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.

Double feature: 114 picks in 40 episodes

Every film and category

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

Double feature

  1. pick A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: The host pairs it as an underrated follow-up that makes a good bookend for the evening, ending the night on another Pamela-adjacent transition.
    “I went Nightmare on Elm Street too, which is an underrated nightmare on Elm Street.”
    unknown · 1:40:21

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

Double feature

  1. pick The Last House on the Left: Equally disturbing, so not a good night, but an interesting snapshot of movie history.
    “I'll probably go last house on the left, although it is equally disturbing, so I don't think it would be like, it wouldn't, it wouldn't be a good night, but it is an interesting snapshot in movie history.”
    unknown · 1:30:52
  2. pick Halloween: To compare and contrast how much Halloween borrowed from Chainsaw.
    “I went Halloween just to compare and contrast like how much Halloween, crib done, chainsaw, all that stuff.”
    unknown · 1:31:20
  3. pick Deliverance: Another road trip gone wrong in the backcountry.
    “I went deliverance.”
    unknown · 1:31:14

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

Double feature

  1. pick Blades of Glory: Craig wants another Will Ferrell sports comedy to pair with it.
    “I'm Go Blades of Glory.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 2:02:08
  2. pick Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy: Another host would rather pair it with the Ferrell and McKay classic.
    “I think I would rather watch Anchorman and Talladega nights, though, together.”
    unknown · 2:02:21
  3. pick Days of Thunder: The NASCAR movie this one parodies.
    “Or just watch Days of Thunder.”
    unknown · 2:02:33

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

Double feature

  1. pick Fast 4: Watch it second to see how many things the Fast franchise secretly took from this movie.
    “I'd go with Fast 4, just so you could see how many things they kind of secretly stole from this movie.”
    unknown · 1:40:56

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

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  1. pick The Stepfather: The better evil-stepfather movie, though he admits it makes this one look worse by comparison.
    “I have the stepfather.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:30:25
  2. pick Be Cool: A Travolta and Vaughn movie together, a palate cleanser of Travolta after this one.
    “I have be cool because you need to have a palate cleanser of Travolta.”
    unknown · 1:30:35

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

Double feature

  1. pick A.I. Artificial Intelligence: Pairs it with 2001 for the Kubrick-Spielberg lineage, the two films talking to each other.
    “Well, my pick would be AI for all the reasons that I talked about.”
    Sean Fennessey · 2:16:43
  2. pick Destination Moon: He calls it the first breakthrough movie that made audiences believe we could land on the moon, and says it echoes what became Kubrick's 2001.
    “Mine would be George Powell's destination moon.”
    Steven Spielberg · 2:16:55
  3. pick Disclosure Day: Spielberg's new movie, opening June 12, as a pairing he has already seen.
    “My double feature choice is Disclosure Day, opening on June 12th.”
    Bill Simmons · 2:17:51
  4. pick The Shining: His backup choice: watch 2001 first, then The Shining, to see what Kubrick carried between them.
    “Backup choice would be the shining.”
    Bill Simmons · 2:17:58

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

Double feature

  1. pick No Country for Old Men: He pairs Fargo with the Coens' other story of a cop facing violence he can't make sense of.
    “Best double feature choice. No country.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:56:30
  2. pick 8MM: A host wants more Peter Stormare and calls it one of the most intense theater experiences he has had.
    “8 millimeter. Double. I want more storm air.”
    unknown · 1:56:33
  3. pick Raising Arizona: A host makes it a triple with Fargo and No Country, a Coen check-in every ten years.
    “Raising Arizona, Fargo, no country.”
    unknown · 1:57:17
  4. pick No Country for Old Men: The same triple-feature pick also includes No Country for Old Men.
    “Raising Arizona, Fargo, no country.”
    unknown · 1:57:17

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

Double feature

  1. pick Boogie Nights: Pairs it with Zodiac and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as filmmakers making memoirs about something from their childhood.
    “a good triple feature would be zodiac, boogie nights, and once upon a time in Hollywood, because it's these 3 filmmakers doing basically memoirs.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:29:25
  2. pick Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Same triple feature: three filmmakers telling a story from their youth without making themselves the central character.
    “a good triple feature would be zodiac, boogie nights, and once upon a time in Hollywood, because it's these 3 filmmakers doing basically memoirs.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:29:25
  3. pick Almost Famous: Added as a fourth film to the same run of filmmaker memoirs.
    “I think they're almost famous in too.”
    unknown · 1:29:52
  4. pick Dirty Harry: Watch it first as the exciting, solved version of the story, then Zodiac as the real, unsolvable one.
    “Dirty Howie is the exciting version of this story that is solved.”
    unknown · 2:42:33
  5. pick All the President's Men: Offered as the best double feature for the film.
    “All the presidents, man.”
    unknown · 2:42:22

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

Double feature

  1. pick Grand Prix: A host pairs it with the John Frankenheimer racing movie from 1966.
    “I'm going Grand Prix, the John Frankenheimer movie from 66.”
    unknown · 1:41:07
  2. pick Days of Thunder: Days of Thunder was the host's favorite racing movie before F1, and it is a Bruckheimer picture too.
    “I gotta go Days of Thunder. Days of Thunder was my favorite racing movie before this.”
    unknown · 1:41:10

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

Double feature

  1. pick Mannequin: Another 80s movie where a magical woman turns up for a dorky guy.
    “I'm doing Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrell, nothing's going to stop us now.”
    Kyle Brandt · 1:40:14
  2. pick The Breakfast Club: An Anthony Michael Hall double feature, since he should have had a bigger run.
    “My double feature is Breakfast Club for the same reason, my who won the movie pick is Anthony Michael Hall.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:40:35

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

Double feature

  1. pick Gattaca: It is the other Andrew Niccol film, which Bill had earlier said the writer saw as closely related to this one.
    “I would go, uh, Gattica, underscene, other Andrew Nichol, he directed that one pretty cool.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:34:14
  2. pick The Game: Offered as a second pick alongside Gattaca, with another host calling it a good call.
    “I'd go to the game, the game.”
    unknown · 1:34:20
  3. pick The Running Man: Glen pitches his own upcoming movie, which comes out November 14th, as the pairing.
    “Honestly, guys, great double feature.”
    Glen Powell · 1:34:28

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

Double feature

  1. pick The Terminator: Run it right before RoboCop for a double robot night.
    “I mean, you could go Terminator and go right into Robocop right after and double robot it.”
    unknown · 1:47:08
  2. pick Starship Troopers: Another Verhoeven movie to pair with this one.
    “You could go Verhoven and do this with Star ship troopers or total recall.”
    unknown · 1:47:08
  3. pick Total Recall: Another Verhoeven movie to pair with this one.
    “You could go Verhoven and do this with Star ship troopers or total recall.”
    unknown · 1:47:08

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

Double feature

  1. pick Under the Skin: Offered as a double feature, but another host calls it a beautiful art film rather than a match.
    “Best double feature choice under the skin?”
    unknown · 1:28:21
  2. pick Mimic: Another 90s creature movie with killer cockroaches.
    “I had mimic, the nearest Sorvino movie that came out a couple years later.”
    unknown · 1:28:23
  3. pick Amanda and the Alien: An obscure made-for-cable movie about an alien learning its human body.
    “There's a movie called Amanda and the Alien.”
    unknown · 1:28:33

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

Double feature

  1. pick Pee-wee's Big Adventure: Sean pairs it with After Hours as another 1985 story of a manchild thrust into a world he does not understand and finding salvation by going home.
    “it would be an amazing, I'll step on the future category double feature with this movie, about a manchild, thrust into a world he doesn't understand, seeking something he can't get, and eventually finding salvation by going back home.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:13:54
  2. pick Into the Night: Paired as an LA version of the same night-of-trouble energy, set against After Hours in New York.
    “I would go for into the night.”
    unknown · 1:40:52

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

Double feature

  1. pick Die Hard: Pairs it with the original, skipping Die Hard 2 as being in its own universe.
    “I'm gonna go with Die Hard.”
    Bill Simmons · 2:00:17
  2. pick The Siege: Another New York movie with Bruce Willis, who starts out looking like the hero and ends up something else.
    “I got the siege.”
    Chris Ryan · 2:00:26
  3. pick Pulp Fiction: Pulp Fiction is the movie that made this one, putting Sam Jackson and Bruce Willis together.
    “I'll just go Pulp Fiction.”
    Van Lathan · 2:00:57

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

Double feature

  1. pick Baby Boom: Part of a triple feature of workplace-women comedies of the same era.
    “I have a triple feature. I think this baby boom and broadcast news are like a very fun, you know, I have baby boom and broadcast news, but also morning glory.”
    unknown · 2:04:42
  2. pick Broadcast News: Part of the same triple feature of workplace-women comedies.
    “I have a triple feature. I think this baby boom and broadcast news are like a very fun, you know, I have baby boom and broadcast news, but also morning glory.”
    unknown · 2:04:42
  3. pick Morning Glory: The modern third leg of the triple feature, with Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford.
    “I have baby boom and broadcast news, but also morning glory.”
    unknown · 2:04:43
  4. pick Pretty Woman: Back to back it makes a double Cinderella night, and you can watch for everything Pretty Woman took from Working Girl.
    “You could talk me in a working girl with Pretty Woman back to back. 1988, 1990 kind.”
    unknown · 2:05:02
  5. pick Witness: A double dose of hot Harrison Ford.
    “There's also Witness as just double hot Harrison Ford.”
    unknown · 2:05:13
  6. pick The Devil Wears Prada: Another film that borrows more subtly from Working Girl, from a different era.
    “Well, I think that there's a Devil Wears Prada cases.”
    unknown · 2:05:16
  7. pick Baby Boom: His number one of the options offered, because it is less seen and can be sold with Diane Keaton starting a baby food empire.
    “If I were to pick from any of these great options. I think my number one would be Baby Boom because it's not as seen.”
    Bill Simmons · 2:05:28

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

Double feature

  1. pick Raging Bull: Offered as the best double feature choice for Rocky.
    “I go Raging Bull.”
    unknown · 1:44:35
  2. pick Saturday Night Fever: Watching Rocky made this host want to watch Saturday Night Fever.
    “I went Saturday Night Fever. This movie made me want to watch Saturday Night Fever for some reason.”
    unknown · 1:44:36
  3. pick Rocky II: Go straight from the first film into the second, skipping the stretch where Adrian is in a coma.
    “I think you have to go right from here into the 2nd one.”
    unknown · 1:44:48

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

Double feature

  1. pick Varsity Blues: It is the obvious pick, but pairing the two gives the fun Texas high school football version and then the serious one.
    “Varsity blues is too easy, but I'm going to do it anyway.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:42:36
  2. pick Varsity Blues: She lands on the same pairing, the two films being relatively contemporary and showing both sides of Texas football.
    “That's my pick as well.”
    Mallory Rubin · 1:42:38

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

Double feature

  1. pick Black Sabbath: Chris's pick pairs it with Pulp Fiction as another anthology of linked stories.
    “Chris mentioned Black Sabbath.”
    Chris Ryan · 2:37:13
  2. pick Saturday Night Fever: Offered as a double feature for the Travolta star turn.
    “Saturday Night Fever.”
    unknown · 2:37:18
  3. pick Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Pairs the start of Tarantino's career with the film 25 years later in LA.
    “I liked once upon a time because it's like beginning of Tarantino's career and then how many years later?”
    unknown · 2:37:33
  4. pick Inglourious Basterds: Chosen for its short-story structure that locks together like Pulp Fiction.
    “I have bastards because I feel like structurally it's it's got some the short story aspect of his very, it locks in together.”
    unknown · 2:37:26

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

Double feature

  1. pick Speed: The other Jan de Bont film makes a natural pairing.
    “It's gotta be speed, right?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:46:54
  2. pick Independence Day: Another disaster-ish blockbuster from the same summer.
    “I had, I had, I had in Penn State just because same summer.”
    unknown · 1:46:59
  3. pick Deep Impact: A disaster movie the host says feels coded like Twister.
    “Oh, no, this movie is deep impact coded to me.”
    unknown · 1:47:09

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

Double feature

  1. pick American Flyers: Another cycling movie from the same era to pair with the Indiana bike-race story.
    “American flyer.”
    unknown · 1:35:11
  2. pick Fade to Black: Offered for the Dennis Christopher fans, since it was his very next movie after this one.
    “Okay, to black.”
    unknown · 1:35:15

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

Double feature

  1. pick Valley Girl: Stays in the same early-80s teen-movie lane as Fast Times.
    “I had either Valley Girl or Last American Virgin.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:39:36
  2. pick Last American Virgin: Same year and same recipe of teen sex comedy with a heartbreak and well-placed music.
    “I had either Valley Girl or Last American Virgin.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:39:36
  3. pick American Graffiti: Heckerling acknowledged it as a huge touchstone for Fast Times.
    “American graffiti, just because it's, she, heck really acknowledged that that was a huge touchstone for her.”
    unknown · 1:39:43
  4. pick Dazed and Confused: Pairs it for the high school stoner tie, and says not Clueless.
    “Yeah, I would either do American graffiti or like dazed and confused for the high school stoner tie.”
    unknown · 1:39:48

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

Double feature

  1. pick Body Heat: Pairs it with Fatal Attraction as a pair of erotic thrillers to watch before this one, as a triple feature.
    “I do think we should be pairing this with both body heat and fatal attraction.”
    unknown · 1:32:05
  2. pick Fatal Attraction: Second half of the erotic-thriller bill that leads into this one, as a triple feature.
    “I do think we should be pairing this with both body heat and fatal attraction.”
    unknown · 1:32:05
  3. pick Romancing the Stone: Offered as the lighter, adventure-comedy end of the Douglas and Turner spectrum.
    “I was going to say romance in the stone just to get the other end of the spectrum.”
    unknown · 1:32:18
  4. pick Mr. & Mrs. Smith: A feel-better follow-up after Rock Bottom Month, since the couple also tear up the house but it works out.
    “Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Because they tear up the house in the same way, but then it kind of works out, at least in the movie.”
    unknown · 1:32:41

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

Double feature

  1. pick Deep Cover: The pick says Deep Cover was conceived as a sequel to Internal Affairs, built out from the same Los Angeles story.
    “Deep cover was conceived as a sequel to this movie.”
    unknown · 1:29:39
  2. pick Bad Influence: Pairs it for the weird psychosexual-movie era both films belong to.
    “I had bad influence just because this weird era that we're in now with like weird psychosex movies.”
    unknown · 1:29:57
  3. pick Basic Instinct: Calls Internal Affairs a basic-instinct-coded movie, so the two make a natural pair.
    “Pretty good coded, basic instinct coded movie.”
    unknown · 1:30:06

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

Double feature

  1. pick Grand Canyon: The hosts settle on Grand Canyon as the natural pair, another Lawrence Kasdan film about the same kind of person decades on, though two of them are lukewarm on it.
    “Best double feature choice with this movie. Grand Canyon, right?”
    unknown · 1:48:30

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

Double feature

  1. pick This Boy's Life: A not-so-pleasant but fitting father-and-son pairing.
    “It's not a very pleasant one, but it's boys' life.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:42:20
  2. pick This Boy's Life: Bill says he had the same pick as Chris.
    “Same one I had. Yeah. Okay.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:42:22
  3. pick Rocco and His Brothers: Wants Visconti-style Italian neorealism as the pair.
    “Give me some Visconti.”
    unknown · 1:42:31

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

Double feature

  1. pick The American President: A second Sorkin script with a happier ending, picked in honor of Amanda Dobbins.
    “Mine is American President.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:50:09
  2. pick Paths of Glory: The nerdy pick: Kubrick's courtroom drama.
    “Paths of glory. Stanley Kubrick's incredible courtroom drama.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:50:34
  3. pick The Caine Mutiny: He calls it the best military courtroom movie ever made.
    “And I think the Kane Mutiny is probably the best one.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:50:48
  4. pick Top Gun: Two of his all-time favorites for a Tom Cruise double feature.
    “So I would do Top Gun and this movie, just 2 of my all-time faves,”
    Chris Ryan · 1:51:02
  5. pick Presumed Innocent: His alternative if he wanted a legal drama double feature.
    “or if I was feeling more inclined for a legal drama, double feature, I would do this and presumed innocent,”
    Chris Ryan · 1:51:02
  6. pick The American President: A later speaker (apparently the guest who joined late) gives the same pick when asked for hers.
    “American president.”
    unknown · 1:52:08

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

Double feature

  1. pick Goodfellas: A Pesci pairing: the two make a long, great five-hour night.
    “I was going to say Goodfellas to this is pretty great.”
    unknown · 1:18:20
  2. pick The Paper: Another Marisa Tomei movie from the same era, and she is great in it.
    “I would actually just, just because I love the movie and also she's great in it as I would throw the paper on.”
    unknown · 1:18:39

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

Double feature

  1. pick Pineapple Express: Another Rogan and Franco stoner comedy that the hosts love, and one that never got a sequel.
    “It's gotta be pineapple.”
    unknown · 1:06:44
  2. pick Project X: Pairs the one-crazy-night party movie with this one, since the two sit side by side in pace and spirit.
    “Oh, I was gonna say Project X.”
    unknown · 1:06:45

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

Double feature

  1. pick Raiders of the Lost Ark: The obvious pairing is the first Indiana Jones movie, no need to overthink it.
    “I just think you pair it with Raiders, and you're going to go, right? For sure. Yeah. Don't overthink it.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:36:02

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

Double feature

  1. pick The Dark Knight: Pair the two 2008 superhero movies that changed everything, the peak of the genre.
    “You could do a 2008 double feature. You could do Iron Man, Dark Knight.”
    unknown · 1:37:34

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

Double feature

  1. pick The Fabelmans: A film about a boy who looks up to his father while rejecting him, a natural pairing for this one's broken-family psychology.
    “The Fabelmans.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:41:51
  2. pick Gangs of New York: It opened about five days apart from this one and also stars DiCaprio.
    “I have gangs of New York because it's same about 5 days apart.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:41:53
  3. pick The Aviator: It follows DiCaprio's move into a later phase of his career; the speaker is inferred as the host remaining after Sean and Bill.
    “I think the aviator would be interesting pairing it.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:42:04

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

Double feature

  1. pick Fearless: An underrated plane-crash movie that deals with the aftermath of the crash.
    “I'm going to go with Fearless because just it's an underrated movie anyway. Peter Weir's plane crash movie with Jeff Bridges and it's also about like the aftermath of a plane crash.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:19:32
  2. pick 127 Hours: Another survival story whose horrifying centerpiece the viewer knows is coming, like the cannibalism here.
    “I don't know, 127 hours?”
    unknown · 1:19:51
  3. pick Cast Away: It pairs the group survival of this movie with an individual survival story.
    “I have castaway for a double future choice. You have the whole team element of being trapped in the individual, and I think that's a good combo, and it came out after.”
    unknown · 1:20:20

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

Double feature

  1. pick Cliffhanger: Another outdoors survival story, and its opening wide shot mirrors The Edge's.
    “Best double feature choice of this movie. I was thinking cliffhanger. You get to be outdoors.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:30:40
  2. pick The Ghost and the Darkness: It came out around the same time and has the same man-versus-animals setup, with killer lions.
    “You could also talk me to Ghost in the Darkness because this came right around this time or they're chasing the killer lions.”
    unknown · 1:30:47
  3. pick Trespass: Offered as a third pairing; the other host agrees it works as a double picture.
    “I don't know, for some reason, you remember that movie Trespass?”
    Van Lathan · 1:30:56

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

Double feature

  1. pick The Wolf of Wall Street: Koppelman offers it as one of two pairings, a Wall Street story that sits next to Margin Call.
    “Either wolf of Wall Street or sweet smell of success.”
    Brian Koppelman · 1:23:57
  2. pick Sweet Smell of Success: Koppelman's other pairing, offered in the same breath as the Wolf of Wall Street.
    “Either wolf of Wall Street or sweet smell of success.”
    Brian Koppelman · 1:23:57
  3. pick Bright Lights, Big City: Russillo answers with this one, and Bill reacts to it as a good, anniversary-timed pick.
    “Bright lights, big city.”
    Ryen Russillo · 1:24:02
  4. pick Wall Street: Bill says it is a fun mix with Margin Call, a totally different movie that complements it.
    “I think Wall Street's a fun mix with this and a totally different movie and yet compliments it.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:24:13

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

Double feature

  1. pick Dog Day Afternoon: Another big Pacino performance that the hosts say his later impressions grew out of.
    “I had Dog Day afternoon.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:22:21
  2. pick The Chocolate War: A great prep school movie that is also about turning on your friends.
    “I'm going to go Chocolate War, which is just a really great prep school movie that had come out in 88 and people should check it out if they haven't seen it.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:22:23

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

Double feature

  1. pick The Outlaw Josey Wales: His dad's pick: an earlier Clint Western in which, after his family is killed, everybody has to die.
    “Atla Josie Wills.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:37:56
  2. pick High Plains Drifter: Paired because both are violent and morally ambiguous, with a stranger rolling into town and blowing everybody away.
    “High Plains Drifter is similarly morally ambiguous where it's just sort of like this guy rolls into town.”
    unknown · 1:38:09

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

Double feature

  1. pick Stand by Me: Pairs it with another Rob Reiner adaptation of a Stephen King story.
    “My choice was stand by me. I would do standby me in misery.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:19:38
  2. pick The Dead Zone: Pairs it with another strong Stephen King adaptation he praised earlier in the episode.
    “I would go dead zone. Dead zone and misery.”
    Brian Koppelman · 1:19:43
  3. pick Something Wild: Flips the premise, with Ray Liotta as the crazed person stalking and chasing the other lead.
    “He's the crazed person stalking and chasing after the person, something wild.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:20:00
  4. pick The King of Comedy: Settles the debate on the obsessed-fan pairing: King of Comedy and Misery.
    “I think it's king of comedy and misery.”
    unknown · 1:20:11

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

Double feature

  1. pick This Is 40: Bill wants to run the same characters back, picking the sequel as the pair.
    “I would say this is 40 because you're just, you're running it back.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:20:56
  2. pick Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Craig saw only a glimpse of the supporting guys and wants a movie where they are more prominent, especially Jason Segel.
    “So I would go like forgetting Sarah Marshall.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:21:20
  3. pick Adventureland: Juliet likes that it shares cast members like Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig and Martin Starr and is directed by the Superbad director.
    “I would go with Adventureland, which is one of my favorite movies, and it has a lot of these people, Bill Hader, Kristen Wig, Martin Starr.”
    Juliet Litman · 1:21:43

The Ice Storm (1997) · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Double feature

  1. pick Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice: A host pairs it as a satire of the early sexual revolution, set at its start where The Ice Storm sits at its tail end.
    “I think there's a really interesting movie to pair this movie with that's called Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice.”
    unknown · 0:14:04