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The Epic Movie Draft
July 14, 2026 · 1:54:34 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey
Edition: Epic
Chapters
The Epic Movie Draft
Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
Chris Ryan · 7 picks
| #1 | Lawrence of Arabia | Movies That Exceed Three Hours | ▶ 35:36 |
| #6 | The Last of the Mohicans | Romantic or War Epic | ▶ 52:21 |
| #7 | Malcolm X | Biopic Epic | ▶ 55:05 |
| #12 | The Searchers | Odyssey-Inspired Epics | ▶ 1:10:45 |
| #13 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Epic Best Picture Winners | ▶ 1:12:32 |
| #18 | Kingdom of Heaven | Biblical Epic | ▶ 1:27:37 |
| #19 | Carlos | Wild Card | ▶ 1:33:10 |
Sean Fennessey · 7 picks
| #2 | The Last Temptation of Christ | Biblical Epic | ▶ 39:38 |
| #5 | Seven Samurai | Movies That Exceed Three Hours | ▶ 49:09 |
| #8 | Amadeus | Biopic Epic | ▶ 56:40 |
| #11 | The Deer Hunter | Romantic or War Epic | ▶ 1:06:33 |
| #14 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Odyssey-Inspired Epics | ▶ 1:16:30 |
| #17 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Epic Best Picture Winners | ▶ 1:23:46 |
| #20 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Wild Card | ▶ 1:36:55 |
Amanda Dobbins · 7 picks
| #3 | The English Patient | Romantic or War Epic | ▶ 42:45 |
| #4 | JFK | Movies That Exceed Three Hours | ▶ 46:14 |
| #9 | Reds | Biopic Epic | ▶ 1:01:00 |
| #10 | Ben-Hur | Biblical Epic | ▶ 1:05:00 |
| #15 | The Wizard of Oz | Odyssey-Inspired Epics | ▶ 1:19:10 |
| #16 | The Godfather Part II | Epic Best Picture Winners | ▶ 1:22:36 |
| #21 | Barry Lyndon | Wild Card | ▶ 1:38:03 |
Movies Referenced (115)
8 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 42:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 1:19:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 10:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:22:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 56:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:38:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 35:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:05:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (31)
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 40:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Bad Lieutenant, King of New York▶ 24:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 2:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai▶ 35:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus▶ 56:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs▶ 26:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Pi, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream▶ 1:44:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 52:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Way Back, Witness▶ 4:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 1:35:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Reds, Heaven Can Wait▶ 1:00:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (68)
11 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Call of the Wild▶ 30:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Reds▶ 1:01:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Lady and the Tramp▶ 7:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 10:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for 10 Cloverfield Lane, Barton Fink, Argo▶ 18:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Bride Wars, Meet the Spartans▶ 25:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Annie Hall, Reds, Something's Gotta Give▶ 1:00:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Gridiron Gang, He Got Game▶ 1:44:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Moulin Rouge!, Rabbit Hole▶ 5:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 56:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (12)
6 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Big Chill, Wyatt Earp▶ 35:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ran, The Hidden Fortress▶ 49:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:02:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Deer Hunter, Silent Running, Heaven's Gate▶ 1:07:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, The English Patient▶ 43:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shakespeare in Love, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hateful Eight▶ 1:35:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Last of the Mohicans▶ 52:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for JFK, The Big Easy▶ 46:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Child's Play▶ 38:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Down by Law▶ 38:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Deadpool & Wolverine, IF▶ 1:18:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗