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.

Better title: 30 picks in 15 episodes

Every film and category

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

Better title · Whether there was a better title for the movie.

  1. winner Camp Blood: Argues it should have been called Camp Blood, with Friday the 13th kept for a different franchise.
    “I think he should have called this camp blood.”
    unknown · 1:05:22

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

Could This Movie Have Had a Better Title · A better title for the movie than Domestic Disturbance.

  1. nominee Not My Father: The stepfather title is taken, so Step Murderer follows.
    “Um, Not my father?”
    unknown · 1:01:29
  2. nominee Southport Lie: A town in the title, then a question of whose lie it was, Danny's or Rick Jack's.
    “So I wrote the South Port lie.”
    unknown · 1:01:39
  3. nominee The Boat Yard
    “What about the boat yard?”
    unknown · 1:01:50
  4. nominee This Is My Family: The Rick Chad Story: The Netflix true-crime version of the title.
    “What about, for Netflix, it would be, this is my family.”
    unknown · 1:01:54
  5. winner Joint Custody: Hosts love it, joking it sounds like divorced parents sharing a marijuana farm.
    “about joint custody?”
    unknown · 1:02:08

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

Did this movie need a better title · Whether the title should have been something else; a category the hosts do not always run.

  1. pick Die Hard in New York
    “I mean, if you just called it Die Hard in New York.”
    unknown · 0:59:03
  2. pick Die Hard 3, Simon Says: Another suggestion was Die Hard 3: The Other Gruber.
    “How about Die Hard 3, Simon says?”
    unknown · 0:59:07

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

Better title · A better title for the movie.

  1. pick Storm Chasers
    “Storm Chasers?”
    unknown · 1:13:21
  2. pick F5
    “F5?”
    unknown · 1:13:22
  3. pick Caucasian Storm: Transcript garbled; reply glosses it as 'Caucasian storm'.
    “Cock of storm.”
    unknown · 1:13:26

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

Better title · Whether the title is better than the original.

  1. winner Breaking Away: Preferred to the original title Cutters.
    “I just think that breaking away indicates sports and triumph somehow in a way that the cutters...”
    unknown · 1:07:35

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

Better title · Was there a better title for the movie?

  1. winner The Rat Squad: A former police officer's name for internal affairs; Bill likes it.
    “Ooh, that's a great name.”
    unknown · 1:03:28
  2. nominee Too Fucking Macho: Rejected as too loud.
    “What do you think about calling it too fucking macho?”
    unknown · 1:03:16

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

A better title · What the movie should have been titled.

  1. pick Goodfellas 2
    “Goodfellas, Goodfellas 2.”
    unknown · 1:18:30
  2. pick Jungle Fever
    “Jungle Fever.”
    unknown · 1:18:32

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

Better title / porn parody title · A better title for the movie, including a porn parody title.

  1. pick Code Red: Offered as a title in the mix; two orders is ruled out as giving it away.
    “I think code red is in the mix, right?”
    unknown · 1:08:55
  2. pick Dishonorable Discharge: His porn parody title.
    “Uh, dishonorable discharge.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:09:12

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

Was there a better title · Was there a better title for the movie.

  1. pick Blood Diamond: No: the title introduced the idea to the world.
    “Uh, no, Blood Diamond actually introduced to the most of the massive, like the world, the idea of Blood Diamond, so I think they nailed it.”
    unknown · 0:56:29

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

Better title · Was there a better title for the movie.

  1. pick Miracle of the Andes: The name the story is known by; sounds more like a sports movie.
    “Miracle of the Andes is what this is kind of referred to as.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:55:53
  2. pick Cannibal Airlines: A joke title, alongside Snow feast, Snowburgers, Human sushi and Human jerky.
    “Cannibal Airlines.”
    unknown · 0:56:31

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

Was there a better title · Whether a better title for the movie existed, from the producer's brainstorm list.

  1. winner Deadfall: Picked from Art Linson's list of rejected titles; "The Bear in the Brain" called terrible.
    “I think I think dead fall could really work.”
    unknown · 1:09:17

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

Better title · Whether the film's title served it.

  1. pick A blunter title aimed at the banks (he floats Pigs): He wonders whether a more aggressive title would have drawn more curiosity than Margin Call.
    “I love this question because I wonder if the title hurt in that.”
    Ryen Russillo · 1:01:52
  2. pick Margin Call is a bad title; he suggests Sell, Sell, Sell
    “I don't like margin call the title. I think it's a bad title.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:02:39
  3. pick Margin Call is fine as a title, though Sell, Sell, Sell would be more immediate
    “but I didn't mind margin call, but again, I'm steeped in this crap as a writer, so I'm interested.”
    Brian Koppelman · 1:03:17

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

Was there a better title · Whether the movie had a better title available.

  1. pick Scent of a Woman: Doesn't think so.
    “I actually don't think so.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:56:30
  2. pick An Amputated Spirit as a title: Floats it as a joke alternative.
    “I liked it. I had an amputated spirit, but I don't think that would have played as well.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:56:32

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

Was there a better title · Whether a better title existed for the movie.

  1. pick Unforgiven beats the other titles, including Whore's Gold
    “Unforgiven's perfect.”
    unknown · 1:15:21

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

Better Title · Whether the movie had a better title.

  1. pick Knocked Up: No better title; it is the perfect one.
    “Knocked Up is the perfect title for this movie.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:55:08
  2. pick Knocked Up: Notes that abroad it is called A Little Bit Pregnant or Slightly Pregnant but she would not change it.
    “I think knocked up is a fantastic title.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:55:23