The 2025 Movie Auction Returns > The Big Picture

Book

Ballad of a Small Player / Hamnet

Movie

10 Cloverfield Lane / 28 Weeks Later / A Big Bowl, Beautiful Journey / A Bigger Splash / A House of Dynamite / After the Hunt / All Quiet on the Western Front / Asteroid City / Athena / Avatar: Fire and Ash / Avatar: The Way of Water / Babylon / Barbie / Beetlejuice 2 / Before I Go to Sleep / Begonia / Ben is Back / Blue Moon / Bring It On / Call Me by Your Name / Captain America: Brave New World / Challengers / Donnie Brasco / Downton Abbey / Downton Abbey: A New Era / Draft Electric State / Eddington / Enemy / F1 / Fantastic Four: First Steps / First Man / Flight Plan / Frankenstein / Free Willy / Funny People / Good Night, and Good Luck / Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 / Hamnet / Happy Gilmore / Hell or High Water / Hidden Figures / Highest to Lowest / Homecoming / House of Gucci / How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World / Hustle / Interview with the Vampire / It Was Just an Accident / Joker: Folie à Deux / Jumanji / Jurassic World Dominion / Jurassic World Rebirth / Kill Bill / Kill Me Again / Killer of Killers / Killing Them Softly / Knives Out 3 / La La Land / Larry Crowne / Leave the World Behind / Lilo & Stitch / Marty's Supreme / Materialists / Megan 2.0 / Michael Clayton / Minecraft: The Movie / Mirror Mirror / Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One / Money Monster / Mother's Day / Needful Things / No Bears / Notting Hill / Now You See Me / Now You See Me 3 / One Battle After Another / Opus / Place Beyond the Pines / Predator Badlands / Pressure / Prey / Priscilla / Prisoners / Relay / Reservoir Dogs / Roofman / Running Man / Sacrifice / Sentimental Value / Sinners / Spanglish / Species / Starbucks Summer Berry refresher / Sugar / Talk to Me / The Avengers / The Ballad of a Small Player / The Card Counter / The Cell / The Doors / The Fall / The Hateful Eight / The Natural / The Phoenician Scheme / The Smashing Machine / The Super Mario Bros. Movie / The Wild Bunch / Thelma & Louise / Ticket to Paradise / Top Gun: Maverick / Triple Frontier / Tron: Ares / Tron: Legacy / Uncut Gems / Wake Up Dead Man / Weapons / White Lotus / White Noise / Wicked / Wuthering Heights / Zombieland

Person

Adam Aron / Alex Garland / Alfred Hitchcock / Amanda Dobbins / Amelia Perez / Andrew Garfield / Anthony Ramos / Anya Taylor-Joy / Ariana Greenblatt / Armie Hammer / Austin Butler / Bad Bunny / Ben Mendelsohn / Ben Simmons / Billy Zane / Bradley Cooper / Cam Johnson / Casey Musgraves / Channing Tatum / Chloe Fineman / Chloë Sevigny / Chris Evans / Chris Ryan / Claudio Miranda / Colin Farrell / Cornelius Goldsberry / Dan Trachtenberg / Danny Boyle / Danny Heifetz / Dave Franco / David Mackenzie / Dennis Lehane / Derek Cianfrance / Dominic Chianese / Donald Trump / Edward Berger / Ethan Hawke / Francois Truffaut / Gareth Edwards / Glenn Powell / Greta Lee / Guillermo del Toro / Hal Hartley / Hugh Jackman / Idris Elba / Isla Fisher / Issa Rae / Jafar Panahi / Jake Gyllenhaal / James Cameron / Jared Hess / Jared Leto / Jason Blum / Jesse Eisenberg / John Carney / John Glenn / Jon Hamm / Jordan Jensen / Josh O'Connor / Julia Garner / Julia Roberts / Justice Smith / Justin Kuritzkes / Kate Winslet / Keith Stanfield / Kirsten Dunst / Kleber Mendonça Filho / Laura Dern / Lily Collins / Lily James / Lily James / Lizzy Caplan / Louis Leterrier / Luca Guadagnino / M. Night Shyamalan / Maggie Smith / Margaret Qualley / Mark Ruffalo / Mary Poppins / Matt Belloni / Matt Smith / Matthew Goode / Mel Gibson / Melanie Laurent / Michael Madsen / Michael Porter Jr. / Michael Stuhlbarg / Monica Barbaro / Napoleon / Nicole Kidman / Oliver Stone / Olivia Rodrigo / Paul Newman / Peter Dinklage / Quentin Tarantino / Rami Malek / Rebecca Ferguson / Regina King / Richard Linklater / Riz Ahmed / Robert Pattinson / Romain Gavras / Rosamund Pike / Rowan Joffe / Ruben Fleischer / Ryan Gosling / Sally Field / Sam Altman / Sam Birtwistle / Sam Peckinpah / Sam Worthington / Scarlett Johansson / Scoot McNairy / Sean Fennessy / Sean Levy / Sidney Pollack / Sigourney Weaver / Sofia Coppola / Spike Lee / Tarsam Singh / Timothee Chalamet / Tom Hanks / Tony Gilroy / Tony Reali / Tyler Parker / Vladimir Putin / Wagner Moura / Wes Anderson / Will Arnett / William Holden / Yasi Salek / Zach Cregger / Zendaya / Zoë Kravitz

Podcast

The Big Picture / The Town / The Watch

Studio

20th Century Studios / Amazon / Apple TV / BritBox / DraftKings / Fox Searchlight / Indian Paintbrush / Neon / Netflix / Searchlight / Starbucks

TV Show

Andor / Around the Horn / Arrested Development / Criminal Minds / Game of Thrones / Just Like That... / Ozark / Pardon the Interruption / Resident Evil / Steel Magnolias / The Bear

Behavioral Patterns

most debated

Jurassic World Rebirth - Sean enjoyed the film while Chris and Amanda found it to be poor. Chris challenged Sean about his positive reaction multiple times throughout the episode.
Avatar Franchise - Chris expressed strong dislike for the Avatar films, citing them as a waste of resources and talent. Sean defended the films, highlighting their visual achievements and storytelling.
Scoring System for Movie Auction - The hosts discussed the proposed changes to the scoring system for their movie auction, debating the merits of including box office, Metacritic scores, and Oscar nominations.
James Cameron - Chris expressed his frustration with James Cameron's focus on the Avatar franchise, suggesting he could be utilizing his talents elsewhere. Sean defended Cameron's work.
Netflix Films - The hosts debated the impact of Netflix's film strategy on box office performance and awards recognition.
Movie Auction Strategy - The hosts discussed their individual strategies for the movie auction, including the importance of box office, critical acclaim, and personal preferences.

deep dives

Movie Auction - The hosts spent a significant portion of the episode discussing their movie auction, including the new scoring system, their individual slates, and strategies.
Upcoming Fall Movie Slate - The hosts discussed several upcoming fall movies, including potential awards contenders and box office hits.

industry insights

70mm Film Festival - The hosts briefly discussed their experiences at the 70mm Film Festival in Hollywood.
Box Office Performance - The hosts analyzed the box office performance of various films, including Jurassic World Dominion, Megan 2.0, and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One.
Best Picture Betting Odds - The hosts discussed the current Best Picture betting odds and how they might influence their movie auction choices.

business analysis

Box Office Performance - The hosts discussed the box office performance of various films, including Jurassic World Dominion, Megan 2.0, and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One.
Netflix Film Strategy - Sean raised a point about Netflix's film strategy, noting that they have many anticipated films but take a box office hit.

funny moments

Trump Rally - Chris joked about Amanda attending a Trump rally, playing on the political divide often referenced on The Big Picture.
Sean's Movie Taste - Amanda and Chris poked fun at Sean's taste in movies, particularly his enjoyment of Jurassic World Rebirth.
Chris's Movie Auction Strategy - Amanda and Sean teased Chris about his movie auction strategy, particularly his high bid on Weapons.
Amanda's Imaginary Scenarios - Amanda created several humorous scenarios, such as imagining herself on the set of a Star Wars film and refusing the role due to not being able to leave her children.

personal connections

70mm Film Festival - The hosts shared their personal experiences attending the 70mm Film Festival.
Toys R Us - Chris and Sean reminisced about their childhood experiences with Toys R Us.
Amanda's Meeting with Julia Roberts - Amanda shared a personal anecdote about meeting Julia Roberts and asking her about Larry Crowne.
Parenting and Moviegoing - Sean and Amanda discussed the challenges of balancing parenting with their love of movies.