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The Movie Star Rankings: 35 Over 35, Revisited

The Big Picture

May 12, 2023 · 1:58:02 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey

Lists in this episode

The 35 Over 35 movie star rankings

Ranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 45:10

  1. 35Ryan Gosling · Sean Fennessey▶ 45:10
  2. 34Steven Yeun · Sean Fennessey▶ 48:35
  3. 33Emily Blunt · Sean Fennessey▶ 50:28
  4. 32Chris Hemsworth · Sean Fennessey▶ 51:26
  5. 31Mahershala Ali · Sean Fennessey▶ 52:55
  6. 30Adam Driver · Sean Fennessey▶ 53:48
  7. 29Channing Tatum · Sean Fennessey▶ 55:43
  8. 28Vin Diesel · Sean Fennessey▶ 57:50
  9. ·Zoe Saldana · Sean Fennessey▶ 58:56
  10. 26Christian Bale · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:01:23
  11. 25Jessica Chastain · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:13
  12. 24Daniel Craig · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:05:50
  13. 23Matt Damon · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:06:53
  14. 22Michelle Yeoh · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:09:09
  15. 21Ryan Reynolds · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:10:42
  16. 20Robert Pattinson · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:12:40
  17. 19Sandra Bullock · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:16:53
  18. 18Joaquin Phoenix · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:19:23
  19. 17Robert Downey Jr. · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:21:03
  20. 16Bradley Cooper · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:23:01
  21. 15Scarlett Johansson · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:24:47
  22. 14Adam Sandler · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:27:22
  23. 13Dwayne Johnson · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:28:59
  24. 12Cate Blanchett · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:31:03
  25. ·Chris Pratt · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:32:31
  26. 10Julia Roberts · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:33:55
  27. 9Tom Hanks · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:35:05
  28. 8Michael B. Jordan · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:36:49
  29. 7Charlize Theron · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:38:14
  30. 6Brad Pitt · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:39:47
  31. 5Viola Davis · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:41:20
  32. 4Keanu Reeves · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:44:05
  33. 3Leonardo DiCaprio · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:45:10
  34. 2Denzel Washington · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:49:02
  35. 1Tom Cruise · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:50:37

Toughest cuts from the last 35 Over 35 list

Unranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 20:58

  1. ·Chris Evans · Sean Fennessey▶ 20:58
  2. ·Anne Hathaway · Sean Fennessey▶ 21:10
  3. ·Lupita Nyong'o · Sean Fennessey▶ 21:52
  4. ·Amy Adams · Sean Fennessey▶ 22:16
  5. ·Oscar Isaac · Sean Fennessey▶ 22:57
  6. ·Tessa Thompson · Sean Fennessey▶ 24:02
  7. ·Jamie Foxx · Sean Fennessey▶ 24:36
  8. ·Melissa McCarthy · Sean Fennessey▶ 25:02
  9. ·Ben Affleck · Amanda Dobbins▶ 25:48
  10. ·Will Smith · Sean Fennessey▶ 27:16

Actors promoted to icon/emeritus status

Unranked list · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · ▶ 19:24

  1. ·Samuel L. Jackson · Amanda Dobbins▶ 19:24
  2. ·Meryl Streep · Amanda Dobbins▶ 19:25
  3. ·Jamie Lee Curtis · Amanda Dobbins▶ 19:44
  4. ·Liam Neeson · Amanda Dobbins▶ 19:52
  5. ·Michael Keaton · Amanda Dobbins▶ 20:11

Movies Referenced (138)

Deadpool (2016)

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:11:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Oppenheimer (2023)

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 48:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Barbie (2023)

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 46:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joker (2019)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:19:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Gray Man (2022)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 45:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Hunger Games (2012)

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:42:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Lost City (2022)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Thor (2011)

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 7:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:44:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Spiderhead (2022)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 52:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 23:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Woman King (2022)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:41:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (22)

Ben Affleck

11 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 25:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Wes Anderson

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs▶ 1:26:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Béla Tarr

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:31:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chad Stahelski

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for John Wick: Chapter 4, The Matrix Resurrections, John Wick▶ 52:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Christopher Nolan

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 1:00:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Eli Roth

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Inglourious Basterds▶ 1:31:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ridley Scott

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 1:19:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Doug Liman

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Edge of Tomorrow, Swingers, Fair Game▶ 1:07:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

George Clooney

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Ides of March, Good Night, and Good Luck., Michael Clayton▶ 30:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Quentin Tarantino

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 1:53:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Zack Snyder

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder's Justice League▶ 22:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Smith

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fyre▶ 1:21:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (125)

Tom Cruise

14 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 5:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Oscar Isaac

13 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Ex Machina, Inside Llewyn Davis, A Most Violent Year▶ 15:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matt Damon

10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 1:06:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ryan Gosling

9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Blue Valentine, La La Land, Drive▶ 45:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Evans

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: Civil War▶ 7:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Denzel Washington

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fences, The Book of Eli▶ 1:49:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harrison Ford

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive▶ 18:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Hanks

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump▶ 10:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Amy Adams

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Arrival, Enchanted, The Fighter▶ 22:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bradley Cooper

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper▶ 1:23:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Channing Tatum

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for 21 Jump Street, White House Down, 22 Jump Street▶ 55:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Charlize Theron

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Mad Max: Fury Road, Tully▶ 36:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (16)

Wells Tower

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Pain Hustlers▶ 1:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jerry Bruckheimer

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Top Gun: Maverick, Armageddon▶ 1:41:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Schrader

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for First Reformed, The Card Counter▶ 1:19:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andy Greenwald

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 50:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Gunn

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Guardians of the Galaxy, Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2▶ 1:29:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Leonard Bernstein

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for West Side Story, West Side Story▶ 1:24:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sam Esmail

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Leave the World Behind▶ 53:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Taylor Sheridan

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Hell or High Water, Wind River▶ 29:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Clancy

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Hunt for Red October, The Sum of All Fears, Clear and Present Danger▶ 1:37:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Adam McKay

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Don't Look Up, The Other Guys, Vice▶ 1:16:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Craig Mazin

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:31:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ethan Coen

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Inside Llewyn Davis, A Serious Man▶ 1:07:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Robert Barcelona

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Elysium, Venom, Jurassic World▶ 1:17:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗