The Winners and Losers of the Summer Movies Came Roaring Back. Plus: ‘Hope,’ ‘The Uprising,’ and 10 More We Missed.
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September 11, 2026 · Hope (2013) · Drama · 3:03:44 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · With Ben David Grabinski
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Movies Referenced (86)
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14 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 10:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 4:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Ben David Grabinski▶ 1:47:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Ben David Grabinski, Sean Fennessey▶ 2:00:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 26:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:12:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 19:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (21)
38 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Ben David Grabinski · Known for Bad Lieutenant, King of New York▶ 0:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Ben David Grabinski · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 1:43:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for United 93, Bloody Sunday, News of the World▶ 1:00:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 15:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 18:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Anyone But You, Peter Rabbit, Friends with Benefits▶ 1:16:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Signs, Lady in the Water, The Village▶ 2:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Ben David Grabinski · Known for Re-Animator, From Beyond▶ 2:51:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Mandy▶ 1:28:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Ben David Grabinski · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 2:38:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (103)
32 mentions · Ben David Grabinski, Sean Fennessey · Known for Bottoms▶ 0:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
17 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Ben David Grabinski · Known for Garden State▶ 10:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Ben David Grabinski, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Matrix, Contagion▶ 2:08:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Ben David Grabinski, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Short Cuts, Reservoir Dogs, True Romance▶ 1:36:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Interstellar, Dallas Buyers Club, Magic Mike▶ 1:32:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Ben David Grabinski, Sean Fennessey · Known for Django Unchained, Open Range▶ 1:42:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Foxcatcher▶ 5:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Ben David Grabinski · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Bad Lieutenant, The Grand Budapest Hotel▶ 1:52:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing▶ 1:12:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Ben David Grabinski, Sean Fennessey · Known for Spider-Man, The Florida Project▶ 1:55:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (8)
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Safe Haven▶ 2:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Ben David Grabinski · Known for First Reformed, The Card Counter▶ 2:22:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Ben David Grabinski · Known for Jurassic Park, Stir of Echoes, Black Bag▶ 2:51:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Out of Sight, Get Shorty▶ 1:56:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for King of New York, Body Snatchers▶ 2:31:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Julie & Julia, When Harry Met Sally...▶ 1:20:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Ben David Grabinski · Known for The Miracle Worker▶ 2:28:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
3 mentions · Ben David Grabinski, Sean Fennessey · Known for Bad Lieutenant▶ 2:18:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Ben David Grabinski · Known for Good Time▶ 2:17:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗