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Bill Simmons

Host · 494 episodes · The Ringer

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Episodes hosted

‘It Follows’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Joanna Robinson
The Rewatchables

October 20, 2026 · Horror · 1h 44m

‘You Can See Everything’ Mania and Best Picture Power Rankings. Plus: ‘Whalefall,’ ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ and Kyle MacLachlan!
The Big Picture

October 20, 2026 · Documentary · 2h 35m

‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
The Rewatchables

October 13, 2026 · Horror · 1h 46m

Draft picks

The Flops Movie Draft

The Big Picture
  1. #3 Police Academy — Ebert Zero Stars▶ 25:22
  2. #6 Cruising — Star Bomb▶ 35:25
  3. #11 Ali — $100M Losers Club▶ 47:59
  4. #14 8MM — Sub-25% Rotten Tomatoes▶ 55:39
  5. #19 Manhunter — Under $30M Domestic▶ 1:12:54
  6. #22 Josie and the Pussycats — Failed Franchise Launch▶ 1:24:10
  7. #27 The Island of Dr. Moreau — Wild Card▶ 1:36:43

The 1988 Movie Draft

The Big Picture
  1. #2 Rain Man — Oscar nominee▶ 35:35
  2. #7 Midnight Run — Comedy▶ 48:59
  3. #10 Cocktail — Blockbuster▶ 1:03:00
  4. #15 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers — Sequel▶ 1:17:55
  5. #18 Dangerous Liaisons — Drama▶ 1:26:25
  6. #23 Bloodsport — Action/Horror/Thriller▶ 1:48:28
  7. #26 Action Jackson — Wild Card▶ 1:55:41

The Tom Cruise Movie Draft

The Big Picture
  1. #5 Top Gun — Tom Cruise does a sports thing▶ 46:00
  2. #6 Jerry Maguire — 90s▶ 46:00
  3. #15 Rain Man — Oscar nominee▶ 1:09:19
  4. #16 Tropic Thunder — Blockbuster▶ 1:10:59
  5. #25 Taps — 80s▶ 1:29:44
  6. #26 Jack Reacher — 21st century▶ 1:31:31
  7. #35 Oblivion — Wild Card▶ 1:51:29
  8. #37 Mission: Impossible II — Wild Card▶ 1:54:05

Top 5s & 10s

Ad-hoc lists

72 lists made on the fly — Rushmores, quick rankings, tiers — outside the drafts, auctions, Top 5s & 10s and ranking episodes

  1. Bill's ranking of the Its in It Follows, eight to one▶ 39:45
    The Rewatchables

    Ranked list · 7 items · ‘It Follows’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Joanna Robinson · October 20, 2026

    8. Topless no-tooth peeing lady · 7. Naked railroad-tracks ladies · 6. Jay's dad (bearded t-shirt guy) · Crunchy white t-shirt glasses lady (Yara's double) · 3. Greg's half-naked mom · 2. The Michael Cera-looking neighbor kid who bursts through the door · 1. Crazy tall guy

  2. Bill Simmons's four essentials for a vigilante movie▶ 5:55
    The Rewatchables

    Unranked list · 5 items · ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ With Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Craig Horlbeck · September 22, 2026

    Our hero was driven to this · Our hero is broken · Our hero might have to cross a couple lines · By the end you're not sure our hero is a good guy anymore · Our hero becomes what he was fighting against

  3. Bill Simmons's 10 best sequels ever▶ 7:40
    The Rewatchables

    Unranked list · 9 items · ‘Aliens’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · August 31, 2026

    Godfather 2 (1974) · Terminator 2 (1991) · The Dark Knight (2008) · Aliens (1986) · The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · John Wick 2 (2017) · Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) · The Two Towers (2002) · Before Sunset (2004)

  4. Bill Simmons's sequels better than the original▶ 12:13
    The Rewatchables

    Unranked list · 5 items · ‘Aliens’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · August 31, 2026

    John Wick 2 (2017) · Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) · The Dark Knight (2008) · Godfather 2 (1974) · Aliens (1986)

  5. Bill's Keanu Reeves action-movie Mount Rushmore▶ 16:03
    The Rewatchables

    Mount Rushmore · 4 items · ‘Speed’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · August 18, 2026

    Point Break (1991) · Speed (1994) · The Matrix (1999) · John Wick (2014)

  6. Bill Simmons's action-movie championship belt▶ 11:53
    The Rewatchables

    Unranked list · 12 items · ‘Speed’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · August 18, 2026

    First Blood (1982) · The Terminator (1984) · Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) · Predator (1987) · Die Hard (1988) · Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) · Total Recall (1990) · Terminator 2 (1991) · Under Siege (1992) · Cliffhanger (1993) · The Fugitive (1993) · Speed (1994)

Frequent co-hosts

All-time — not changed by the filter above

Chris RyanSean FennesseyVan LathanAmanda DobbinsCraig HorlbeckMallory Rubin

Top 10 swear words

All-time — counted from speaker-attributed transcripts, both shows

fuck6373
shit1847
hell711
ass691
dick321
damn275
asshole209
piss196
motherfucker186
bitch171

11,530 total on-mic swears

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