The King's Speech 2010
beat The Social Network for Best Picture, 'that Oscar travesty.'
The Big Picture · Discussion · Draft
Introducing the Movie Draft: 2010 Edition
July 24, 2020/ 74 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan
Sean, Amanda, and Chris run a snake draft of 2010, one film per host in six categories, after a survey of a year caught between the last great run of adult dramas and the coming IP era.
57 films across 2 segments.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
The shape of 2010the year before the draft
Winter's Bone 2010
on the rewatch list; 'nice little date night action.'
True Grit 2010
the Coen version, faithful to the Portis novel; a big category oversight.
Black Swan 2010
an adult hit around $100M that 'just seems unlikely this year' now.
The Fighter 2010
'a perfectly nice movie' the Oscars loved over The Town.
Salt 2010
a $110M budget on a non-franchise action-star vehicle, a vanishing thing.
Iron Man 2 2010
'arguably the worst MCU movie'; the year's only MCU film.
Alice in Wonderland 2010
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2010
'definitely the worst of the Twilight movies.'
Despicable Me 2010
Shrek Forever After 2010
The Karate Kid 2010
the remake.
Clash of the Titans 2010
Grown Ups 2010
Tangled 2010
Megamind 2010
The Last Airbender 2010
Tron: Legacy 2010
a sub-30 cult object Sean figures he's 'ten years too old' for.
Kick-Ass 2010
part of the year's motley superhero slate.
Jonah Hex 2010
'from your boy Josh Brolin.'
The Losers 2010
Life As We Know It 2010
a Katherine Heigl rom-com back in the Netflix top 10 a decade on.
Morning Glory 2010
an Amanda cult classic; McAdams, Ford, Keaton.
How Do You Know 2010
James L. Brooks's $120M, deeply miscast rom-com that nobody likes.
Unstoppable 2010
Tony Scott's last film; missed Blockbuster on ~$85M domestic.
Animal Kingdom 2010
the Australian crime drama.
The Other Guys 2010
the McKay/Ferrell one.
Greenberg 2010
Baumbach's cranky L.A. story.
Get Him to the Greek 2010
Frozen 2010
Adam Green's ski-lift horror, not the Disney film.
The Crazies 2010
Breck Eisner's Olyphant/Mitchell horror remake.
Fish Tank 2009
Andrea Arnold; a January 2010 US release that might top the whole year.
The Kids Are All Right 2010
in the Oscar mix.
127 Hours 2010
Danny Boyle; Franco stuck between two rocks.
Blue Valentine 2010
Chris's deadpan 'funniest movie of the year' before pivoting to Jackass.
Carlos 2010
Assayas; the foreign pick Chris passed on for A Prophet.
Step Up 3D 2010
on the sequel shortlist.
Predators 2010
Antal's reboot; Sean says the trailer beat the film, but he's pro-Predators.
The teams drafting the movies of 2010
Sean Fennessey
Comedy or Horror
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010
filed as comedy; 'subtly operates as five or six other genres.'
Animated or Foreign Language
Dogtooth 2009
Lanthimos's breakout; funny and upsetting at once, 'one of the quarantine movies of our time.'
Wild Card
Exit Through the Gift Shop 2010
Banksy's documentary-form prank; a peak stunt movie for a stunt-movie year.
Sequel
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 2010
not good, but 'incredibly well-made' Oliver Stone; 'funniest movie title of the decade.'
Chris Ryan
Drama
Never Let Me Go 2010
Romanek's Ishiguro adaptation; Mulligan, Knightley, Garfield. 'It wrecked me.'
Comedy or Horror
Jackass 3D 2010
'one of the all-time greatest experiences I've ever had in a movie theater.'
Blockbuster
Shutter Island 2010
a recency-bias pick after an overnight rewatch, up until 2 a.m., 'absolutely stunning.'
Animated or Foreign Language
A Prophet 2009
Audiard's prison epic; Tahar Rahim. 'One of the best crime films of the decade.'
Wild Card
Monsters 2010
Gareth Edwards's near-solo sci-fi; Scoot McNairy on a road trip through Mexico.
Sequel
Robin Hood 2010
a reboot, not a sequel; Ridley Scott's stacked-cast Russell Crowe vehicle: 'is this a good movie? I don't know.'
Amanda Dobbins
Comedy or Horror
Easy A 2010
Emma Stone's breakout; an '80s-literate teen comedy with Tucci and Clarkson as the parents.
Blockbuster
Toy Story 3 2010
a spite block so Sean couldn't have it: the 'known animated-movie disliker' takes it anyway.
Animated or Foreign Language
I Am Love 2009
Guadagnino; Tilda Swinton. Seen alone at BAM, the score washing over her.
Sequel
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010
the dark, adult-stakes one; the two-part finale that predicted IP culture.
Also mentioned raised along the way
DiCaprio's other films TitanicThe Wolf of Wall StreetDjango UnchainedThe RevenantOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood
Oliver Stone Wall StreetPlatoonScarfaceMidnight ExpressU TurnAlexanderSnowden
Ridley Scott Body of LiesPrometheusThe CounselorExodus: Gods and Kings
Chris Ryan's Michael Mann BlackhatMiami Vice
James L. Brooks Terms of EndearmentBroadcast NewsI'll Do Anything
Lanthimos, later The FavouriteThe Lobster
Gareth Edwards, later Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryGodzilla
Denis Villeneuve PrisonersDune
Predecessors PredatorTwilightMystic RiverFast Five
The next few years Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyBridesmaidsMargin CallMoneyballTenet
In passing The Old GuardTrash Humpers
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV SpongeBob SquarePantsHouse of CardsTrue DetectiveThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowTaxiThe Simpsons
Ads An American Pickle