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The Flops Movie Draft
August 25, 2026 · 1:54:08 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons
Edition: Flops
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The Flops Movie Draft
Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Commissioner: Jack Sanders
Sean Fennessey · 7 picks
| #1 | Freddy Got Fingered | Ebert Zero Stars | ▶ 20:21 |
| #8 | Congo | Sub-25% Rotten Tomatoes | ▶ 40:25 |
| #9 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Failed Franchise Launch | ▶ 42:20 |
| #16 | The Last Duel | $100M Losers Club | ▶ 1:03:04 |
| #17 | Ishtar | Star Bomb | ▶ 1:05:56 |
| #24 | The Thing | Under $30M Domestic | ▶ 1:34:44 |
| #25 | Beloved | Wild Card | ▶ 1:34:50 |
Amanda Dobbins · 7 picks
| #2 | How Do You Know | Star Bomb | ▶ 23:04 |
| #7 | West Side Story | $100M Losers Club | ▶ 37:11 |
| #10 | The Lost City of Z | Under $30M Domestic | ▶ 45:22 |
| #15 | Salt | Failed Franchise Launch | ▶ 59:06 |
| #18 | North | Ebert Zero Stars | ▶ 1:09:09 |
| #23 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Sub-25% Rotten Tomatoes | ▶ 1:27:30 |
| #26 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Wild Card | ▶ 1:35:18 |
Bill Simmons · 7 picks
| #3 | Police Academy | Ebert Zero Stars | ▶ 25:22 |
| #6 | Cruising | Star Bomb | ▶ 35:25 |
| #11 | Ali | $100M Losers Club | ▶ 47:59 |
| #14 | 8MM | Sub-25% Rotten Tomatoes | ▶ 55:39 |
| #19 | Manhunter | Under $30M Domestic | ▶ 1:12:54 |
| #22 | Josie and the Pussycats | Failed Franchise Launch | ▶ 1:24:10 |
| #27 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | Wild Card | ▶ 1:36:43 |
Chris Ryan · 7 picks
| #4 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Star Bomb | ▶ 27:57 |
| #5 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | $100M Losers Club | ▶ 32:33 |
| #12 | Blackhat | Under $30M Domestic | ▶ 49:22 |
| #13 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Failed Franchise Launch | ▶ 54:02 |
| #20 | Wolf Creek | Ebert Zero Stars | ▶ 1:16:29 |
| #21 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Sub-25% Rotten Tomatoes | ▶ 1:20:01 |
| #28 | Battleship | Wild Card | ▶ 1:39:39 |
Movies Referenced (106)
Directors Referenced (28)
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise1:03:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Reds, Heaven Can Wait1:06:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac1:15:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Boomerang, Friday, Men of Honor1:40:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves3:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans48:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for This Is Spinal Tap, The Wolf of Wall Street1:09:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Dark Star, Halloween1:34:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre1:22:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town1:03:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven8:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (118)
7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for When We Were Kings48:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Butterfly Effect, As Good as It Gets, Message in a Bottle27:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for The House Bunny1:27:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi52:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Maleficent, Girl, Interrupted, Changeling30:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Stand by Me, The Lost Boys, The Goonies1:20:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Harlem Nights, The Nutty Professor1:42:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Police Academy, The Devil's Rejects25:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (12)
23 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan15:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds0:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Primary Colors33:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Color Out of Space1:38:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, THX 1138, American Graffiti6:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Jurassic Park, Twister, Westworld40:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Child's Play38:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Runaway Jury, Runner Runner, Michael Clayton11:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day1:13:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Broadcast News, As Good as It Gets, Terms of Endearment23:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Journey to the Center of the Earth1:39:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Taking of Pelham 123, The Other Guys1:15:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗