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The Top Five Movies of 2023
December 5, 2023 · 1:33:02 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · With Adam Nayman
Top picks: Top 5 Movies of 2023
Amanda Dobbins
Honorable mentions: Asteroid City
Chris Ryan
- 1. The Killer▶ 12:13
- 2. Oppenheimer▶ 54:02
- 3. Killers of the Flower Moon▶ 46:07
- 4. How to Blow Up a Pipeline▶ 32:02
- 5. Ferrari▶ 18:52
Honorable mentions: The Holdovers
Adam Nayman
- 1. Showing Up▶ 13:06
- 2. The Zone of Interest▶ 10:20
- 3. Killers of the Flower Moon▶ 49:04
- 4. May December▶ 37:52
- 5. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.▶ 24:16
Honorable mentions: All of Us Strangers · Afire · Oppenheimer
Movies Referenced (51)
17 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 9:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 46:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:28:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 49:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (14)
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 8:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Far from Heaven, I'm Not There, Carol▶ 37:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 8:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 8:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Godfather Part III, The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation▶ 8:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 1:17:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Under the Skin, The Zone of Interest, Birth▶ 8:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs▶ 8:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Past Lives▶ 51:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for How to Blow Up a Pipeline▶ 32:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (36)
33 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi▶ 2:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Spider-Man 3, Southland Tales, About Time▶ 46:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Black Swan, V for Vendetta▶ 39:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 13:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for May December, Warfare▶ 39:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tomorrow Never Dies▶ 15:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for Far from Heaven, Boogie Nights, Magnolia▶ 39:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed▶ 1:23:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Certain Women, First Cow▶ 48:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Safe House, Southpaw, The Great Gatsby▶ 0:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Dictator▶ 13:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (4)
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 12:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Lobster, Bringing Out the Dead▶ 55:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Cats, Apocalypse Now, Birthday Girl▶ 55:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Nope▶ 52:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Lady Bird, While We're Young▶ 52:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗