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The Denzel Washington Draft
September 12, 2023 · 1:50:06 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Van Lathan, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · With Chris Ryan
Edition: Denzel Washington
The Denzel Washington Movie Draft
Bill Simmons · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan · Van Lathan · Sean Fennessey · Commissioner: Sean Fennessey
Bill Simmons · 6 picks
| #1 | Training Day | Oscar nominee | ▶ 27:30 |
| #10 | He Got Game | Spike or Tony | ▶ 49:26 |
| #11 | The Equalizer | Blockbuster | ▶ 52:20 |
| #20 | Courage Under Fire | Drama | ▶ 1:13:49 |
| #21 | Out of Time | Action Thriller | ▶ 1:15:20 |
| #30 | Ricochet | Wild Card | ▶ 1:40:00 |
Amanda Dobbins · 6 picks
| #2 | Malcolm X | Oscar nominee | ▶ 30:10 |
| #9 | Unstoppable | Spike or Tony | ▶ 46:00 |
| #12 | The Pelican Brief | Blockbuster | ▶ 55:20 |
| #19 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Action Thriller | ▶ 1:11:31 |
| #22 | Much Ado About Nothing | Wild Card | ▶ 1:18:20 |
| #29 | The Preacher's Wife | Drama | ▶ 1:37:22 |
Chris Ryan · 6 picks
| #3 | Flight | Oscar nominee | ▶ 32:15 |
| #8 | Man on Fire | Spike or Tony | ▶ 43:06 |
| #13 | Philadelphia | Drama | ▶ 59:45 |
| #18 | The Magnificent Seven | Blockbuster | ▶ 1:10:38 |
| #23 | Mississippi Masala | Wild Card | ▶ 1:20:20 |
| #28 | The Siege | Action Thriller | ▶ 1:32:40 |
Van Lathan · 6 picks
| #4 | Remember the Titans | Blockbuster | ▶ 33:54 |
| #7 | Mo' Better Blues | Wild Card | ▶ 39:30 |
| #14 | American Gangster | Drama | ▶ 1:01:30 |
| #17 | The Equalizer 2 | Action Thriller | ▶ 1:06:27 |
| #24 | Deja Vu | Spike or Tony | ▶ 1:23:47 |
| #27 | Fences | Oscar nominee | ▶ 1:30:20 |
Sean Fennessey · 6 picks
| #5 | Crimson Tide | Blockbuster | ▶ 36:56 |
| #6 | Inside Man | Spike or Tony | ▶ 37:50 |
| #15 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Drama | ▶ 1:04:00 |
| #16 | The Manchurian Candidate | Action Thriller | ▶ 1:05:05 |
| #25 | Glory Road | Oscar nominee | ▶ 1:27:00 |
| #26 | Fallen | Wild Card | ▶ 1:29:14 |
Movies Referenced (49)
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan, Bill Simmons▶ 11:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Van Lathan, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 20:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins▶ 32:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons▶ 1:35:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Van Lathan, Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:15:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 38:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Van Lathan▶ 27:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons▶ 1:28:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:04:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (16)
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Domino, Unstoppable, True Romance▶ 25:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Devil in a Blue Dress, One False Move, Out of Time▶ 1:04:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The A-Team▶ 9:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 22:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shakespeare in Love, Proof▶ 49:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married▶ 1:05:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (83)
96 mentions · Van Lathan, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Fences, The Book of Eli▶ 2:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Van Lathan, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind▶ 19:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Die Hard, Pulp Fiction▶ 1:06:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding▶ 13:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Van Lathan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Long Good Friday, Mona Lisa, Who Framed Roger Rabbit▶ 8:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan · Known for The Rules of Attraction▶ 1:25:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan · Known for Crash▶ 1:04:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Van Lathan · Known for Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed▶ 14:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for The World According to Garp, Cliffhanger, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension▶ 19:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for American Beauty, 20th Century Women▶ 1:33:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (6)
3 mentions · Van Lathan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fences, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom▶ 14:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Last Samurai, Shakespeare in Love▶ 9:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Magnificent Seven▶ 1:09:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Civil War▶ 1:43:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons · Known for Deadpool & Wolverine, IF▶ 1:27:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for War for the Planet of the Apes, Logan, Terminator Genisys▶ 43:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗