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The New York City Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims!
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October 7, 2025 · 1:46:22 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · With Griffin Newman, David Sims, Chris Ryan
Edition: New York City
The New York City Movie Draft
Chris Ryan · Amanda Dobbins · Griffin Newman · Sean Fennessey · David Sims
Chris Ryan · 4 picks
| #1 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Blockbuster | ▶ 35:00 |
| #20 | After Hours | Comedy | ▶ 1:06:40 |
| #21 | All That Jazz | Oscar winner | ▶ 1:10:00 |
| #25 | Cruising | Drama | ▶ 1:26:40 |
Amanda Dobbins · 5 picks
| #2 | Frances Ha | Subway | ▶ 36:00 |
| #12 | You've Got Mail | Blockbuster | ▶ 51:40 |
| #19 | Working Girl | Comedy | ▶ 1:05:00 |
| #22 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Action Horror Thriller | ▶ 1:13:20 |
| #30 | Michael Clayton | Oscar winner | ▶ 1:30:00 |
Griffin Newman · 7 picks
| #3 | Dog Day Afternoon | Oscar winner | ▶ 38:00 |
| #8 | Spider-Man 2 | Subway | ▶ 43:20 |
| #9 | 25th Hour | Drama | ▶ 46:40 |
| #13 | When Harry Met Sally... | Blockbuster | ▶ 53:20 |
| #18 | The Warriors | Action Horror Thriller | ▶ 1:03:20 |
| #23 | Sully | Drama | ▶ 1:16:40 |
| #29 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Comedy | ▶ 1:28:20 |
Sean Fennessey · 8 picks
| #4 | Goodfellas | Oscar winner | ▶ 38:40 |
| #7 | Ghostbusters | Blockbuster | ▶ 41:40 |
| #10 | The French Connection | Subway | ▶ 48:20 |
| #11 | Rear Window | Action Horror Thriller | ▶ 50:00 |
| #14 | Taxi Driver | Drama | ▶ 55:00 |
| #17 | Uncut Gems | Action Horror Thriller | ▶ 1:00:00 |
| #24 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Comedy | ▶ 1:20:00 |
| #28 | Dressed to Kill | Subway | ▶ 1:25:00 |
David Sims · 6 picks
| #5 | Do the Right Thing | Drama | ▶ 39:20 |
| #6 | Men in Black | Blockbuster | ▶ 40:20 |
| #15 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Comedy | ▶ 56:40 |
| #16 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Subway | ▶ 58:20 |
| #26 | American Psycho | Action Horror Thriller | ▶ 1:21:40 |
| #27 | The Godfather Part II | Oscar winner | ▶ 1:23:20 |
No result. No ballot was run — the board went up with “who won?” and free-text replies, which we don’t tally.
Movies Referenced (98)
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 39:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 32:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:20:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 27:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 37:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (23)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 8:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest▶ 11:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 1:13:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs▶ 13:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Men in Black, Wild Wild West▶ 51:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Up in the Air, Saturday Night, Thank You for Smoking▶ 1:30:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Die Hard, Last Action Hero▶ 1:11:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for To Live and Die in L.A., The French Connection, The Exorcist▶ 46:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Bad Lieutenant, King of New York▶ 1:38:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Jacob's Ladder, Flashdance, Indecent Proposal▶ 1:34:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (34)
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Lady Bird, Little Women, Ford v Ferrari▶ 24:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:37:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Gridiron Gang, He Got Game▶ 20:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Jaws, The French Connection, All That Jazz▶ 1:10:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Draft Day▶ 15:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for John Q▶ 48:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive▶ 1:06:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Notting Hill▶ 15:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (8)
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Julie & Julia, When Harry Met Sally...▶ 49:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 30:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Runaway Jury, Runner Runner, Michael Clayton▶ 1:29:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Wolf of Wall Street▶ 1:18:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Sully, Daddy's Home 2▶ 1:42:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for If Beale Street Could Talk▶ 16:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗