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Top 5 Movie Duos and Why ‘The Last Duel’ Rules

October 19, 2021 · The Last Duel (2021) · Drama · History · Thriller · 1:34:07 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · With Todd Haynes

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Chapters

Intro▶ 0:00
Top 5 movie duos▶ 2:04
Interview: Todd Haynes▶ 45:09

Top picks: Movie Duos

Sean Fennessey

  1. 1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid / The Sting (Robert Redford and Paul Newman)▶ 41:05
  2. 2. Woody and Buzz Lightyear (Tom Hanks and Tim Allen)▶ 37:57
  3. 3. The Thin Man (Myrna Loy and William Powell)▶ 35:36
  4. 4. Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder▶ 33:35
  5. 4. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly▶ 33:35
  6. 5. Cheech and Chong▶ 31:33

Amanda Dobbins

  1. 1. Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy▶ 41:37
  2. 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers▶ 39:07
  3. 3. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan▶ 36:36
  4. 4. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck▶ 33:55
  5. 5. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence▶ 32:13

Honorable mentions: Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan

Movies Referenced (46)

Halloween Kills (2021)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 6:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Good Will Hunting (1997)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 13:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

House of Gucci (2021)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 9:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Adam's Rib (1949)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 42:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dark Waters (2019)

3 mentions · ▶ 49:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Key Largo (1948)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 43:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Sting (1973)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 40:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Contagion (2011)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:30:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dark Passage (1947)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 43:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dogma (1999)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 34:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

EuroTrip (2004)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 33:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gladiator (2000)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 8:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (4)

Ben Affleck

15 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 2:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ridley Scott

14 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 2:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Todd Haynes

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Far from Heaven, I'm Not There, Carol▶ 2:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

W.S. Van Dyke

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Thin Man▶ 35:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (40)

Matt Damon

21 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 2:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Adam Driver

12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi▶ 7:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jodie Comer

8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Last Duel, Free Guy, 28 Years Later▶ 3:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tommy Chong

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Zootopia▶ 30:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fred Astaire

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Towering Inferno, Funny Face, Top Hat▶ 28:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lauren Bacall

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep▶ 43:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Newman

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Hustler, Road to Perdition, The Verdict▶ 40:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Robert Redford

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Natural, Ordinary People, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid▶ 40:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Kills

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Children of Men, Push▶ 6:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Martin Lawrence

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Bad Boys II▶ 27:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Meg Ryan

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail▶ 35:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Bowie

3 mentions · · Known for Labyrinth, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Prestige▶ 50:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (2)

Dashiell Hammett

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Thin Man, The Maltese Falcon▶ 34:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lawrence Kasdan

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Big Chill, Wyatt Earp▶ 37:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗