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Draft leaderboard
The show has run 67 movie drafts since July 2020, and 51 of them have a result.
Winners are determined by the audience via polls on Twitter / X. If there was no poll, there’s no winner.
A board captioned “who won?” with free-text replies is not a poll. The other 16 are counted as entered but not as decided.
Win % is wins divided by the drafts a host entered that have a result, so an unresolved draft never counts against anyone.
Avg. share is the host’s mean share of the vote across the polls they appeared in, whether or not they won.
Expand a host for the receipts.
| Host | Wins | With a result | Win % | Avg. share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Fennessey ▾
| 20 | 51 | 39.2% | 32.4% |
Chris Ryan ▾
| 19 | 51 | 37.3% | 34.2% |
Amanda Dobbins ▾
| 9 | 50 | 18% | 27.8% |
Everyone who has drafted
Every drafter, ranked by drafts entered.
Win % is left blank below 5 drafts with a result, where a rate would say more about the sample than the drafter.
| Drafter | Drafts | With a result | Wins | Win % | Avg. share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Fennessey | 67 | 51 | 20 | 39.2% | 32.4% |
| Chris Ryan | 67 | 51 | 19 | 37.3% | 34.2% |
| Amanda Dobbins | 66 | 50 | 9 | 18% | 27.8% |
| Van Lathan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16.3% | |
| Joanna Robinson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20.7% | |
| Mallory Rubin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15.8% | |
| Bill Simmons | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26.4% | |
| Rob Mahoney | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19.6% | |
| Griffin Newman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 52.4% | |
| David Sims | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.4% | |
| Tracy Letts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16.2% | |
| Adam Nayman | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Ross Perry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12% | |
| Katie Rich | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Quentin Tarantino | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Roger Avary | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shea Serrano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.7% | |
| Zach Baron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.8% |
Closest calls
- 01The Oscar Winners 2000s Movie Draft — Sean by 0.2 pts of 3,498 votes
- 02The 1993 Movie Draft — Sean by 0.4 pts of 4,187 votes
- 03The Paul Thomas Anderson Characters Movie Draft — Chris by 0.6 pts of 2,005 votes
- 04The Brad Pitt and George Clooney Movie Draft — Amanda by 1.3 pts of 1,668 votes
- 05The 2018 Movie Draft — Chris by 1.6 pts of 6,460 votes
- 06The 2016 Movie Draft — Sean by 1.8 pts of 5,038 votes
- 07The 1999 Movie Draft — Joanna by 2.1 pts of 5,944 votes
- 08The 2017 Movie Draft — Sean by 2.9 pts of 5,314 votes
- 09The 2019 Movie Draft — Amanda by 3.1 pts of 11,847 votes
- 10The Denzel Washington Movie Draft — Bill by 3.6 pts of 3,389 votes
Turnout
Median votes per poll by year, drafts and poll-era auctions together. A 2020 win and a 2026 win are not the same size of mandate.
20203,477 · 6 polls
20214,687 · 13 polls
20226,303 · 13 polls
20238,366 · 9 polls
20243,804 · 7 polls
20252,259 · 6 polls
2026754 · 3 polls
Auction leaderboard
Twice a year since April 2021 the hosts hold a movie auction: three bidders, $1,000 each, exactly five films apiece, every one of them not yet released, sold to the highest bidder. 12 auctions so far.
Because the films haven’t opened, a poll can only measure hype, and the show has changed how a winner is decided. Through 2023 the audience poll decided it, as with a draft. In 2024 the show introduced pass/fail triggers that qualified a board without ranking it, and no winner was ever declared. From 2025 the year is one season, scored by the hosts’ own points tally the following January — box office, Metacritic and Oscar tiers — and it counts once here, so the two 2025 auctions share one result.
8 of the 12 auction nights have a result under those rules. Win % and Avg. share follow the draft definitions; “with a result” counts competitions, not nights.
| Host | Wins | With a result | Win % | Avg. share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Fennessey ▾
| 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 37.2% |
Amanda Dobbins ▾
| 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 30.8% |
Chris Ryan ▾
| 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 32% |
Canonical movies
The films each host has actually championed — drafted, inducted, ranked, bought — scored by those picks, then re-ordered by how often they bring the film up.
Conversation can re-rank the canon; it can never create it. Expand a film for its receipts.
Sean Fennessey’s canon
01Jaws (1975)24.7 · 8 picks
- Top list #1 · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) ▶ 34:39 — “Do we share number one? We sure do.”
- Hall of Fame · The Monster Movie Hall of Fame and 'The Invisible Man' | The Big Picture ▶ 17:10 — “obviously it's 1975's jaws... it's a no brainer as a choice”
- Top list #1 · Ahoy! The Top Five Movies Set at Sea | The Big Picture ▶ 55:50 — “My number one is Jaws.”
- Top list #1 · Top Five Summertime Movies ▶ 1:09:03 — “And, you know, really a collective number one, which is Steven Spielberg's Jaws.”
- Top list · Top Five Movie Dads ▶ 57:13 — “the one that I feel a little bit wistful about not including is Martin Brody from jaws”
- draft · The 1975 Movie Draft ▶ 24:26 — “I'm, of course, drafting Jaws... The category I'm going to take this film in, I'm going to go with blockbuster”
- Top list #1 · ‘West Side Story’ and Top Five Steven Spielberg Movies ▶ 14:27 — “Number one is, Amanda's number two. So it's Jaws... It's Jaws is the greatest blockbuster of all time.”
- draft · The Action Movie Scene Draft ▶ 1:32:00 — “I'm going to take Quint's Demise from Jaws”
02The Departed (2006)21.6 · 7 picks
- Top list #4 · Top Five Matt Damon Movies and James Mangold on ‘Ford v Ferrari’ | The Big Picture ▶ 11:50 — “This is my number four on the list”
- Top list #3 · Top Five Mark Wahlberg Movies: Say Hi to Your Mother for Us | The Big Picture ▶ 39:29 — “The Departed was my number three.”
- draft · The Oscar Winners Draft: 2000s Edition ▶ 16:00 — “I'm going Scorsese for The Departed Best Director.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Leonardo DiCaprio Hall of Fame and ‘Don’t Look Up’ With Adam McKay ▶ 58:00 — “the departed shutter island”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Martin Scorsese Hall of Fame ▶ 2:00 — “The Departed is green”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Matt Damon Hall of Fame. Plus: The Anxious Wonder of ‘Dìdi.’ ▶ 1:36:40 — “The Departed. Mm-hmm. The Informant.”
- draft · The Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Movie Draft. Plus: ‘The Rip.’ ▶ 1:16:00 — “going blockbuster and I'm taking the departed”
03Goodfellas (1990)20.5 · 6 picks
- Top list #1 · Top Five Martin Scorsese Movies. Plus: Edward Norton! | The Big Picture ▶ 45:27 — “This doesn't happen very often. We have 20 minutes to talk about Goodfellas”
- Top list #2 · Top Five Movie Soundtracks ▶ 35:58 — “My number two is is Goodfellas.”
- draft · The 1990s Oscar Winners Draft. Plus: Ryusuke Hamaguchi! ▶ 26:00 — “I'm going Joe Pesci for Goodfellas”
- Top list #1 · ‘Cocaine Bear’ and the Top Five Cocaine Movies ▶ 51:20 — “I'm glad we both agree that Goodfellas is the ultimate cocaine movie.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Martin Scorsese Hall of Fame ▶ 2:00 — “we are greening this masterpiece of a film”
- draft · The New York City Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims! ▶ 38:40 — “And Oscar winner, I'll take Goodfellas”
04Boogie Nights (1997)20.2 · 6 picks
- Top list #1 · Top Five Mark Wahlberg Movies: Say Hi to Your Mother for Us | The Big Picture ▶ 39:36 — “39:36 'This is my number one' after Amanda's #2 BN; CR follows with 'Boogie Nights didn't make my list.'”
- Top list #1 · So … ‘Tenet’? Plus: Top Five Movies About Making Movies ▶ 11:19 — “My number one's a little movie called Boogie Nights.”
- draft · The 1997 Movie Draft ▶ 24:30 — “First overall I'm taking the film Boogie Nights in Oscar nominee”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Philip Seymour Hoffman Hall of Fame ▶ 1:33:00 — “1997's Boogie Nights”
- draft · The Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Character Draft ▶ 1:13:10 — “In supporting male performance, I'll be selecting John C. Reilly as Reed Rothschild”
- draft · The Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Character Draft ▶ 1:14:57 — “I'll take Roller Girl... this is Heather Graham's best performance”
05Jurassic Park (1993)evangelist18.0 · 5 picks
- Top list #2 · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) ▶ 24:45 — “My number two is Jurassic Park.”
- Top list #3 · ‘West Side Story’ and Top Five Steven Spielberg Movies ▶ 1:20:50 — “80:50 'I held off on my number three because I want you guys to get a chance to talk about your number one right now' — JP is Joanna's and Amanda's #1.”
- Top list #3 · Top Five Action Movie Scenes and the Madness of Michael Bay’s ‘Ambulance’ ▶ 9:23 — “My number three does have VFX in it... It's the T-Rex escape from Jurassic Park.”
- draft · The 1993 Mega Movie Draft ▶ 23:44 — “In Blockbuster, I'm taking Jurassic Park”
- draft · The Action Movie Scene Draft ▶ 48:00 — “Steven Spielberg is getting his second film. T-Rex sequence in Jurassic Park”
06The Shining (1980)17.3 · 6 picks
- Top list #1 · The Top 5 Streaming Horror Films Right Now with Bill Simmons | Discussion (Ep. 90) ▶ 27:31 — “My number one's boring... I just want to talk to you about The Shining.”
- Top list #1 · Top Five Stephen King Movies and the Most Anticipated Movies at the Toronto International Film Festival | The Big Picture ▶ 48:46 — “our duel number one, which is, of course, the shining Stanley Kubrick's out-and-out masterpiece.”
- Top list · Top Five Movie Dads ▶ 57:03 — “we could have talked about Jack Torrance from the shining”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Stephen King Movie Hall of Fame ▶ 1:31:00 — “The Shining is in.”
- draft · The Horror Movie Draft ▶ 1:18:20 — “In Wild Card. I'm taking The Shining”
- Top list #1 · ‘A Haunting in Venice’ and the Top 5 Haunted House Movies ▶ 11:37 — “We share number one. The Shining.”
07The Godfather (1972)17.0 · 5 picks
- Top list #5 · Top Five Best Picture Winners and Why ‘The Power of the Dog’ Is This Year’s Front-runner ▶ 11:53 — “My number five is The Godfather.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Francis Ford Coppola Hall of Fame and ‘Megalopolis’ ▶ 1:49:31 — “The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part 2”
- draft · The Best Picture Movie Draft ▶ 39:27 — “I'll take The Godfather”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Robert Duvall Hall of Fame ▶ 1:45:40 — “The Godfather 1 and 2 and 3”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Diane Keaton Hall of Fame ▶ 39:49 — “She is the perspectival character.”
08Toy Story (1995)16.8 · 5 picks
- Top list #1 · 'Toy Story 4' Is a Masterpiece. Is It in Pixar's Top 5? | The Big Picture ▶ 8:04 — “Rob, my number one is Toy Story.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Tom Hanks Hall of Fame. Plus: The Snubs and Surprises of the Independent Spirit Award Nominations. | The Big Picture ▶ 1:04:26 — “Toy Story is on the list I understand how the rules work”
- draft · The 1995 Movie Draft ▶ 29:20 — “My next pick is Toy Story... choosing an animated foreign language”
- Top list #4 · The Effing Minions Episode and Top 5 Movies We’ll Show Our Kids ▶ 50:43 — “But my number four story talked about this movie ad nauseum... how young is too young and how old is too old to show Toy Story to a kid.”
- Top list #3 · ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ and Top 5 Movie Friendships ▶ 58:34 — “My number three is not my own private Idaho. It's Woody and Buzz in Toy Story.”
09Uncut Gems (2019)16.5 · 5 picks
- Top list #4 · The Top Five Movies of the Year | The Big Picture ▶ 30:57 — “Number four. Adam and I both chose this film. My number four is Uncut Gems. Adam has got it at number three.”
- Top list #3 · Top Five Adam Sandler Movies and ‘Hustle’ ▶ 49:52 — “We can talk about it right now. Your number four is my number three. What is it? It's uncut gems.”
- draft · The 2019 Movie Draft ▶ 32:35 — “in drama, I'm taking uncut gems”
- draft · The New York City Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims! ▶ 1:00:00 — “In action horror thriller, I'll be taking Uncut Gems”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Adam Sandler Hall of Fame and ‘Jay Kelly’ With Noah Baumbach! ▶ 1:51:08 — “2019, Uncut Gems.”
10The Dark Knight (2008)16.2 · 5 picks
- Top list · Top Five Christopher Nolan Movies and a ‘Tenet’ Review From Canada ▶ 19:37 — “That's like that's that's my number one. That's the one I've seen the most.”
- Top list #1 · ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ and Top 5 Comic Book Movie Sequels ▶ 1:03:09 — “My number two is The Dark Knight... So what is your number one?”
- draft · The 2008 Movie Draft ▶ 20:06 — “when i select number one overall the dark knight ... an oscar nominee”
- draft · The Action Movie Scene Draft ▶ 40:00 — “I'm doing the Dark Knight. And I'm doing the truck flip”
- draft · The 2000s Summer Blockbuster Draft (Live!) ▶ 34:54 — “I'm also going to take action thriller... I'm taking the dark night”
11Before Sunset (2004)15.9 · 5 picks
- draft · The 2004 Movie Draft ▶ 39:50 — “I'm going to take Before Sunset in drama”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Ethan Hawke Hall of Fame and ‘The Black Phone’ ▶ 50:02 — “This is one of my favorite movies ever made.”
- Top list #1 · 'Past Lives,' the Start of Oscar Season, and the Top Five Most Romantic Movies of All Time ▶ 12:14 — “So I, that's related to my number one too, which is before sunset”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Richard Linklater Hall of Fame ▶ 1:38:11 — “2004, Before Sunset.”
- Top list #2 · The Top Five Ethan Hawke Movies and a Double Shot of Richard Linklater, With Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater! ▶ 58:01 — “before sunset is number two for me”
12Alien (1979)evangelist15.0 · 4 picks
- Hall of Fame · The Monster Movie Hall of Fame and 'The Invisible Man' | The Big Picture ▶ 24:35 — “I've chosen alien and the xenomorph”
- Top list #1 · ‘House of Gucci’ and Top 5 Ridley Scott Movies ▶ 11:56 — “Blade Runner number two and Alien number one.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Ridley Scott Hall of Fame. Plus: Errol Morris! ▶ 14:05 — “Alien. Blade Runner. Thelma and Louise...”
- Hall of Fame · We’re Addicted to ‘The Substance.’ Plus, the Body Horror Hall of Fame! ▶ 1:08:26 — “Number four is Alien. All time.”
13Heat (1995)14.4 · 4 picks
- Top list #1 · Top 5 Heist Movies and ‘No Sudden Move’ ▶ 46:19 — “Speaking of perfect films, my number one is Heat from Michael Mann”
- draft · The Robert De Niro Movie Draft ▶ 40:00 — “in action horror thriller, I'm taking fucking heat”
- Top list #3 · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies ▶ 10:26 — “Number three is Heat.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The ‘Sinners’ Surge. Plus: The Val Kilmer Hall of Fame! ▶ 58:57 — “Heat is the deepest and darkest green that we've ever had”
14There Will Be Blood (2007)14.1 · 4 picks
- draft · The Oscar Winners Draft: 2000s Edition ▶ 10:20 — “It's Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood. Best actor.”
- draft · The 2007 Movie Draft ▶ 21:28 — “I get to draft There Will Be Blood, which of course is very important to me”
- Top list #2 · Top Five Film Scores. Plus: Hans Zimmer on 'Dune'! ▶ 56:55 — “My number two is, uh, Johnny Greenwood for there will be blood.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Daniel Day-Lewis Hall of Fame ▶ 1:46:40 — “Jack Sanders has already greened There Will Be Blood. It's obviously auto green”
15Magnolia (1999)13.8 · 4 picks
- Top list #3 · Top Five L.A. Movies, Plus Karyn Kusama on ‘Destroyer’ | Interview (Ep. 116) ▶ 25:16 — “I'll do number three... My pick is Magnolia.”
- Top list #2 · Top Five Movies of 1999, Plus David Modigliani on ‘Running With Beto’ | Discussion ▶ 57:27 — “My number two is Magnolia.”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame ▶ 1:11:12 — “I also think Magnolia is amazing.”
- Top list #2 · ‘Cocaine Bear’ and the Top Five Cocaine Movies ▶ 47:34 — “The movie's called Magnolia... this one in particular”
16The Master (2012)contested13.5 · 5 picks
- Top list #2 · The Top 10 Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture ▶ 1:05:24 — “My number two is The Master, which Chris mentioned.”
- draft · The 2012 Movie Draft ▶ 41:53 — “With my first pick. I am selecting. The master.”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Philip Seymour Hoffman Hall of Fame ▶ 1:23:38 — “The Master is the best.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Top Five Performances of 2024. Plus: The Amy Adams Hall of Fame and ‘Nightbitch.’ ▶ 1:35:00 — “The Master is Green.”
- draft · The Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Character Draft ▶ 59:10 — “Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lancaster Dodd in The Master. I will take him... I would like to have him in lead”
17Lincoln (2012)13.4 · 4 picks
- Hall of Fame · The Dad Movie Hall of Fame. Plus: the Kickass Action of ‘The Old Guard’ ▶ 57:12 — “My pick is, is Lincoln”
- Top list #2 · ‘Napoleon’ and the Top Five "Great Men" Movies ▶ 12:10 — “Number two is Lincoln.”
- draft · The Presidential Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims of 'Blank Check' ▶ 21:30 — “an Oscar nominee, I will take Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Daniel Day-Lewis Hall of Fame ▶ 1:59:19 — “Okay, Lincoln is going in. Not hard”
18Babylon (2022)evangelistcontested13.0 · 4 picks
- auction · The 2022 Movie Auction! ▶ 58:58 — “I'll take it at 170. Okay.”
- Top list #5 · The Top Five Movies of 2022 ▶ 41:05 — “And I sat down and I watched Damien Chazelle's Babylon... So that's my number five.”
- draft · The Brad Pitt and George Clooney Movie Draft ▶ 1:24:20 — “in Supporting Role, I'm taking Babylon”
- draft · The 2022 Movie Draft ▶ 32:09 — “i'll be taking babylon in i guess drama”
19Dazed and Confused (1993)12.9 · 4 picks
- Top list #3 · Top Five All-in-One-Day Movies and 'The Lovebirds' ▶ 39:54 — “Number three is days of confused. That's that's the last day of school.”
- Top list #1 · Top Five Coming-of-Age Movies and ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ ▶ 10:01 — “Dazed and Confused is my number one”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Richard Linklater Hall of Fame ▶ 1:38:11 — “1993, Dazed and Confused.”
- draft · The Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Movie Draft. Plus: ‘The Rip.’ ▶ 1:22:10 — “I have a supporting role left too, and I'll be taking Dazed and Confused”
20Unforgiven (1992)contested12.8 · 4 picks
- Top list #1 · Top 5 Clint Eastwood Movies and ‘Cry Macho’ ▶ 14:11 — “It's unforgiven. I'm happy that we all had the number one together”
- draft · The 1990s Oscar Winners Draft. Plus: Ryusuke Hamaguchi! ▶ 21:57 — “I'm choosing Unforgiven”
- draft · The 1992 Movie Draft ▶ 44:20 — “I'm going Oscar nominee and I'm going Unforgiven”
- draft · The 1990s Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft ▶ 37:04 — “I'm going to take an Oscar nominee. Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven”
21Superbad (2007)12.7 · 5 picks
- Hall of Fame (championed) · ‘The King of Staten Island’ and the Judd Apatow Hall of Fame ▶ 53:16 — “I'm putting it in as a producer in part because this movie is where Judd literally empowers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to become filmmakers,”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · ‘Cruella’ and the Emma Stone Hall of Fame. Plus: The Future of James Bond ▶ 1:05:40 — “I assume Superbad's going in. Yeah, of course.”
- Top list · Top Five “One Crazy Night” Movies and ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ ▶ 12:00 — “I mean, Superbad is a one crazy night movie.”
- draft · The 2000s Summer Blockbuster Draft (Live!) ▶ 42:12 — “In comedy, I'm taking Superbad”
- Top list #5 · ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Friendship,’ and the Top Five Movie Friends ▶ 10:59 — “This is these are friends who are new friends... I'm talking about McLovin and the cops from Superbad.”
22The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)12.7 · 4 picks
- draft · The 2013 Movie Draft. Plus: Sofia Coppola and Rashida Jones! ▶ 30:00 — “I'm going to take the Wolf of Wall Street ... I'm taking it as a blockbuster”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Leonardo DiCaprio Hall of Fame and ‘Don’t Look Up’ With Adam McKay ▶ 58:00 — “the wolf of wall street once upon a time in hollywood”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Martin Scorsese Hall of Fame ▶ 22:37 — “So assuming that you guys were going to say Goodfellas, I, I was going to say Wolf of Wall Street.”
- draft · The New York City Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims! ▶ 1:20:00 — “I'll take Wolf of Wall Street comedy”
23Finding Nemo (2003)12.6 · 4 picks
- Top list #2 · 'Toy Story 4' Is a Masterpiece. Is It in Pixar's Top 5? | The Big Picture ▶ 7:06 — “My number two is Finding Nemo.”
- Top list #3 · Ahoy! The Top Five Movies Set at Sea | The Big Picture ▶ 34:24 — “And my number three is Finding Nemo.”
- Top list #3 · Top Five Movie Dads ▶ 0:39 — “It's Marlon... Played by Albert Brooks in the movie Finding Nemo”
- draft · The 2003 Movie Draft ▶ 29:00 — “That movie, of course, is Finding Nemo... Going in Blockbuster”
24West Side Story (1961)12.5 · 4 picks
- Top list #1 · Top 10 Stage-to-Screen Movies and ‘One Night in Miami’ ▶ 1:06:36 — “To close the list, got to be West Side Story. We both have West Side Story on our list.”
- Top list · Year-End Mailbag! The Top 10 Performances, Trailers, and Needle Drops of 2021 ▶ 31:36 — “Ariana DeBose definitely going to be recognized by the Academy this year... for West Side Story.”
- Top list #2 · ‘Wicked’ Is a Sensation. But Is It Good? Plus: The Top Five 21st Century Musicals. ▶ 13:39 — “My number two, also a recent film West Side Story from Steven Spielberg.”
- draft · The 2021 Movie Draft ▶ 46:00 — “An Oscar nominee. I'll be taking West Side Story”
25The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)contested12.2 · 4 picks
- Top list #2 · The Top Five Westerns Since 1993 | Discussion (Ep. 93) ▶ 27:26 — “My next one, number two... is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · '1917' and the Roger Deakins Hall of Fame (SPOILERS) | The Big Picture ▶ 1:11:54 — “No country and assassination.”
- Top list #3 · ‘Napoleon’ and the Top Five "Great Men" Movies ▶ 1:04:35 — “Speaking of seed, my number three is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
- draft · The Brad Pitt and George Clooney Movie Draft ▶ 1:14:22 — “In Wild Card, I'll take the assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford”
Amanda Dobbins’s canon
01Titanic (1997)evangelist24.0 · 7 picks
- Top list #1 · Ahoy! The Top Five Movies Set at Sea | The Big Picture ▶ 52:21 — “You know what's number one? It's a little film called Titanic.”
- Top list #2 · ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ and Top Five Blockbusters ▶ 10:40 — “Amanda, what's your number two? Titanic. Have you heard of it?”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Leonardo DiCaprio Hall of Fame and ‘Don’t Look Up’ With Adam McKay ▶ 58:00 — “titanic catch me if you can”
- draft · The 1990s Oscar Winners Draft. Plus: Ryusuke Hamaguchi! ▶ 18:50 — “In Best Picture, I will be taking a little film called Titanic”
- draft · The 1997 Movie Draft ▶ 28:25 — “an Oscar nominee I will take Titanic”
- draft · The Action Movie Scene Draft ▶ 1:32:40 — “the ship going down... the last picks”
- draft · The Best Picture Movie Draft ▶ 46:44 — “I'll just do, I'll do Titanic”
02The Talented Mr. Ripley22.0 · 8 picks
- Top list #2 · Top Five Movies of 1999, Plus David Modigliani on ‘Running With Beto’ | Discussion ▶ 53:53 — “Number two, Amanda. My number two is a little film called The Talmud to Miss Certify.”
- Top list #1 · Top Five Matt Damon Movies and James Mangold on ‘Ford v Ferrari’ | The Big Picture ▶ 1:08:20 — “Talented Miss Ripley is number one.”
- Top list · Top Five Summertime Movies ▶ 1:04:35 — “So, The Talented Mr. Ripley, you know, Chris and I talked about this.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Philip Seymour Hoffman Hall of Fame ▶ 1:33:00 — “1999's The Talented Mr. Ripley”
- draft · The 1999 Movie Draft ▶ 30:47 — “In Oscar nominee, I will be taking the talent in Mr. Ripley”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Matt Damon Hall of Fame. Plus: The Anxious Wonder of ‘Dìdi.’ ▶ 1:36:31 — “The Talented Mr. Ripley. The Bourne Identity.”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Cate Blanchett Hall of Fame and the Delightfully Sleek ‘Black Bag’ ▶ 45:18 — “okay great excellent i think it's green”
- draft · The Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Movie Draft. Plus: ‘The Rip.’ ▶ 1:10:45 — “put the talented Mr. Ripley in this space”
03Something's Gotta Give (2003)22.0 · 8 picks
- Top list #3 · Top Five Summertime Movies ▶ 42:36 — “My number three takes place east of New York City... something's got to give directed by Nancy Myers.”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Nancy Meyers Hall of Fame ▶ 1:28:58 — “This is one of the great films of the 20, 21st century.”
- draft · The 2003 Movie Draft ▶ 37:27 — “In Oscar nominee, I will be taking Something's Gotta Give”
- Top list · ‘Bros’ and Our Top Five 21st Century Comedies ▶ 9:35 — “Something's got to give obviously”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Keanu Reeves Hall of Fame and ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ ▶ 51:14 — “gonna go to the mat”
- Top list #4 · ‘Materialists’ and the Top Five Movie Love Triangles. Plus: ‘The Life of Chuck,’ With Mike Flanagan. ▶ 48:16 — “Something's got to give, which I did kind of approach this exercise”
- draft · The Oscars Snubs Draft. Plus: ‘Sirāt’! ▶ 1:36:06 — “In 2003, Diane Keaton for Something's Gotta Give”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Diane Keaton Hall of Fame ▶ 1:50:00 — “Something's Got to Give is Green, of course”
04Good Will Hunting (1997)20.9 · 6 picks
- Top list #2 · Top Five Matt Damon Movies and James Mangold on ‘Ford v Ferrari’ | The Big Picture ▶ 35:26 — “So Good Will Hunting will be number two.”
- draft · The 1990s Oscar Winners Draft. Plus: Ryusuke Hamaguchi! ▶ 20:08 — “In Best Original Screenplay, I will be taking Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for Good Will Hunting”
- Top list #2 · ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ and Top 5 Movie Friendships ▶ 1:01:07 — “It's, uh, Damon and Affleck and Good Will Haunting. The best part of my day speech.”
- draft · The 1997 Movie Draft ▶ 28:25 — “In drama I'll take Good Will Hunting”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Matt Damon Hall of Fame. Plus: The Anxious Wonder of ‘Dìdi.’ ▶ 1:36:28 — “Goodwill Hunting. Mm-hmm. Rounders.”
- Top list #1 · ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Friendship,’ and the Top Five Movie Friends ▶ 13:20 — “So mine is Will and Chucky from Good Will Hunting.”
05The Departed (2006)19.3 · 6 picks
- Top list #5 · Top Five Matt Damon Movies and James Mangold on ‘Ford v Ferrari’ | The Big Picture ▶ 9:42 — “I'm going with the departed at number five.”
- Top list #1 · Top Five Mark Wahlberg Movies: Say Hi to Your Mother for Us | The Big Picture ▶ 33:27 — “So Departed was your number one. Yeah.”
- draft · The Oscar Winners Draft: 2000s Edition ▶ 1:05:00 — “So take The Departed... I will take The Departed.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Leonardo DiCaprio Hall of Fame and ‘Don’t Look Up’ With Adam McKay ▶ 58:00 — “the departed shutter island”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Martin Scorsese Hall of Fame ▶ 2:00 — “The Departed is green”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Matt Damon Hall of Fame. Plus: The Anxious Wonder of ‘Dìdi.’ ▶ 1:36:40 — “The Departed. Mm-hmm. The Informant.”
06Ocean's Eleven (2001)18.8 · 6 picks
- Top list #1 · The Top Five Steven Soderbergh Films | Discussion (Ep. 125) ▶ 38:18 — “My number one is Ocean's Eleven, and yours is Out of Sight.”
- Top list #1 · The Fate of ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ and Top-Five Gambling Movies ▶ 1:11:00 — “yeah fun ... mine is oceans 11 the remake”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The George Clooney Hall of Fame. Plus: Carey Mulligan and Emerald Fennell! ▶ 11:33 — “Ocean's Eleven. I mean, it has to be without question.”
- Top list #1 · Top 5 Heist Movies and ‘No Sudden Move’ ▶ 45:03 — “Ocean 11, obviously. The Soderbergh version.”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Julia Roberts Hall of Fame and ‘Ticket to Paradise’ ▶ 1:26:00 — “I mean, I was going to say yes for now.”
- Top list #4 · ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Friendship,’ and the Top Five Movie Friends ▶ 11:46 — “My number four is, you know, less high minded, but also really beautiful. Danny and Rusty in Ocean's Eleven.”
07Ocean's Twelve (2004)18.6 · 7 picks
- Top list #4 · The Top Five Steven Soderbergh Films | Discussion (Ep. 125) ▶ 18:59 — “So number four, Amanda. Ocean's Twelve, baby.”
- Top list · Top Five Matt Damon Movies and James Mangold on ‘Ford v Ferrari’ | The Big Picture ▶ 49:12 — “I have Ocean's 12.”
- draft · The 2004 Movie Draft ▶ 57:44 — “I'll do Ocean's 12 in sequel”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Julia Roberts Hall of Fame and ‘Ticket to Paradise’ ▶ 1:30:37 — “I reference this so much that if I'm involved with this hall of fame, like I just have to”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Matt Damon Hall of Fame. Plus: The Anxious Wonder of ‘Dìdi.’ ▶ 1:01:27 — “So, I do think it's more interesting to put Ocean's Twelve in.”
- draft · The Brad Pitt and George Clooney Movie Draft ▶ 47:39 — “Brad and George together, I will take my personal favorite of the Oceans trilogy, Oceans 12”
- draft · The Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Movie Draft. Plus: ‘The Rip.’ ▶ 1:12:20 — “supporting role as well. And take oceans 12”
08Arrival (2016)17.8 · 6 picks
- Top list #8 · The Top 10 Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture ▶ 21:40 — “This is my number eight... Arrival, which is my number eight.”
- Top list #3 · Top Five Apocalypse Movies, Plus the Return of James Gray ▶ 31:02 — “What is my number three? Oh, my number three is just a real Amanda treat. It's a rival.”
- draft · The 2016 Movie Draft: Three the Hard Way ▶ 35:20 — “it will be in Blockbuster clocking in at 100 million... Arrival”
- Top list #5 · Top Five Movie Twists and Bill Simmons on ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ ▶ 10:32 — “This is a kind of a surprise one. But my number five is Arrival”
- Top list #1 · ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ and the Top Five Puzzle Movies ▶ 11:25 — “My number one is Arrival, which is one of my favorite movies of this century.”
- draft · The Canadian Movie Draft Live from Toronto! ▶ 49:49 — “in Cameron or Villeneuve, I will take Arrival”
09Phantom Thread (2017)evangelist16.5 · 5 picks
- Top list #5 · The Top 10 Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture ▶ 38:22 — “My number five is Phantom Thread.”
- Top list #2 · The Best Super Bowl Trailers, ‘Bob Marley: One Love,’ ‘The Taste of Things,’ and Top Five Food Movies ▶ 11:35 — “my number two, uh, Phantom Thread”
- draft · The Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Character Draft ▶ 1:05:46 — “I will take Cyril Woodcock, AKA Leslie Manville and phantom threat. This is definitively supporting actress”
- draft · The Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Character Draft ▶ 1:19:20 — “in lead actor, I'm going to take Reynolds Woodcock”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Daniel Day-Lewis Hall of Fame ▶ 2:04:46 — “So that's going in”
10Malcolm X (1992)16.2 · 5 picks
- Top list #1 · Top Five Denzel Washington Movies and ‘The Little Things' ▶ 11:52 — “I think for Amanda and I, it's both of our number ones.”
- draft · The 1992 Movie Draft ▶ 49:20 — “I'm going to take Malcolm X in Oscar”
- draft · The Denzel Washington Draft ▶ 30:10 — “take in Oscar Malcolm X, which is what he should have won his first best actor for”
- Top list #1 · ‘Napoleon’ and the Top Five "Great Men" Movies ▶ 12:24 — “What's your number one? Malcolm X.”
- draft · The Oscars Snubs Draft. Plus: ‘Sirāt’! ▶ 44:17 — “in Best Actor Winner Snub. I do need to take Denzel Washington for Malcolm X”
11Apollo 13 (1995)evangelistcontested16.0 · 5 picks
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Tom Hanks Hall of Fame. Plus: The Snubs and Surprises of the Independent Spirit Award Nominations. | The Big Picture ▶ 36:30 — “I have seen this movie”
- Hall of Fame · The Dad Movie Hall of Fame. Plus: the Kickass Action of ‘The Old Guard’ ▶ 32:56 — “that movie is Apollo 13 directed by Ron Howard”
- draft · The 1995 Movie Draft ▶ 25:04 — “in the blockbuster category, I will be taking Apollo 13”
- Top list · ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ and Top Five Blockbusters ▶ 12:38 — “I never won Apollo 13, which I do think qualifies.”
- draft · The 1990s Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft ▶ 39:20 — “in drama, I will be taking Apollo 13”
12The Martian (2015)15.6 · 5 picks
- Top list #3 · Top Five Matt Damon Movies and James Mangold on ‘Ford v Ferrari’ | The Big Picture ▶ 30:01 — “My number three is The Martian.”
- draft · The 2015 Movie Draft. Plus: Amanda Seyfried! ▶ 31:01 — “In Blockbuster, I will be taking The Martian”
- Top list #4 · ‘House of Gucci’ and Top 5 Ridley Scott Movies ▶ 1:31:50 — “The Martian.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Ridley Scott Hall of Fame. Plus: Errol Morris! ▶ 14:05 — “And The Martian. Pretty good.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Matt Damon Hall of Fame. Plus: The Anxious Wonder of ‘Dìdi.’ ▶ 1:36:43 — “The Martian. Yeah. And Oppenheimer.”
13Skyfall (2012)15.4 · 6 picks
- Top list #6 · The Top 10 Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture ▶ 30:38 — “My number six is Skyfall.”
- Hall of Fame · '1917' and the Roger Deakins Hall of Fame (SPOILERS) | The Big Picture ▶ 1:19:27 — “Skyfall has to be on. Has to be on.”
- draft · The 2012 Movie Draft ▶ 44:18 — “I will be picking in the sequels category... I am taking Skyfall”
- Top list · ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ and Top Five Blockbusters ▶ 12:48 — “My obligatory Skyfall reference here right now.”
- Top list · Top Five Spy Movies and ‘Without Remorse’ ▶ 1:05 — “I mentioned Skyfall.”
- Top list #1 · No Time to Die’ and Top Five James Bond Movies ▶ 13:00 — “Yeah, it's Skyfall.”
14Mission: Impossible (1996)15.0 · 5 picks
- Top list #3 · Top Five Spy Movies and ‘Without Remorse’ ▶ 37:27 — “Now you get a chance to reveal number three. You can reveal it, even though it's on my list too. Okay. This is, uh, 1996 is Mission Impossible.”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame ▶ 1:44 — “A Few Good Men, Mission Impossible, Jerry Maguire”
- draft · The Action Movie Scene Draft ▶ 21:30 — “it is Mission Impossible. The Langley. The CIA heist”
- draft · The 1996 Movie Draft ▶ 34:39 — “in blockbuster, I shall take Mission Impossible, directed by Brian De Palma and starring Tom Cruise”
- draft · The Tom Cruise Movie Draft ▶ 1:17:35 — “I will take Mission Impossible, 1996... Mission Impossible”
15A Star Is Born (2018)evangelist15.0 · 4 picks
- Top list #3 · Top Five Movie Dads ▶ 37:18 — “My number three is a recent throwback. It's Andrew Dyskite and A Star is Born”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Bradley Cooper Hall of Fame and the ‘House of Gucci’ Oscars Surge ▶ 1:12:40 — “A star is born. Yeah. So absolutely. he absolutely nailed this movie”
- Top list #3 · ‘Monkey Man’ Is Here! Plus, the Top Five 21st Century Directorial Debuts. ▶ 52:02 — “52:02 'why don't you do your number three — okay, [A] Star Is Born… this is number three'.”
- draft · The 1976 Movie Draft ▶ 52:20 — “In Blockbuster, I will take... A Star is Born, the 1976 version”
16Working Girl (1988)evangelistcontested15.0 · 4 picks
- draft · The 1980s Comedy Movie Draft ▶ 39:20 — “I'm in romantic comedy. I'm taking Working Girl”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Harrison Ford Hall of Fame ▶ 47:09 — “I just, I want to spread the gospel of Working Girl.”
- draft · The New York City Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims! ▶ 1:05:00 — “I will do it in comedy... It's Working Girl, obviously”
- draft · The 1988 Movie Draft ▶ 43:55 — “In comedy. I will take. My passion pick. Working Girl”
17Michael Clayton (2007)14.9 · 4 picks
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The George Clooney Hall of Fame. Plus: Carey Mulligan and Emerald Fennell! ▶ 11:33 — “Michael Clayton, five star diamond film.”
- draft · The Oscar Winners Draft: 2000s Edition ▶ 14:30 — “it will be in best supporting actress and it will be till this one for Michael Clayton”
- draft · The 2007 Movie Draft ▶ 19:44 — “I will be picking an Oscar winners category. And I will be taking Michael Clayton”
- draft · The New York City Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims! ▶ 1:30:00 — “I have Oscar winner left... I will be taking Michael Clayton, an Oscar winner”
18The Bourne Identity (2002)contested14.4 · 5 picks
- Top list #4 · Top Five Matt Damon Movies and James Mangold on ‘Ford v Ferrari’ | The Big Picture ▶ 21:28 — “This has got to be on Chris's list. This is on my list.”
- draft · The Action Movie Scene Draft ▶ 1:19:00 — “from Board of Identity, Escaping the Embassy”
- draft · The 2002 Movie Draft ▶ 45:56 — “In Blockbuster, I will take The Bourne Identity”
- draft · The 2000s Summer Blockbuster Draft (Live!) ▶ 1:17:00 — “I'm going to take The Bourne Identity... which is my favorite and was my backup”
- Hall of Fame (championed) · The Matt Damon Hall of Fame. Plus: The Anxious Wonder of ‘Dìdi.’ ▶ 1:05:30 — “But I don't know how you can't put the first one in.”
19Father of the Bride (1991)14.4 · 4 picks
- Top list #1 · Top Five Movie Dads ▶ 47:28 — “my number one is Steve Martin as George Banks in the father of the bride”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Nancy Meyers Hall of Fame ▶ 1:53:43 — “Father of the bride. Four.”
- draft · The 1991 Movie Draft. Plus: Wim Wenders! ▶ 58:40 — “I will also be selecting comedy and I will take probably my favorite movie of 1991, which is Father of the Bride”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ and the Steve Martin Hall of Fame ▶ 1:37:25 — “Father of the Bride, and Bowfinger”
20West Side Story (1961)evangelist14.0 · 4 picks
- Top list #1 · Top 10 Stage-to-Screen Movies and ‘One Night in Miami’ ▶ 1:06:36 — “The number one. Astonishing.”
- Top list #2 · Top 10 Movie Musicals and ‘In the Heights’ ▶ 12:51 — “What's your number two? West Side Story.”
- auction · The Return of the Movie Auction! ▶ 1:17:30 — “Amanda, final bid, $260, right? Yeah, I think so”
- Top list #4 · Top Five Movies of 2021. Plus: Denis Villeneuve on ‘Dune’! ▶ 43:16 — “my number four pick is, in fact, West Side Story”
21Frances Ha (2012)13.8 · 5 picks
- Top list #7 · The Top 10 Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture ▶ 29:30 — “Number seven. My number seven is Francis Hoth. That is also my number seven.”
- draft · The 2013 Movie Draft. Plus: Sofia Coppola and Rashida Jones! ▶ 31:40 — “take Francis off ... my justification for putting it in comedy”
- Top list #2 · ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ ‘Tick, Tick ... Boom!,' and Our Top Five Feel-Good Movies ▶ 51:30 — “What's, what's your number two? Um, Francis Ha”
- Top list #3 · ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Friendship,’ and the Top Five Movie Friends ▶ 12:14 — “My number three is Francis and Sophie from Francis Ha.”
- draft · The New York City Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims! ▶ 36:00 — “In subway, I will be taking a movie with a pivotal subway scene... Noah Baumbach's Francis Ha”
22Parasite (2019)evangelist13.5 · 4 picks
- Top list #3 · The Top 10 Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture ▶ 55:25 — “My number three is Parasite.”
- Top list #1 · The Top Five Movies of the Year | The Big Picture ▶ 34:25 — “My number one is Parasite, which is not surprising.”
- Top list #3 · Top Five Movie Twists and Bill Simmons on ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ ▶ 11:49 — “My number four is your number three. So let's just talk about it. Parasite.”
- draft · The 2019 Movie Draft ▶ 23:54 — “I'm going to take fucking Parasite in Oscar nominee”
23Lady Bird (2017)evangelist13.5 · 4 picks
- Top list #2 · The Top 10 Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture ▶ 1:02:02 — “So number three? Number three for you? I was Lady Bird.”
- draft · The 2017 Movie Draft ▶ 24:59 — “it's in comedy, horror. And I'm going with Lady Bird”
- Top list #1 · Top Five Coming-of-Age Movies and ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ ▶ 55:05 — “what's your number one film I ... it's a film called Lady Bird”
- Top list #1 · ‘Monkey Man’ Is Here! Plus, the Top Five 21st Century Directorial Debuts. ▶ 10:02 — “what's your number one it's a little film called ladybird yeah directed by greta gerwig”
24The Fugitive (1993)13.5 · 4 picks
- draft · The 1990s Oscar Winners Draft. Plus: Ryusuke Hamaguchi! ▶ 27:06 — “taking Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive”
- draft · The 1993 Mega Movie Draft ▶ 37:16 — “in action horror, I will be taking The Fugitive”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Harrison Ford Hall of Fame ▶ 1:07:05 — “The Fugitive is in... a perfect movie”
- draft · The Action Movie Scene Draft ▶ 53:00 — “back to the 90s. The fugitive dam jump”
25The Devil Wears Prada (2006)13.4 · 4 picks
- Top list #2 · Top-Five Actor Transformations, ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye,’ and the Horrifying Future of Award Shows ▶ 1:20:53 — “And two, as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada.”
- draft · The 2006 Movie Draft ▶ 30:17 — “In Blockbuster, I will take The Devil Wears Prada”
- draft · The 2000s Summer Blockbuster Draft (Live!) ▶ 45:35 — “In Oscar nominee... Devil Wears Prada”
- Hall of Fame (group induction) · The Meryl Streep Hall of Fame ▶ 2:19:36 — “The Devil Wears Prada, Mamma Mia, and Julie and Julia”
Shared canon
The Departed (2006) · West Side Story (1961)
Contested
In one host’s top 25 and never once picked by the other.
Sean, not Amanda: The Master (2012) · Babylon (2022) · Unforgiven (1992) · The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Amanda, not Sean: Apollo 13 (1995) · Working Girl (1988) · The Bourne Identity (2002)
The auction ledger
Every auction, every purchase, every price. Three bidders, $1,000 each, five films apiece.
Portfolios flagged “unrepaired” still break that rule in our transcript read and are shown as heard.
The 2021 Movie Auction · April 16, 2021 · won by Sean
Amanda Dobbins · $1,000
- No Time to Die$370
- The French Dispatch$310
- The Beatles: Get Back$135
- No Sudden Move$110
- The Last Duel$75
Sean Fennessey · $917 (83 unspent)
- The Matrix Resurrections$355
- Top Gun: Maverick$255
- Dune$225
- Black Widow$81
- Cry Macho$1
Chris Ryan · $275 (725 unspent) · 4 prices not heard
- House of Gucci$275
- The Velvet Underground—
- The Guilty—
- Last Night in Soho—
- Next Goal Wins—
The 2021 Returns Movie Auction · July 16, 2021 · won by Chrisunrepaired
Chris Ryan · $1,515
Amanda Dobbins · $860 (140 unspent)
- West Side Story$260
- Don't Look Up$215
- King Richard$200
- Blonde$100
- The Power of the Dog$85
Sean Fennessey · $485 (515 unspent)
The 2022 Movie Auction · January 21, 2022 · won by Chris
Amanda Dobbins · $964 (36 unspent)
Chris Ryan · $935 (65 unspent) · 1 price not heard
- Killers of the Flower Moon$450
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery$250
- White Noise$200
- Bullet Train$35
- Men—
Sean Fennessey · $896 (104 unspent)
- Nope$410
- Babylon$170
- The Killer$170
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse$81
- The Northman$65
The 2022 Returns Movie Auction · July 15, 2022 · won by Amanda
Amanda Dobbins · $1,000
- Avatar: The Way of Water$356
- See How They Run$233
- Armageddon Time$200
- Bros$150
- The Menu$61
Chris Ryan · $1,000
Sean Fennessey · $1,000
- The Fabelmans$555
- Triangle of Sadness$240
- Blonde$110
- Beau Is Afraid$94
- Poor Things$1
The 2023 Movie Auction · January 20, 2023 · won by Sean
Amanda Dobbins · $997 (3 unspent)
Sean Fennessey · $935 (65 unspent)
Chris Ryan · $600 (400 unspent)
- The Killer$320
- Dune: Part Two$143
- Maestro$100
- Havoc$22
- Challengers$15
The 2023 Returns Movie Auction · July 7, 2023 · won by Amandaunrepaired
Chris Ryan · $1,136
- Quicksand$345
- The Iron Claw$311
- The Bikeriders$300
- Apartment 7A$100
- Nickel Boys$80
Amanda Dobbins · $980 (20 unspent)
- Priscilla$727
- The Zone of Interest$160
- May December$73
- Passages$20
Sean Fennessey · $881 (119 unspent)
- The Creator$300
- Anyone but You$220
- The Holdovers$185
- Hit Man$175
- The Boy and the Heron$1
The 2024 Movie Auction · January 16, 2024
Chris Ryan · $1,000
- Gladiator II$380
- We Live in Time$375
- Dune: Part Two$243
- Speak No Evil$1
- Horizon: An American Saga$1
Amanda Dobbins · $1,000
- Blitz$385
- Twisters$350
- Challengers$150
- MaXXXine$75
- The Bike Riders$40
Sean Fennessey · $655 (345 unspent)
The 2024 Movie Auction · July 1, 2024
Chris Ryan · $1,000
- The Order$320
- Heretic$300
- A Real Pain$200
- The Instigators$130
- Blink Twice$50
Sean Fennessey · $1,000
- Anora$410
- Nightbitch$321
- Emilia Pérez$150
- The Wild Robot$118
- Moana 2$1
Amanda Dobbins · $980 (20 unspent)
The 2025 Movie Auction · January 20, 2025 · won by Sean (2025 season) · contestedmatches the posted slate
Sean Fennessey · $1,000
Amanda Dobbins · $1,000
- Opus$308
- F1$256
- Marty Supreme$206
- The Phoenician Scheme$200
- M3GAN 2.0$30
Chris Ryan · $785 (215 unspent)
- Sinners$270
- Highest 2 Lowest$205
- Sentimental Value$110
- Jurassic World Rebirth$100
- The Running Man$100
The 2025 Returns Movie Auction · July 8, 2025 · won by Sean (2025 season) · contested
The 2026 Movie Auction · January 14, 2026 · hype poll favored Sean; season not yet scoredunrepaired
Sean Fennessey · $1,076
- The Odyssey$926
- The Adventures of Cliff Booth$76
- Jack of Spades$50
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew$18
- Dredd$5
- Toy Story 5$1
Amanda Dobbins · $1,000
- Dune: Part Three$775
- Project Hail Mary$200
- The Mandalorian and Grogu$19
- Verity$5
- The Social Reckoning$1
Chris Ryan · $245 (755 unspent)
- Wuthering Heights$75
- Resident Evil$72
- Disclosure Day$72
- The Devil Wears Prada 2$26
The 2026 Returns Movie Auction · July 2, 2026unrepaired
Amanda Dobbins · $1,110
- Behemoth$715
- Wild Horse 9$110
- Other Mommy$100
- Minotaur$88
- La Bola Negra$87
- Here Comes the Flood$10
Sean Fennessey · $520 (480 unspent)
- The End of Oak Street$235
- Clayface$105
- The Debut$100
- Prime Time$75
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$5
Chris Ryan · $516 (484 unspent)
- Whale Fall$310
- Werewolf$200
- Paper Tiger$5
- Fjord$1
Dating advice
What the hosts tell listeners who write in about their love lives — 6 questions answered across 777 mailbag segments, distilled to the rules that keep coming up.
Every rule carries the tape.
Shared bedrooms, separate interests
You are not looking for a carbon copy of your Letterboxd. Some overlap helps; a person who will actually go see a movie with you is plenty. The rest of their life can be their own. — both
“You can have shared bedrooms, separate interests.”
both · The 900th-Episode Mega-Voicemailbag! · April 21, 2026 ▶ 1:30:20Asked: Zeke, 27, newly open to a long-term relationship, asks Amanda what factors to look for and whether shared film taste matters.
They have to make you laugh
Sean's test beats any taste test. If you have to intellectualize why it works, it probably doesn't; if life is falling in together, that's the sign. — both
“But more importantly than anything, this is something I always think about, is the person has to be able to make you laugh.”
both · The 900th-Episode Mega-Voicemailbag! · April 21, 2026 ▶ 1:32:07Asked: Continuation of Zeke's question about what to look for in a partner and whether shared movie taste matters.
“your life is sort of falling in together”
Sean Fennessey · The "Ask Sean Anything" Mailbag. Plus: The Amazing Life of a Character Actor, with Patrick Fischler. · August 11, 2026 ▶ 38:57Asked: Simon asks how to know you've found someone to love and pursue as a partner, and how Sean knew with his wife.
Asking is the romantic part
Skip the gimmick and the public spectacle. Proposing is already the grand gesture; do it privately and meaningfully, then go to the movies afterward. — Amanda Dobbins
“One of the most romantic things you can do is ask someone to marry you.”
Amanda Dobbins · The "Anything But Oscars" Mailbag! Plus: ‘Hoppers’ · March 9, 2026 ▶ 1:48:20Asked: Dustin bought an engagement ring and asks whether to work their shared love of cinema into a proposal at TIFF.
Not every great movie is a date movie
The hosts have watched relationships end over At First Sight, The Wrestler and Margaret. When a partner who isn't a movie person is visiting, program for them, not for you. — Amanda Dobbins
“I don't recommend screening any of those films for your partner and their visit.”
Amanda Dobbins · 500th Episode Call-In Spectacular! · September 9, 2022 ▶ 46:48Asked: Logan's non-movie-person partner is visiting from Canada; he plans to show them films and asks for the hosts' first-date movie stories.
When rom-coms are the common ground, go deep
Amanda's slept-on canon for couples: Two Weeks Notice, The Cutting Edge, The American President, Dave, Morning Glory, Enough Said, Set It Up, Long Shot, and the series Starstruck. — Amanda Dobbins
“I think Morning Glory is slept on.”
Amanda Dobbins · The 900th-Episode Mega-Voicemailbag! · April 21, 2026 ▶ 57:02Asked: Ben wants five under-appreciated rom-coms to keep sharing movies with his girlfriend, since rom-coms are their common ground.
“Like Starstruck is probably the best romantic comedy that's been made in the last 10 years.”
Amanda Dobbins · The 900th-Episode Mega-Voicemailbag! · April 21, 2026 ▶ 1:00:50Asked: Continuation of Ben's request for under-seen rom-coms to share with his girlfriend; Amanda's list and rom-com discussion.
Your taste is your profile
When a newly single listener asked the show to find her a date, Amanda vetted her picks and Sean green-flagged her taste before a word about anything else. The mailbag ran a dating service exactly once. — both
“This is just like a one-time service that I'm working through, but make the emails good.”
both · One Mailbag After Another, and the Updated PTA Movie Rankings · September 29, 2025 ▶ 1:13:39Asked: Newly single Sharon asks hosts to help find an NYC listener to buy her spare live-show ticket and be her date.
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