The Big Picture
The Presidential Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims of 'Blank Check'
November 5, 2024 · Blank Check (1994) · Comedy · Crime · Family · 1:56:49 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Amanda Dobbins · With Griffin Newman, David Sims, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey
Edition: Presidential
The Presidential Movie Draft
Sean Fennessey · Griffin Newman · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan · David Sims · Commissioner: Bobby Wagner
Sean Fennessey · 4 picks
| #1 | Lincoln | Oscar nominee | ▶ 21:30 |
| #10 | Independence Day | biopic | ▶ 50:00 |
| #11 | Thirteen Days | biopic | ▶ 52:20 |
| #29 | Captain America: Civil War | wild card | ▶ 1:41:40 |
Griffin Newman · 7 picks
| #2 | Fail Safe | drama | ▶ 25:00 |
| #9 | Being There | Oscar nominee | ▶ 47:50 |
| #12 | Secret Honor | biopic | ▶ 54:40 |
| #19 | Transformers | VP and cabinet | ▶ 1:13:40 |
| #20 | Mars Attacks! | comedy | ▶ 1:18:20 |
| #27 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | comedy | ▶ 1:21:40 |
| #28 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | wild card | ▶ 1:39:50 |
Amanda Dobbins · 7 picks
| #3 | Dave | Oscar nominee | ▶ 29:40 |
| #8 | The American President | comedy | ▶ 46:30 |
| #13 | Oppenheimer | biopic | ▶ 55:50 |
| #18 | The Contender | drama | ▶ 1:10:00 |
| #21 | Wedding Crashers | VP and cabinet | ▶ 1:24:20 |
| #26 | Don't Look Up | wild card | ▶ 1:37:50 |
| Independence Day | VP and cabinet | ▶ 1:17:00 |
Chris Ryan · 6 picks
| #4 | Dr. Strangelove | Oscar nominee | ▶ 35:40 |
| #7 | Idiocracy | comedy | ▶ 44:10 |
| #14 | Vice | biopic | ▶ 58:30 |
| #17 | Long Shot | VP and cabinet | ▶ 1:06:00 |
| #22 | Armageddon | drama | ▶ 1:26:50 |
| #25 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | wild card | ▶ 1:31:30 |
David Sims · 6 picks
| #5 | Air Force One | drama | ▶ 37:50 |
| #6 | Nixon | biopic | ▶ 38:00 |
| #15 | Primary Colors | Oscar nominee | ▶ 1:02:00 |
| #16 | Dick | comedy | ▶ 1:05:00 |
| #23 | Head of State | VP and cabinet | ▶ 1:30:10 |
| #24 | Escape from New York | wild card | ▶ 1:31:20 |
Movies Referenced (72)
Directors Referenced (12)
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Ides of March, Good Night, and Good Luck., Michael Clayton▶ 3:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 38:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 40:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?▶ 1:02:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for The Descendants, Election▶ 48:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 52:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Gosford Park, Nashville, Short Cuts▶ 54:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (122)
9 mentions · · Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive▶ 38:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · · Known for Star Trek, Thirteen Days▶ 52:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · · Known for The Usual Suspects, Commando, Mulholland Drive▶ 42:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Nixon▶ 37:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · · Known for 12 Angry Men, The Grapes of Wrath▶ 26:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · · Known for There Will Be Blood, The Last of the Mohicans, Lincoln▶ 21:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · · Known for The Adjustment Bureau, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford▶ 1:03:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Wall Street, Behind the Candelabra, Romancing the Stone▶ 46:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (12)
3 mentions · · Known for The Towering Inferno, Lost in Space▶ 1:21:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 46:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Short Term 12, Just Mercy▶ 1:09:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Venom, Venom: The Last Dance▶ 1:08:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · · Known for Doctor Strange, Fast X, The Thursday Murder Club▶ 1:01:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗