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The Best Picture Movie Draft
February 21, 2025 · 1:24:23 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins
Edition: Best Picture
The Best Picture Movie Draft
Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan
Sean Fennessey · 6 picks
| #1 | The Silence of the Lambs | 1990s | ▶ 31:35 |
| #6 | The Godfather | 1970s | ▶ 39:27 |
| #7 | Parasite | 2010s | ▶ 41:31 |
| #12 | Mutiny on the Bounty | 1930s | ▶ 53:14 |
| #13 | On the Waterfront | 1950s | ▶ 56:06 |
| #18 | Barry Lyndon | Best Picture Loser | ▶ 1:21:21 |
Amanda Dobbins · 6 picks
| #2 | It Happened One Night | 1930s | ▶ 33:06 |
| #5 | The Godfather Part II | 1970s | ▶ 37:06 |
| #8 | Titanic | 1990s | ▶ 46:44 |
| #11 | All About Eve | 1950s | ▶ 51:20 |
| #14 | The Social Network | Best Picture Loser | ▶ 57:31 |
| #17 | Moonlight | 2010s | ▶ 1:15:21 |
Chris Ryan · 6 picks
| #3 | Unforgiven | 1990s | ▶ 35:10 |
| #4 | All Quiet on the Western Front | 1930s | ▶ 36:06 |
| #9 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | 1950s | ▶ 47:41 |
| #10 | Argo | 2010s | ▶ 48:57 |
| #15 | The Sting | 1970s | ▶ 1:06:51 |
| #16 | Goodfellas | Best Picture Loser | ▶ 1:09:57 |
Movies Referenced (90)
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 17:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:06:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:07:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 37:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 20:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 51:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:20:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 33:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:03:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (20)
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 6:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 26:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for It's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You▶ 34:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Way Back, Witness▶ 1:04:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 1:10:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Braveheart, Conspiracy Theory▶ 54:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Bourne Ultimatum, Stardust▶ 24:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Lost in Space, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, The Replacement Killers▶ 1:05:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 1:05:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 59:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (38)
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Zodiac▶ 1:16:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Forget Paris, City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally...▶ 5:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Hollywood Homicide▶ 53:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed▶ 40:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Dark Knight, The Cider House Rules▶ 38:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Nixon▶ 32:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive▶ 1:06:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever▶ 1:03:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Kind Hearts and Coronets▶ 47:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Half Nelson▶ 51:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Godfather Part II, Manhattan▶ 40:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗