The Big Picture
The Matt Damon Hall of Fame. Plus: The Anxious Wonder of ‘Dìdi.’
August 13, 2024 · Dìdi (2024) · Comedy · Drama · 2:12:08 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · With Brian Raftery, Sean Wang
Edition: Matt Damon
Chapters
The Matt Damon Hall of Fame
- 01Good Will Hunting▶ 1:36:28
- 02Rounders▶ 1:36:30
- 03The Talented Mr. Ripley▶ 1:36:31
- 04The Bourne Identity▶ 1:36:32
- 05EuroTrip▶ 1:36:36
- 06Ocean's Twelve▶ 1:36:39
- 07The Departed▶ 1:36:40
- 08The Informant!▶ 1:36:41
- 09The Martian▶ 1:36:43
- 10Oppenheimer▶ 1:36:44
Exactly 10 inducted. Franchise/year sorting: Ocean's Twelve chosen over Ocean's Eleven; Bourne Identity chosen over Supremacy/Ultimatum. The Informant! chosen (as a lead role) over near-misses True Grit, Contagion, and Margaret (Margaret was Amanda's personal preference). Saving Private Ryan seriously debated and cut (jokingly floated as substitute for Rounders). Only one Soderbergh slot used (The Informant!). Courage Under Fire, The Rainmaker, Behind the Candelabra also yellowed but cut.
Movies Referenced (87)
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4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 46:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:16:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (22)
11 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Traffic, Behind the Candelabra▶ 1:09:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 40:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Edge of Tomorrow, Swingers, Fair Game▶ 26:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for United 93, Bloody Sunday, News of the World▶ 28:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 1:11:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II▶ 48:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Ides of March, Good Night, and Good Luck., Michael Clayton▶ 1:00:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 1:34:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Clerks, Chasing Amy▶ 26:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 48 Hrs., Aliens▶ 45:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Saint, Open Your Eyes▶ 33:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 28:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (77)
83 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 2:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Manchester by the Sea, Light of My Life, A Ghost Story▶ 26:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Nightcrawler, Brokeback Mountain, Donnie Darko▶ 27:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 15:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Legend of Billie Jean▶ 57:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Hunger Games, Captain America: The First Avenger▶ 28:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for Friends with Benefits▶ 1:55:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for This Is the End, Superbad, Pineapple Express▶ 3:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Mummy, Crash, The Mummy Returns▶ 44:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (13)
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Road, No Country for Old Men, The Counselor▶ 58:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Manchester by the Sea, You Can Count on Me, Margaret▶ 1:32:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Blinded by the Light, The Wrestler, Philadelphia▶ 14:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Contact▶ 34:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 1:10:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for True Grit▶ 1:14:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Sling Blade, Dune▶ 59:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 58:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Last King of Scotland▶ 1:14:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Behind the Candelabra▶ 1:18:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Station Agent, Win Win▶ 1:27:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗