‘The Gray Man’ and the Top 10 Trash Special Ops Movies
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July 29, 2022 · The Gray Man (2022) · Action · Mystery · Thriller · 1:20:06 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan
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Chris Ryan's Rules of the Trash Special-Ops Genre
Ranked list · Chris Ryan · ▶ 39:31
- 4Government initiative named 'the Blank Program'▶ 45:57
- 5Assassin betrayed by their handler, fixer, forger, armorer or love interest▶ 47:21
- 6An even deadlier assassin makes ours look morally favorable▶ 48:34
- ·A character performs self-surgery, or instructs a bystander to▶ 49:32
- ·Actors visibly did heavy tactical training and the movie includes a breach scene▶ 39:31
- 2At least three international locations, one a 'flex,' introduced with a drone shot and title card▶ 40:58
- 3A scene in a 'crisis suite' with access to every camera and integrated grids and comms▶ 44:18
Top picks: Best Subcontractor/Special Ops Movies (Gray Man-adjacent genre survey)
Chris Ryan
Honorable mentions: Without Remorse · The Mechanic · The Gunman
Movies Referenced (56)
Directors Referenced (14)
20 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Ad Astra, The Lost City of Z▶ 2:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Infinity War▶ 4:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Armageddon▶ 1:11:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Ides of March, Good Night, and Good Luck., Michael Clayton▶ 1:00:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Clerks, Chasing Amy, Clerks II▶ 42:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Klaus, Despicable Me 3, The Willoughbys▶ 37:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Morbius, Easy Money, Life▶ 1:06:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Island of Dr. Moreau, Seven Days in May▶ 59:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 5:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs▶ 56:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (58)
19 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Blue Valentine, La La Land, Drive▶ 3:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: Civil War▶ 3:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sling Blade, A Simple Plan, The Man Who Wasn't There▶ 19:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Hell or High Water▶ 1:10:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Die Hard, Pulp Fiction▶ 28:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Bad Batch, Jennifer's Body▶ 14:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Terminator▶ 14:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood▶ 19:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Fighter, Boogie Nights, The Departed▶ 3:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 12 Years a Slave, Love & Basketball▶ 18:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Blade Runner 2049, Knives Out, Blonde▶ 12:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Death Wish, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Great Escape▶ 55:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (7)
3 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Hunt for Red October, The Sum of All Fears, Clear and Present Danger▶ 36:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Predator, The Nice Guys, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 3:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Gray Man▶ 3:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Legacy▶ 8:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Avengers: Endgame, The Electric State, Captain America: The First Avenger▶ 9:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗