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April 3, 2026 · The Drama (2026) · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1:27:27 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins

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Chapters

Intro▶ 0:00
Venice notes and Fincher sightings▶ 8:03
Super Mario Galaxy movie mix-up▶ 11:05
Reviewing 'The Drama'▶ 35:12
Top 10 movie plot twists▶ 1:07:47

Lists in this episode

All-time classic movie plot twists

Unranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 1:11:42

  1. ·The Sixth Sense · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:11:42
  2. ·The Usual Suspects · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:12:12
  3. ·Psycho · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:12:37
  4. ·Casablanca · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:12:47
  5. ·Planet of the Apes · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:13:10
  6. ·Soylent Green · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:13:23
  7. ·Oldboy · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:13:39
  8. ·Arrival · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:13:53
  9. ·Crazy, Stupid, Love · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:14:07
  10. ·The Prestige · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:14:58
  11. ·The Others · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:15:14
  12. ·Primal Fear · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:15:59
  13. ·The Game · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:16:45
  14. ·Fight Club · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:16:46
  15. ·Gone Girl · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:16:48
  16. ·The Crying Game · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:17:24
  17. ·Saw · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:17:46
  18. ·The Mist · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:01
  19. ·Sleepaway Camp · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:06
  20. ·Orphan · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:08
  21. ·The Cabin in the Woods · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:09
  22. ·10 Cloverfield Lane · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:11
  23. ·Barbarian · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:43
  24. ·Malignant · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:46
  25. ·Parasite · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:49
  26. ·The Empire Strikes Back · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:22:49

Movies Referenced (55)

Minions (2015)

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 31:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Materialists (2025)

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:07:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fast X (2023)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 15:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dream Scenario (2023)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 35:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fight Club (1999)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:16:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Salt (2010)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 10:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

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

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:21:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Supergirl (1984)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 31:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Arrival (2016)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:13:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Free Guy (2021)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 15:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gone Girl (2014)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:16:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Primal Fear (1996)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:16:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (12)

David Fincher

7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 6:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Bay

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Armageddon▶ 28:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bill Condon

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters▶ 31:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ari Aster

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Hereditary, Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid▶ 37:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Corner

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Saint, Open Your Eyes▶ 1:25:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Gray

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ad Astra, The Lost City of Z▶ 12:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Whale

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Bride of Frankenstein▶ 31:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

M. Night Shyamalan

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Signs, Lady in the Water, The Village▶ 1:15:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Bellany

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Bourne Ultimatum, Stardust▶ 7:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Pawel Pawlikowski

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Cold War▶ 13:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Quentin Tarantino

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 6:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tennis

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 27:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (27)

Robert Pattinson

15 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Twilight, The Batman, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse▶ 0:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lamont Easter

9 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 5:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alana Haim

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Licorice Pizza, One Battle After Another▶ 35:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Amy Madigan

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Weapons, Field of Dreams▶ 3:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Emma Stone

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for La La Land, Easy A, The Help▶ 40:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ryan Gosling

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Blue Valentine, La La Land, Drive▶ 11:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steve Carell

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Foxcatcher▶ 1:14:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chiwetel Ejiofor

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for 12 Years a Slave▶ 9:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Goodman

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 10 Cloverfield Lane, Barton Fink, Argo▶ 1:18:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nicole Kidman

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Moulin Rouge!, Rabbit Hole▶ 1:15:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Albert Brooks

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Drive, Broadcast News, Defending Your Life▶ 41:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Angela Lansbury

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 32:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (6)

James Wan

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Saw, The Conjuring 2, Insidious▶ 1:17:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Asghar Farhadi

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Hero▶ 13:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joel Cohen

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Toy Story, Money Talks▶ 13:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nathan Zellner

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 13:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Park Chan-wook

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Handmaiden, Oldboy, No Other Choice▶ 1:13:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stephen King

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Maximum Overdrive, Creepshow▶ 1:18:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Michael Stampler

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Bad Batch, Secret in Their Eyes▶ 1:15:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗