Franchise Film
The Social Network 2010
First overall, slotted in franchise film now that a sequel exists; the group calls it a top-five movie of the century.
The Big Picture · Draft
The 2010 Mega-Movie Re-Draft
June 23, 2026/ 177 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
The show's first redraft: Sean and Amanda rerun the 2010 draft they first did during lockdown, now with five more drafters (Mallory Rubin, Van Lathan, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney and Chris Ryan) each filling a seven-slot roster by category, in a transitional year for movies, just before the Marvel machine took over.
49 films across 1 segment.
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 teams drafting the movies of 2010
Mallory Rubin
Original
Blue Valentine 2010
Gosling and Michelle Williams; the being-married-is-hard flip side of falling in love.
Comedy
Kick-Ass 2010
Hyper-violent Matthew Vaughn superhero film; conceded it isn't original-eligible but is original in spirit.
Blockbuster
How to Train Your Dragon 2010
Hiccup and Toothless; the hero's-journey pick of the draft.
Oscar Nominee
Winter's Bone 2010
Debra Granik's Ozarks drama that announced Jennifer Lawrence; John Hawkes is unreal.
Wild Card
The Kids Are All Right 2010
Ruffalo, Julianne Moore and Bening; a complicated-family comedy-drama.
Sean Fennessey
Original
Inception 2010
Sean's pick even as he rates it a six out of ten, the bit that runs the whole episode.
Comedy
The Other Guys 2010
The last true Adam McKay comedy before the socially minded pivot; Ferrell and Wahlberg.
Oscar Nominee
Animal Kingdom 2010
David Michôd's Australian crime family; Oscar-nominated Jacki Weaver, Ben Mendelsohn.
Foreign Language / Animated
Mother 2009
Bong Joon-ho's thriller about what a mother will do for her son.
Wild Card
Daddy Longlegs 2010
The Safdies' autobiographical early feature (a.k.a. Go Get Some Rosemary).
Amanda Dobbins
Oscar Nominee
The Town 2010
Affleck's Charlestown heist movie; Renner, Hamm, Blake Lively, Rebecca Hall.
Foreign Language / Animated
Dogtooth 2009
Lanthimos's controlled nightmare, the fucked-up end of his spectrum.
Franchise Film
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010
The better-liked half of the split finale.
Wild Card
Please Give 2010
Nicole Holofcener; Catherine Keener, Rebecca Hall, rich white people with small problems.
Rob Mahoney
Original
Somewhere 2010
Coppola's Chateau Marmont drift; Stephen Dorff and the Shannon twins. Moved from comedy to original mid-pick.
Foreign Language / Animated
I Am Love 2009
Luca Guadagnino; Tilda Swinton in Milan, the haircut like Thor picking up the hammer.
Van Lathan
Comedy
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010
Van's 'perfect movie'; Edgar Wright, an all-time draft-class cast.
Franchise Film
Iron Man 2 2010
Defended as unfairly maligned; Mickey Rourke's Whiplash, a Justin Theroux script.
Original
The Book of Eli 2010
Hughes brothers; Denzel and Gary Oldman in a post-apocalyptic Bible chase.
Foreign Language / Animated
Megamind 2010
Taken to fill the category; Ferrell, Tina Fey, Hans Zimmer score.
Chris Ryan
Franchise Film
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2010
Jacob's glow-up; an Arclight-plus-cocktails favorite.
Oscar Nominee
Unstoppable 2010
Tony Scott's runaway-train movie; Denzel and Chris Pine. Bumped out of original once the group ruled the real CSX 8888 incident is source material.
Blockbuster
Shutter Island 2010
Scorsese and DiCaprio from the Dennis Lehane novel; a favorite 21st-century Scorsese.
Foreign Language / Animated
Incendies 2010
Villeneuve's inheritance mystery with a gut-punch ending; seen at Bleak Week.
Wild Card
The Crazies 2010
Breck Eisner's remake of the Romero film; Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell.
Joanna Robinson
Franchise Film
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2009
The Swedish original with Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist; whole trilogy released in 2010.
Comedy
Easy A 2010
Emma Stone; the Scarlet-Letter eligibility argument that dogged Joanna all episode.
Blockbuster
True Grit 2010
The Coens' remake; Jeff Bridges in coot mode, Hailee Steinfeld's intro. $171M domestic.
Wild Card
Never Let Me Go 2010
Loose Ishiguro adaptation; Mulligan, Garfield, Knightley. Second overall six years ago, here it lasted to 49th.
On the board, undrafted honorable mentions
The King's SpeechThe Fighter127 HoursAlice in WonderlandShrek Forever AfterThe Karate KidClash of the TitansGrown UpsLittle FockersThe Last AirbenderSex and the City 2Fish TankFour LionsTiny FurnitureHot Tub Time MachineCountry StrongPredatorsMacheteParanormal Activity 2Step Up 3DDevilHereafterFair GameSpliceRobin HoodKnight and DayMonstersTrash HumpersBurlesqueThe Ghost WriterGuy and Madeline on a Park BenchCarlosWhite MaterialUncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesValhalla RisingSecret Sunshine
Also mentioned raised along the way
Also mentioned HeatInglourious BasterdsAvatarMementoInsomniaBatman BeginsThe Dark KnightThe PrestigeFollowingTenetInterstellarLimitlessThe WrestlerCrazy HeartLeave No TraceTriple FrontierPoor ThingsThe LobsterCall Me by Your NameChallengersThe Age of AdalineGreen BookRoma13 AssassinsThe Trip
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV LionessHouse of the DragonBlack MirrorEuphoriaGirlsBlue Mountain StateTrue DetectiveSeverance
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