Judas and the Black Messiah 2021
Jesse Plemons's current film, cited as proof the under-35 list is aging well.
The Big Picture · Discussion
The Movie Star Ranking: 35 Over 35, Part II
February 19, 2021/ 95 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
Sean and Amanda count down the back half of their 35-over-35 movie star ranking, sort through who just missed, and take a call from Bobby doing his Diane Lane voice to remind them they forgot Mark Wahlberg.
99 films across 5 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.
Catching Upfeedback on the 35-under-35 list, and who they forgot
Who's Off the Listineligible names, the middle-aged-comedy-star die-off, and the icons who don't qualify
Coming to America 1988
Eddie Murphy barely qualifies given the imminent release of its sequel.
Dunkirk 2017
One of three Tom Hardy films in his qualifying window; he's barely onscreen in it.
Venom 2018
Capone 2020
The Hardy film Sean calls 'no bueno.'
The House 2017
Will Ferrell's last good comedy, per Sean, and the start of the run that keeps him off the list.
Daddy's Home 2 2017
Holmes & Watson 2018
Zeroville 2019
Downhill 2020
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 2020
Ferrell's most recent, which neither host connected with.
The Irishman 2019
Cited when weighing whether Robert De Niro and Al Pacino belong on the list.
The War with Grandpa 2020
Neither host has seen it; floated as a bit for a future episode.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020
Cited in discussing where the late Chadwick Boseman would have ranked.
The Countdown: No. 20 to No. 6
Good Will Hunting 1997
No. 20 · Ben Affleck, misheard on air as 'a good while hunting': the film that won him and Matt Damon their screenplay Oscar.
Just Mercy 2019
No. 19 · Jamie Foxx, cited as recent, strong work.
Project Power 2020
The Netflix movie Sean calls not very effective, despite the audience it found.
Baby Driver 2017
Cited alongside Just Mercy as evidence Foxx belongs on the list.
All-Star Weekend
Foxx's unreleased directorial effort, starring Robert Downey Jr., set during NBA All-Star Weekend.
Happy Gilmore 1996
No. 18 · Adam Sandler, its 25th anniversary marked days earlier when he recreated the ball-crushing shot on Twitter.
Uncut Gems 2019
Cited as proof Sandler can thread prestige and Netflix comedy.
Murder Mystery 2019
Sandler and Jennifer Aniston's Netflix comedy; a sequel is discussed but unconfirmed.
Bridesmaids 2011
No. 17 · Melissa McCarthy, the film that made her a movie star.
Spy 2015
One of the studio comedies both hosts still like from her first run.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018
Earned McCarthy an Oscar nomination.
The Little Mermaid 2023
McCarthy was set to voice Ursula in Disney's live-action remake.
A Star Is Born 2018
No. 16 · Bradley Cooper, the film that made the hosts big supporters of his.
The Mule 2018
Cooper's qualifying role, playing a federal agent tailing Clint Eastwood's character.
War Dogs 2016
Directed by Todd Phillips, whose later collaboration with Cooper on Joker got them both producing Oscar nominations.
American Sniper 2014
Referenced for the scene where Cooper cradles a fake baby doll: 'that's cinema,' per Amanda.
Nightmare Alley 2021
Guillermo del Toro's upcoming film, also starring Cate Blanchett.
Licorice Pizza 2021
Then known by its working title, Soggy Bottom; Paul Thomas Anderson's next film, also with Cooper.
Suicide Squad 2016
No. 15 · Viola Davis's first go with this cast of characters.
The Suicide Squad 2021
James Gunn's unrelated film with an overlapping cast, which briefly confuses Amanda.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020
Expected to earn Davis her fourth Oscar nomination.
Let Them All Talk 2020
Steven Soderbergh's film, cited alongside his history of casting Davis early in her career.
Snakes on a Plane 2006
No. 14 · Samuel L. Jackson, cited as evidence he's 'not picky in the good way,' and that the movie is actually good.
Aladdin 2019
No. 12 · Will Smith, in the live-action remake, punctuated for Amanda by the DJ Khaled 'Friend Like Me' remix.
Bad Boys for Life 2020
2020's biggest box-office hit, even accounting for the pandemic.
King Richard 2021
Smith's upcoming Serena and Venus Williams biopic, seen as a real Oscar bid.
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
No. 11 · Robert Downey Jr., part of the run that made him the MCU's central figure.
Avengers: Endgame 2019
His character's death closes the film: 'the emotional hammer,' per Sean.
Dolittle 2020
A poor film both hosts saw together the first week of January 2020.
Sully 2016
No. 10 · one of the last five years of Tom Hanks films the hosts cite as proof he's still hit-making.
The Post 2017
Toy Story 4 2019
Greyhound 2020
News of the World 2020
Thor: Ragnarok 2017
No. 9 · Cate Blanchett, cited as evidence she goes all-in even in franchise roles.
Ocean's Eight 2018
Carol 2015
One of the smaller films Amanda assumes Blanchett makes for love rather than money.
Elizabeth 1998
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 2022
Del Toro's stop-motion version, then upcoming.
Don't Look Up 2021
Adam McKay's film, mistranscribed on air as an instruction rather than a title. Also stars DiCaprio, at No. 1.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 2019
No. 8 · Dwayne Johnson, the film behind Amanda's story about a bomb scare and his 20-minute improvised crowd work.
Fast Five 2011
The only Johnson movie Amanda claims to remember the plot of.
Red Notice 2021
His then-upcoming film, also starring Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot.
Jungle Cruise 2021
Be Cool 2005
The Get Shorty sequel; Johnson was 'really really funny in it,' per Sean, despite the movie's reputation.
Something's Gotta Give 2003
No. 7 · Keanu Reeves, Amanda's favorite performance of his.
Parenthood 1989
Sean's pick: 'incredibly sweet.'
Always Be My Maybe 2019
His famous cameo.
Bill & Ted Face the Music 2020
One of the bigger movies to come out of quarantine.
The Lake House 2006
The tail end of a career lull that John Wick reversed.
Let Them All Talk 2020
No. 6 · Meryl Streep, Soderbergh's more experimental register for her, versus her broader 'Mamma Mia-ish' work.
Florence Foster Jenkins 2016
One of her more recent Oscar nominations.
The Bridges of Madison County 1995
Together with Postcards, bookends the longest previous gap between Streep Oscar nominations.
Bobby Calls In as Diane Lanethey forgot Mark Wahlberg
The Perfect Storm 2000
Diane Lane's character is the bit's jumping-off point: Bobby calls in doing her voice to complain Wahlberg's been forgotten.
Spenser Confidential 2020
Cited as proof Wahlberg can still 'open' a streaming movie.
All the Money in the World 2017
Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million for reshoots; Michelle Williams was paid a fraction of that.
Mile 22 2018
Instant Family 2018
The 'family-friendly' Wahlberg movie Amanda says she doesn't watch.
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017
Chris, doing the bit, claims to have seen it six or seven times in theaters.
Deepwater Horizon 2016
Patriots Day 2016
Cited together with Deepwater Horizon as Wahlberg's based-on-a-true-story run.
The Top Five
Bullet Train 2022
No. 5 · Brad Pitt, directed by David Leitch; Sean says he'd watch it no matter who starred.
Fight Club 1999
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2005
Troy 2004
The Counselor 2013
Moneyball 2011
Amanda jokingly warns Sean not to bring it up.
The Little Things 2021
No. 4 · Denzel Washington, a mediocre film both hosts enjoyed purely because he's in it.
The Equalizer 2 2018
The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021
His upcoming Joel Coen film, referenced on air simply as 'a Macbeth.'
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023
No. 3 · Tom Cruise, unreleased at the time and referred to only as Mission: Impossible 7.
Top Gun: Maverick 2022
Both delayed films the hosts hope actually come out this year.
Mad Max: Fury Road 2015
No. 2 · Charlize Theron, the film Sean says elevated her to a stardom plane 'we've basically never seen for an actress.'
Long Shot 2019
A movie both hosts love that almost nobody saw.
The Old Guard 2020
A film Theron carries despite not being its sole star.
Bombshell 2019
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2019
No. 1 · Leonardo DiCaprio's lone film of the past five years, and the reason the hosts break their own eligibility rule for him.
Django Unchained 2012
The Revenant 2015
Inception 2010
The Great Gatsby 2013
Titanic 1997
Brought up separately as the DiCaprio movie everyone forgot to mention.
Don't Look Up 2021
DiCaprio's next film, also starring Cate Blanchett.
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