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Is This Movie Better With

Hosts run through a growing list of recurring 'utility player' actors/characters and decide whether the movie would be improved by their inclusion.

Is This Movie Better With has run in 165 episodes. The most recent 40 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.

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‘Pacific Heights’Bill Simmons

Suggests Ryan Rucco could have been used for Carter Hayes falling backwards, but doesn't give a firm definitive pick of his own

‘Pacific Heights’Chris Ryan

Wayne Jenkins or Fergie the florist, imagining Carter Hayes trying to con one of them as his landlord; also wants Zane Lowe to interrogate Carter afterward about his cons

‘Pacific Heights’Kyle Brandt

Dr. Charles Nichols, imagined as the keynote speaker Carter runs into who gets accused of switching off the utilities and stealing his identity

‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’Bill Simmons

Byron Mayo (as Peyton's nanny/love interest, imagining him shirtless at Claire's surprise party)

‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’Chris Ryan

Marlene Craven ('want me to spell it,' 'don't call me lady'), but would also love Robert Evans getting into it with Peyton

‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’Joanna Robinson

Byron Mayo walking in with the ice cube situation, possibly at the funeral

‘Single White Female’Bill Simmons

Poses the question of Wayne Jenkins vs. other utility players (Fergie the Florist, Zane Lowe, Robert Evans, Dr. Charles Nichols) but also throws out Mike Breen as his own pick

‘Single White Female’Craig Horlbeck

Brings up Ali and a scene with gunshots and Stephen Tobolowsky, but doesn't clearly state a utility player preference

‘Single White Female’Mallory Rubin

Yes, Wayne Jenkins fits right in - there's a detective character (Detective Sergeant Kennedy) in the book, and the small cast needs police involvement to search for the character; jokes it could work as a scripted series

‘Borat’Bill Simmons

Suggests adding the 'let that tongue go' guy from Borat to the recurring utility player list, and pitches a bit where Naked Borat and Naked Azamat crash a 1993 cardiologists' conference, working in Dr. Charles Nichols from The Fugitive

‘Borat’Kyle Brandt

Riffs on having the 'let that tongue go' guy roast all the Rewatchables hosts instead of directly picking someone for the movie; praises Bill's Dr. Charles Nichols/Fugitive bit as a great inclusion

‘Tropic Thunder’Bill Simmons

Wanted Jodie Foster's character from Nell in this movie, referencing a Simple Jack-esque Oscar-bait role

Episode	Host	Answer
‘Pacific Heights’	Bill Simmons	Suggests Ryan Rucco could have been used for Carter Hayes falling backwards, but doesn't give a firm definitive pick of his own
‘Pacific Heights’	Chris Ryan	Wayne Jenkins or Fergie the florist, imagining Carter Hayes trying to con one of them as his landlord; also wants Zane Lowe to interrogate Carter afterward about his cons
‘Pacific Heights’	Kyle Brandt	Dr. Charles Nichols, imagined as the keynote speaker Carter runs into who gets accused of switching off the utilities and stealing his identity
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’	Bill Simmons	Byron Mayo (as Peyton's nanny/love interest, imagining him shirtless at Claire's surprise party)
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’	Chris Ryan	Marlene Craven ('want me to spell it,' 'don't call me lady'), but would also love Robert Evans getting into it with Peyton
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’	Joanna Robinson	Byron Mayo walking in with the ice cube situation, possibly at the funeral
‘Single White Female’	Bill Simmons	Poses the question of Wayne Jenkins vs. other utility players (Fergie the Florist, Zane Lowe, Robert Evans, Dr. Charles Nichols) but also throws out Mike Breen as his own pick
‘Single White Female’	Craig Horlbeck	Brings up Ali and a scene with gunshots and Stephen Tobolowsky, but doesn't clearly state a utility player preference
‘Single White Female’	Mallory Rubin	Yes, Wayne Jenkins fits right in - there's a detective character (Detective Sergeant Kennedy) in the book, and the small cast needs police involvement to search for the character; jokes it could work as a scripted series
‘Borat’	Bill Simmons	Suggests adding the 'let that tongue go' guy from Borat to the recurring utility player list, and pitches a bit where Naked Borat and Naked Azamat crash a 1993 cardiologists' conference, working in Dr. Charles Nichols from The Fugitive
‘Borat’	Kyle Brandt	Riffs on having the 'let that tongue go' guy roast all the Rewatchables hosts instead of directly picking someone for the movie; praises Bill's Dr. Charles Nichols/Fugitive bit as a great inclusion
‘Tropic Thunder’	Bill Simmons	Wanted Jodie Foster's character from Nell in this movie, referencing a Simple Jack-esque Oscar-bait role