaXXXine (2024)▶ 32:57
  8. 7Civil War (2024)▶ 35:18
  9. 6Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)▶ 39:22
  10. 5Love Lies Bleeding (2024)▶ 41:37
  11. 4Gladiator II (2024)▶ 45:22
  12. 3Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)▶ 46:32
  13. 2Weapons (2025)▶ 50:21
  14. 1Mickey 17 (2025)▶ 54:40

Amanda Dobbins's most anticipated movies of 2024

Ranked list · Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 19:33

  1. 12Twisters (2024)▶ 19:33
  2. 11Maria (2004)▶ 23:52
  3. 10Back to Black▶ 28:05
  4. 9La Chimera (2023)▶ 32:18
  5. ·Wolfs (2024)▶ 33:52
  6. 7Dune: Part Two (2024)▶ 38:17
  7. 6The Bikeriders (2023)▶ 40:53
  8. 5Opus (2025)▶ 42:42
  9. 4Blitz (2011)▶ 44:05
  10. 3Hit Man (2023)▶ 48:24
  11. 2Megalopolis (2024)▶ 51:56
  12. 1Challengers (2024)▶ 55:37

The garbage Amanda sub mention

Unranked list · Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 56:27

  1. ·This Is Me... Now: A Love Story▶ 56:27
  2. ·The Idea of You (2024)▶ 57:16
  3. ·My Ex-Friend's Wedding▶ 58:19
  4. ·Argylle (2024)▶ 59:24

Movies Referenced (96)

Night Swim (2024)

17 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 2:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Maestro (2023)

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 10:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Deadpool (2016)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:00:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Barbarian (2022)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 2:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dune: Part Two (2024)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 14:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joker (2019)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 39:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nosferatu (2024)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 31:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Oppenheimer (2023)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 12:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Maze Runner (2014)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 16:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Twisters (2024)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 19:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Beetlejuice (1988)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 48:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Civil War (2024)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 35:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (31)

Richard Linklater

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Waking Life, Before Midnight, Slacker▶ 21:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steve McQueen

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 12 Years a Slave, Shame▶ 44:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Clint Eastwood

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 21:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Francis Ford Coppola

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II▶ 51:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kevin Costner

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 25:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

George Miller

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Mad Max: Fury Road, The Road Warrior, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga▶ 46:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

J.A. Bayona

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Society of the Snow, The Impossible▶ 3:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rose Glass

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Saint Maud, Love Lies Bleeding▶ 41:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Terrence Malick

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Days of Heaven, The Tree of Life▶ 1:07:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Todd Phillips

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Joker, Due Date, Old School▶ 39:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andrea Arnold

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for American Honey, Fish Tank▶ 1:00:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Asif Kapadia

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 29:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (85)

Wyatt Russell

23 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for 22 Jump Street, Thunderbolts*, Overlord▶ 1:17:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Amanda Seyfried

11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls▶ 2:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Amy Winehouse

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Amy, About Time, Ocean's Eight▶ 28:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Austin Butler

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Elvis, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, The Dead Don't Die▶ 38:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joaquin Phoenix

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Walk the Line, Gladiator, The Master▶ 39:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kirsten Dunst

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Spider-Man, Melancholia, Interview with the Vampire▶ 35:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Anne Hathaway

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Dark Knight Rises, Rachel Getting Married▶ 57:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brad Pitt

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fight Club, 12 Monkeys, Mr. & Mrs. Smith▶ 34:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Denzel Washington

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fences, The Book of Eli▶ 45:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dominic Guard

3 mentions · · Known for Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Lord of the Rings▶ 0:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jake Gyllenhaal

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Nightcrawler, Brokeback Mountain, Donnie Darko▶ 34:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jenna Ortega

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Scream VI▶ 48:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (12)

Alex Garland

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ex Machina, Civil War, Annihilation▶ 35:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Schrader

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for First Reformed, The Card Counter▶ 21:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joshua Oppenheimer

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 12:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kelly Marcel

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fifty Shades of Grey, Venom: The Last Dance▶ 1:06:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Wan

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Saw, The Conjuring 2, Insidious▶ 1:17:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bram Stoker

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dracula▶ 53:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bryce McGuire

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Night Swim▶ 1:16:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

DuBose Heyward

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Labor Day, Chocolat, There's Something About Mary▶ 58:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fede Alvarez

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Alien: Romulus, Don't Breathe, Evil Dead▶ 1:03:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Grisham

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Runaway Jury, The Rainmaker, A Time to Kill▶ 53:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Russell Banks

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Sweet Hereafter▶ 21:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Scott Derrickson

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Black Phone, Doctor Strange, Sinister▶ 1:04:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Edward Lachman

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Far from Heaven, Carol▶ 24:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗