Spencer 2021
Sean called it 'The Shining' by way of a Diana biopic; Amanda, a royal-content obsessive, still landed on 'mediocre.'
The Big Picture · Review · Hall of Fame
The Royal Movie Hall of Fame and ‘Spencer’
November 12, 2021/ 65 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
Amanda and Sean debate Pablo Larraín's Kristen Stewart-as-Diana thriller 'Spencer,' then build a Royal Movie Hall of Fame.
12 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.
'Spencer'Pablo Larraín's Diana horror-melodrama
The Royal Movie Hall of FameAmanda's list, English-language and mostly British royals
The Queen 2006
The lock, no. 1 for Amanda — Helen Mirren as Elizabeth II in the week after Diana's death.
The Lion in Winter 1968
Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and a Christmas full of screaming sons.
Marie Antoinette 2006
Sofia Coppola's, shot at Versailles — Amanda's pick for the non-British slot.
A Man for All Seasons 1966
Sean's bid: Thomas More versus Henry VIII, a Best Picture winner.
The Madness of King George 1994
Amanda's pick — George III's mental illness played as comedy with empathy.
The Last Emperor 1987
Sean's pick: Bertolucci's Puyi epic, the first Western production shot in Beijing.
Henry V 1944
The Olivier version, not the Branagh — England and France at war.
Throne of Blood 1957
Kurosawa's Macbeth; Sean's favorite of the whole list.
Coming to America 1988
The one non-real royal Amanda insisted on — Eddie Murphy in five roles.
The Princess Diaries 2001
Amanda's generational pick, Julie Andrews and all.
The Favourite 2018
Amanda's closer — three women instead of the usual men, and Olivia Colman's coronation.
Also mentioned raised along the way
Larraín's other work JackieEma
Kristen Stewart comparisons Personal ShopperCharlie's Angels
Considered, cut from the Hall of Fame The Young VictoriaElizabethElizabeth: The Golden AgeThe King's SpeechW.E.Hamlet
In passing No Time to DieDie Hard with a VengeanceIn the LoopLegends of the FallSliding DoorsThe PaperLolitaDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombThe Spy Who Came in from the ColdFar From HeavenBelfastKing RichardLicorice PizzaHouse of Gucci12 Angry Men
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV The CrownLisey's Story
Ads Boar's HeadWhite ClawFeeding America