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The Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Character Draft
September 12, 2025 · 1:52:48 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan
Edition: Paul Thomas Anderson Characters
Chapters
The Paul Thomas Anderson Characters Movie Draft
Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey
Amanda Dobbins · 7 picks
| #1 | Magnolia | Supporting Actor | ▶ 52:31 |
| #6 | Phantom Thread | Supporting Actress | ▶ 1:05:46 |
| #7 | Licorice Pizza | Needle Drop | ▶ 1:07:47 |
| #12 | Phantom Thread | Lead Actor | ▶ 1:19:20 |
| #13 | Boogie Nights | One Scene Star | ▶ 1:21:40 |
| #18 | Punch-Drunk Love | Lead Actress | ▶ 1:34:51 |
| #19 | Licorice Pizza | Wild Card | ▶ 1:38:16 |
Chris Ryan · 7 picks
| #2 | There Will Be Blood | Lead Actor | ▶ 55:45 |
| #5 | Magnolia | Lead Actress | ▶ 1:04:20 |
| #8 | Inherent Vice | Supporting Actor | ▶ 1:09:55 |
| #11 | Punch-Drunk Love | One Scene Star | ▶ 1:18:20 |
| #14 | The Master | Supporting Actress | ▶ 1:24:48 |
| #17 | Boogie Nights | Needle Drop | ▶ 1:32:58 |
| #20 | Magnolia | Wild Card | ▶ 1:41:00 |
Sean Fennessey · 7 picks
| #3 | The Master | Lead Actor | ▶ 59:10 |
| #4 | Phantom Thread | Lead Actress | ▶ 1:03:40 |
| #9 | Boogie Nights | Supporting Actor | ▶ 1:13:10 |
| #10 | Boogie Nights | Supporting Actress | ▶ 1:14:57 |
| #15 | Boogie Nights | One Scene Star | ▶ 1:29:57 |
| #16 | Inherent Vice | Needle Drop | ▶ 1:31:20 |
| #21 | Inherent Vice | Wild Card | ▶ 1:42:24 |
Movies Referenced (45)
26 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 27:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
20 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 29:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
15 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 30:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
15 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 29:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 26:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 19:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 29:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 29:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (10)
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 1:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 43:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 54:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Boogie Nights▶ 1:33:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon▶ 10:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 10:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 15:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dune: Part Two, Blade Runner 2049▶ 10:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Logan, A Complete Unknown, Ford v Ferrari▶ 6:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 1917, Road to Perdition▶ 18:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (74)
13 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Master, Capote, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead▶ 39:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Boogie Nights, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Bowfinger▶ 1:15:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 21:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 42:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for No Country for Old Men, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War▶ 1:09:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Chicago, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Guardians of the Galaxy▶ 41:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for There Will Be Blood, The Last of the Mohicans, Lincoln▶ 55:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Big Daddy, Little Nicky▶ 25:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 35:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Walk the Line, Gladiator, The Master▶ 1:01:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Far from Heaven, Boogie Nights, Magnolia▶ 39:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Wild, Walk the Line, Legally Blonde▶ 33:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (7)
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 35:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 15:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Panther, Creed▶ 0:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for End of Watch, Suicide Squad▶ 12:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Wuthering Heights, Saltburn, Promising Young Woman▶ 47:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Hell or High Water, Wind River▶ 1:52:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗