The Big Picture
Top Five World War II Movies, and ‘Blitz’
December 3, 2024 · Blitz (2011) · Action · Adventure · Crime · 1:48:09 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Chris Ryan, Rob Mahoney, Sean Fennessey
Chapters
Top picks: World War II Movies
Sean Fennessey
- 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai▶ 1:23:26
- 2. Inglourious Basterds▶ 1:12:47
- 3. The Train▶ 1:10:12
- 4. Cabaret▶ 1:04:22
- 5. A Matter of Life and Death▶ 59:03
Honorable mentions: Come and See · Le Silence de la Mer · Phoenix · Seven Beauties · Pan's Labyrinth · Where Eagles Dare · Patton · Catch-22 · Midway · Greyhound · The Keep
Chris Ryan
- 1. The Great Escape▶ 1:16:11
- 2. Inglourious Basterds▶ 1:13:00
- 3. The Bridge at Remagen▶ 1:06:48
- 4. The Dirty Dozen▶ 1:01:03
- 5. Paisan▶ 52:04
Honorable mentions: Stalag 17 · Five Graves to Cairo · Fury · Valkyrie · Operation Crossbow · The Dam Busters · Mister Roberts · Overlord
Rob Mahoney
- 1. The Thin Red Line▶ 1:20:29
- 2. Inglourious Basterds▶ 1:13:05
- 3. Grave of the Fireflies▶ 1:08:33
- 4. Lust, Caution▶ 1:02:45
- 5. Saving Private Ryan▶ 53:57
Honorable mentions: Letters from Iwo Jima · Flags of Our Fathers · Black Book · U-571
Movies Referenced (78)
15 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Rob Mahoney▶ 38:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan▶ 5:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (30)
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan · Known for The Ides of March, Good Night, and Good Luck., Michael Clayton▶ 2:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Rob Mahoney, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Days of Heaven, The Tree of Life▶ 1:21:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Seven Days in May▶ 1:10:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Armageddon▶ 42:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 1:34:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Bonnie and Clyde, The Miracle Worker▶ 1:11:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for X-Men, The Usual Suspects▶ 1:29:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 1:30:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 53:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (81)
20 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Rob Mahoney · Known for The Great Escape▶ 2:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Hanna, Atonement▶ 14:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for A Beautiful Mind, Saving Private Ryan, Deja Vu▶ 57:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Kind Hearts and Coronets▶ 1:24:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises▶ 15:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sex Tape, Hall Pass▶ 18:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for From Here to Eternity, High Society▶ 1:12:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney · Known for Safe Haven, Black Snake Moan▶ 1:15:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for To Live and Die in L.A.▶ 38:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for From Here to Eternity, Local Hero▶ 1:10:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Once Upon a Time in the West, The Great Escape▶ 1:01:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (3)
3 mentions · Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan · Known for Hell or High Water, Wind River▶ 13:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Wizard of Oz▶ 11:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far▶ 46:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for 12 Years a Slave, Shame▶ 21:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Brokeback Mountain, The Wolf of Wall Street, Killers of the Flower Moon▶ 1:04:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗