The Rewatchables' awards

The categories, most rewatchable scenes, and double features from the episodes read for them so far: 95 films and 1 episode about no one film. Every pick is a host's opinion, with who said it and when.

Coach Finstock Award: 84 picks in 41 episodes

Every film and category

Friday the 13th (1980) · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Best worst life lesson · The life lesson the movie teaches, best or worst.

  1. pick Do not reopen Camp Blood
    “Maybe re don't reopen Camp Blood.”
    unknown · 1:39:57
  2. pick Read the reviews before taking a job at a camp, and heed the diner locals
    “Read the Yelp reviews before you accept a job being a cook at a camp.”
    unknown · 1:40:07

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Best Worst Life Lesson · Best or worst life lesson.

  1. pick Don't pick up hitchhikers
    “But I think the real lesson is don't pick up hitchhikers.”
    unknown · 1:30:45
  2. pick Always have a full tank
    “Yeah, we're always have a full tank.”
    unknown · 1:30:47

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly

Mr. Miyagi Award · Best and worst life lesson.

  1. winner You could be second, third, fourth, or even fifth
    “the point of the movie is you should be winning for yourself, not for anyone else.”
    unknown · 2:00:35
  2. winner If you ain't first, you're last
    “Greatness was built on 1st or last.”
    unknown · 2:00:58
  3. pick Sometimes people don't change (Reese Bobby)
    “sometimes people don't change.”
    unknown · 2:01:01

The Italian Job (2003) · ‘The Italian Job’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Best worst life lesson · The best life lesson in the movie.

  1. pick Trust everyone, just don't trust the devil inside them
    “It's got to be the devil inside, right?”
    unknown · 1:40:52

Domestic Disturbance (2001) · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Best Life Lesson · The best (or worst) life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Believe your child: A second host adds that a story that elaborate has his attention.
    “Believe your child.”
    unknown · 1:29:51

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ With Bill Simmons, Steven Spielberg, and Sean Fennessey

Coach Finstock Mr. Miyagi Award (best life lesson) · The best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Keep questioning what's out there
    “I guess it's keep questioning what's out there?”
    Bill Simmons · 2:16:01
  2. winner Never close your mind to an impossible possibility: Bill says it is better than his.
    “never, ever close your mind off to an impossible possibility.”
    Steven Spielberg · 2:16:06

· A CR Month Mailbag!

Best life lesson (Coughlin's law, Cocktail) · Best life lesson; a listener wants Coughlin's law, the best random rule in the movie, folded in.

  1. pick Coughlin's law in Cocktail: Hosts will test drive it as an option within life lesson.
    “I'm willing to test drive this one.”
    unknown · 1:21:32

Fargo (1996) · ‘Fargo’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

Best / Worst Life Lesson · The best (or worst) life lesson in the movie.

  1. winner Marge: there's more to life than a little money
    “There's more to life than a little money, you know? Don't you know that? Yeah. Uh, that's got to be the life lesson.”
    unknown · 1:55:25
  2. pick Mike Yanagita shooting his shot (worst lesson): Offered as the worst advice: sometimes you shouldn't shoot your shot.
    “Like, Mike Yanagi, don't shoot that shot.”
    unknown · 1:55:41

Zodiac (2007) · ‘Zodiac’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Coach Finstock, Mr. Miyagi Award · Best or worst life lesson.

  1. winner Movies aren't finished, they're abandoned
    “It's really a throwaway line in this movie, but it's not finished until you type it up.”
    unknown · 2:41:48
  2. pick Never give up on a murder investigation, it might lead to a Fincher movie
    “I had don't ever give up figuring out a murder investigation even if it costs you your family and your sanity because it might lead to a David Fincher movie.”
    unknown · 2:41:58

F1 (2025) · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Best life lesson · The best lesson the film teaches.

  1. pick It's never too late to not be the best that never was anymore
    “It's never too late to not be the best that never was anymore.”
    unknown · 1:40:41
  2. pick Create your own breaks
    “I have create your own breaks.”
    unknown · 1:40:45
  3. pick Dipping your pen in the company ink might work out (office romance)
    “I have dip your dip your opinion in the company ink.”
    unknown · 1:40:50

Weird Science (1985) · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Best Life Lesson · The best life lesson in the movie.

  1. winner Lisa's speech that people like you for who you are as Lisa
    “When are you going to learn that people like you for who you are, not for what you can give them?”
    Bill Simmons · 0:52:28
  2. pick The coach's line about shame and death: The coach's name is garbled in the transcript.
    “Death is a much bigger issue.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:40:06

The Truman Show (1998) · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan

Coach Finn Stack Award · The best life lesson in the movie.

  1. pick "What else is on?" - change the channel after 35 years
    “What else is on?”
    unknown · 1:33:58
  2. pick just because you're paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get you
    “Cool. Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get me.”
    unknown · 1:34:04

RoboCop (1987) · ‘RoboCop’ (1987) With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Best Life Lesson · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick You can kill somebody, but you can't take their humanity
    “You can kill somebody, but you can't take their humanity.”
    unknown · 1:46:36
  2. pick Put blanks in Ed 209 the next time you demo
    “Or put blanks in Ed 209 the next time.”
    unknown · 1:46:42

Species (1995) · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Best life lesson · Best life lesson

  1. pick Don't underestimate hot horny alien
    “Coach Finnstock were her best life lesson.”
    unknown · 1:28:03
  2. pick If a six-foot blonde wants your baby at the club, it is too good to be true
    “I had if a 6 foot blonde woman wants your baby at the club, it's probably too good to be true.”
    unknown · 1:28:08

After Hours (1985) · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson.

  1. pick Nothing good happens after 2 AM
    “Nothing good happens after 2 AM.”
    unknown · 1:40:03
  2. pick Don't chase the night
    “Don't chase the night.”
    unknown · 1:40:08

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) · ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Coach Finstock Award · The best life lesson from the movie.

  1. winner beat racism together, then beat the Germans
    “They beat racism, and then they beat the Germans just like we did in fucking 44, baby.”
    Van Lathan · 1:59:12
  2. pick do not count out the divorced alcoholics in your life
    “I was going to say, just don't count out the divorced alcoholics in your life.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:59:19

Working Girl (1988) · ‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson

Coach Finstock Award · The best life lesson in the film.

  1. winner You don't get anywhere by waiting for what you want to come to you; make it happen
    “You don't get anywhere in this world by waiting for what you want to come to.”
    unknown · 2:04:22
  2. nominee Check the milligrams: The Valium lesson.
    “Uh, check the milligrams.”
    unknown · 2:04:30

Rocky (1976) · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Best life lesson · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Don't let anyone tell you you're a bum; be a thinker, not a stinker
    “Don't let anyone tell you you're a bum. Be a thinker, not a stinker.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:43:52
  2. pick You'd be happier if you were just dumber
    “Oh, mine was you'd be happier if you were just dumber. Rock is a dumb, happy character.”
    unknown · 1:43:55

Friday Night Lights (2004) · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick You may never matter again in your life as much as you do right now
    “You may never matter again in your life as much as you do right now.”
    Mallory Rubin · 1:44:13
  2. pick Always keep your helmet handy
    “I'm going with always keep your helmet handy.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:44:20

Pulp Fiction (1994) · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Best Life Lesson · The best life lesson in the movie

  1. pick Respect for one's elders shows character: Bill's pick, framed as a Teen Wolf Coach Finstock line.
    “Respect for one's elders shows character.”
    Bill Simmons · 2:40:23
  2. pick Don't snort heroin
    “I wrote don't snort heroin.”
    unknown · 2:40:26
  3. pick Just because you're a character doesn't mean you have character: Recalled as a Keitel line from The Color of Money.
    “What was the thing Keitel said about just because you're a character doesn't mean you have character?”
    unknown · 2:40:36

Twister (1996) · ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson.

  1. winner Stop living in the past
    “Stop living in the past and look what you got right in front of you.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:48:55

Breaking Away (1979) · ‘Breaking Away’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Best life lesson · The best life lesson in the film.

  1. winner Everybody cheats
    “Everybody cheats.”
    unknown · 1:38:28

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) · ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin

Coach Finstock Award for best life lesson · The best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Lock your door
    “Lock your door.”
    unknown · 1:41:10
  2. pick Spicoli: we make our own rules
    “Oh, I would, I was just going to reiterate Spicoli's point about Jefferson, that we mediate our own rules, dude.”
    unknown · 1:41:28
  3. pick How to cheat on exams: Attribution inferred from the host teasing Bill for revealing his methods. He says it was college, not high school.
    “My best life lesson, which I actually took from this movie, was had to cheat during the exams.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:41:35

The War of the Roses (1989) · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins

Best Life Lesson · The best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Gavin's father: a man is his house, his car, his wife and his shoes
    “My father used to say there are 4 things that told you what a man is.”
    unknown · 1:34:05
  2. pick When a man who makes $450 an hour tells you something for free, listen: One host jokes the real lesson is not to get divorced.
    “Yeah, I think the real lesson is when a man who makes $450 an hour wants to tell you something for free, you should listen.”
    unknown · 1:34:22

Internal Affairs (1990) · ‘Internal Affairs’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Don't talk about wives
    “Oh, I was gonna say, don't talk about wives.”
    unknown · 1:31:13

The Big Chill (1983) · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Everyone sells out
    “Everyone sells out.”
    unknown · 1:52:29
  2. pick Meg's line about the cold world out there and worrying she is getting cold too: Not a lesson so much as a truism; the movie has many smaller lessons.
    “I always liked Meg's line about like it's a cold world out there and like sometimes I'm worried I'm getting cold too, kind of.”
    unknown · 1:52:33

A Bronx Tale (1993) · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Lessons from the movie · The life lessons Sonny and Lorenzo teach, which Bill goes through as a run of lessons and then ranks.

  1. pick Better to be feared than loved
    “The whole concept of, is it better to be feared or loved where Sonny talks, he tells C how he read Machiavellian in prison and he runs his gang and he realizes I'd rather be feared than love.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:42:53
  2. pick Trouble is like a cancer, get it out early
    “We also learn trouble is like a cancer.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:45:02
  3. pick Door test: if she doesn't pass, dump her fast
    “Door test, if she doesn't pass, Sonny says, she's a selfish broad, you know, all you're seeing is the tip of the iceberg.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:50:01
  4. pick The $20 rule
    “The $20 rule.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:50:51
  5. pick You only get three great women
    “You're only 3 great women in your lifetime.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:51:44
  6. winner Nobody cares, worry about yourself
    “I would say the best, greatest lesson from this movie is probably the nobody cares.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:54:57

A Few Good Men (1992) · ‘A Few Good (Re)Men’ Live From L.A. With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson.

  1. winner You don't have to have a patch on your arm to have honor: A moment he loves.
    “I think it's you don't have to have a patch on your arm to have honor.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:54:06
  2. nominee Unit, Corps, God, Country
    “I mean, Unicore, God rewatchables.”
    unknown · 1:54:15

My Cousin Vinny (1992) · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson.

  1. winner No self-respecting southerner uses instant grits
    “I'm going to say no self-respecting southerner uses instant grits.”
    unknown · 1:20:08

This Is the End (2013) · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Coach Finn Stock Award · The best life lesson in the movie.

  1. pick Be nice to your friends
    “Be nice to your friends.”
    unknown · 1:09:56
  2. pick Seth Rogen drawing the burnt match and refusing to go
    “I do kind of like when Seth Rogen draws the burnt match.”
    unknown · 1:09:59

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Coach Finn Stack award for best life lesson · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. winner Chase what you believe in as Elsa never believed in the Grail, she saw it as a prize
    “I mean, Elsa never really believed in the Grail. saw it as a prize.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:38:09
  2. winner When there are 60 cups, take a beat before choosing: Donovan trusting Elsa's pick of the cup.
    “When you spend your entire life searching for the Holy Grail, an eternal life and you finally get there and there's 60 cups, maybe take a beat, think about which one it is.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:40:03
  3. winner Directors should stay on for an entire trilogy: His Raiders-loving aside.
    “I just yearned for the days when directors would stay on for an entire trilogy.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:40:58

Blood Diamond (2006) · ‘Blood Diamond’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson.

  1. pick Think twice before buying an expensive diamond
    “other than maybe think twice as you're buying an expensive diamond.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:15:27
  2. winner Even if you can help one person, it's enough: Tied to Maddie's line about helping one person.
    “I think even if you can help one person, it's enough.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:15:30

Iron Man (2008) · ‘Iron Man’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Best life lesson · The best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Don't make weapons, and if you do, keep them to yourself
    “Don't make weapons.”
    Van Lathan · 1:42:02
  2. pick Figure out the Pepper Potts thing, Tony
    “My life last one would be, you got to figure out the pepper pots thing, Tony.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:42:16

Catch Me If You Can (2002) · ‘Catch Me If You Can’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson.

  1. pick If you're going to be a criminal, forge checks
    “I think check forging is my favorite of all the crimes.”
    unknown · 1:42:12

Alive (1993) · ‘Alive’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Start eating sooner; do whatever it takes: Don't spend four days debating once the search is called off.
    “You don't need 4 days of debate.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:22:16
  2. pick Take the trip while you still have the energy
    “while you have the energy, take the trip right when you land, you know, in the 1st week.”
    unknown · 1:22:25

The Edge (1997) · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. winner Don't let your younger wife hang out with a handsome fashion photographer
    “It's obviously don't let your younger wife hang out with a handsome fashion photography.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:33:26
  2. winner Avoid the piercing-blue-eyed guys around your wife
    “Maybe not the really, really piercing blue eyes guys.”
    Van Lathan · 1:33:39

Margin Call (2011) · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman

Coach Finstock Award (best life lesson) · The best life lesson in the movie.

  1. pick Talk to your kids
    “Talk to your kids.”
    Brian Koppelman · 1:24:46
  2. pick Do your math a little better
    “I would also go with maybe maybe do math a little bit better.”
    unknown · 1:24:50

Scent of a Woman (1992) · ‘Scent of a Woman’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Coach Finstock Award for best life lesson · The best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Don't be a snitch
    “I mean, obviously don't be a snitch.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:25:57
  2. winner The day we stop looking is the day we die
    “The day we stop looking is the day we die.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:26:13

Unforgiven (1992) · ‘Unforgiven’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. winner Don't fuck with murderers
    “Um, Don't fuck with murderers, I think.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:40:16
  2. nominee Deserve's got nothing to do with it; bad things just happen
    “Bad shit just happens.”
    unknown · 1:40:36

Misery (1990) · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Don't have fans
    “I mean, the easy one is don't have fans.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:24:27
  2. pick Check the weather before driving a 66 Mustang in a blizzard
    “Maybe check check check the weather before you leave your lodge.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:24:44
  3. pick Have a routine of checking in with people before and after you leave
    “Have a routine where you check in with people before and after you leave some place.”
    Brian Koppelman · 1:25:24

Knocked Up (2007) · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck

Coach Finstock Award · The best life lesson.

  1. pick Don't fall for an unemployed stoner making a Mr. Skin ripoff site
    “I would go with, don't fall for an unemployed stoner is making a Mr. Skin ripoff site.”
    Juliet Litman · 1:22:35
  2. pick You can't get a woman pregnant if she's on top
    “You can't get a woman pregnant if she's on top.”
    unknown · 1:22:57