The Weekly Movie Throwdown
by Weekly Movie Throwdown
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Episode 136: The Spanish Prisoner (1997) vs. Confidence (2003)
Episode 136: The Spanish Prisoner (1997) vs. Confidence (2003)
About this podcast
Each week on the Weekly Movie Throwdown, hosts Mike Messineo and Steven Seighman compare two movies with striking similarities—whether it’s a release year, competing franchises, remake vs. original, or movies that share a genre or premise. Through in-depth film analysis, lively debate, and sharp humor, they break down performances, directing, screenwriting, cinematography, cultural impact, and rewatchability to decide which movie truly comes out on top.
If you love passionate discussions about cinema, this is your weekly showdown.
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Episodes
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- Episode 136: The Spanish Prisoner (1997) vs. Confidence (2003) · 1 h 36 min · Episode 136This week, the con-artist theme continues. In The Spanish Prisoner (1997), written and directed by David Mamet, Campbell Scott and Steve Martin star in a twist-filled tale of…
- Episode 135: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) vs. Heartbreakers (2001) · 1 h 41 min · Episode 135This week's episode features a throwdown between two con-job comedies. 1988's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels takes on Heartbreakers from 2001. It's men versus women in these two stories…
- Episode 134: Jennifer's Body (2009) vs. Lisa Frankenstein (2024) · 1 h 26 minThis week on the show, it's a throwdown between two Diablo Cody-penned screenplays. 2009's Jennifer's Body, directed by Karyn Kusama, goes up against Zelda Williams's Lisa…
- Episode 133: The Lost Boys (1987) vs. Near Dark (1987) · 1 h 56 min · Episode 133This week on the podcast, friend of the show, Andy Remondino, joins us for another spooky season episode. It's a throwdown between two 1987 vampire films, as Joel Schumacher's…
- Episode 132: It Follows (2014) vs. Smile (2022) · 1 h 35 min · Episode 132This week on the podcast, we kick off Spooky Season with a throwdown between two very similar horror films. David Robert Mitchell's It Follows (2014) tells the story of a young…
- Episode 131: The Secret of My Success vs. For Love or Money · 1 h 44 min · Episode 131This week on the show, we look at two films from eighties icon Michael J. Fox. Beyond Back to the Future, he had a big-screen career for over a decade. Our throwdown is between…
- Episode 130: New Jack City vs. American Gangster · 2 h 3 min · Episode 130This week on the show, it's a throwdown between Harlem drug kingpins, as 1991's New Jack City goes up against 2007's American Gangster. These films have a lot in common, but also…
- Episode 129: Cape Fear (1962) vs. Cape Fear (1991) · 1 h 36 min · Episode 129This week it's an original vs. remake throwdown on the show. Directed by J. Lee Thompson, 1962's Cape Fear stars Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck and tells the tale of a newly…
- Episode 128: Under Siege (1992) vs. Mutiny (2026) · 1 h 37 min · Episode 128This week, the show gets back to basics with some early '90s action. In a throwdown between Die Hard-on-a-boat films as 1992's Under Siege takes on 2026's Mutiny. It's Seagal vs…
- Episode 127: Clueless vs. Emma · 1 h 33 min · Episode 127This week's episode is a throwdown between two retellings of Jane Austen's classic novel, Emma. Amy Heckerling's Clueless from 1995 sets the story in the present day, while…
- Episode 126: Jerry Maguire vs. Chef · 1 h 53 min · Episode 126This week's episode is a throwdown between two films about men who must redefine themselves after losing their careers—and their identities. In 1996's Jerry Maguire, Tom Cruise…
- Episode 125: Get Hard vs. Central Intelligence · 1 h 35 min · Episode 125This week's throwdown features two mid-2010s Kevin Hart comedies. Get Hard, co-starring Will Ferrell, goes up against Central Intelligence, with co-star Dwayne "The Rock"…
- Episode 124: The Invitation vs. The Menu · 1 h 54 min · Episode 124On this week's episode, it's a battle of the dinner-party-from-hell films as The Invitation from 2015 takes on 2022's The Menu—two cult-centric meals with dire consequences! Both…
- Episode 123: Blue Ruin vs. Rebel Ridge · 1 h 34 min · Episode 123This week on the show, it's a throwdown between Jeremy Saulnier films. One of the director's earliest films, the micro-budgeted Blue Ruin from 2013, goes up against 2024's…
- Episode 122: Notting Hill vs. Runaway Bride · 1 h 29 min · Episode 122This week, it's a throwdown between two 1999 Julia Roberts rom-coms, Notting Hill and Runaway Bride. Both have their own merits—and pitfalls. It's a great matchup, and a great…
- Episode 121: Phone Booth vs. The Guilty · 1 h 24 min · Episode 121On this week's episode, it's a throwdown between to exceptional guy-on-the-phone films, as 2002's Phone Booth goes up against The Guilty from 2021. Which one walks away with the…
- Episode 120: 20th Century Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft (with Laura Carney and Gerik Gooch) · 2 h 6 min · Episode 120This week, we welcome author Laura Carney and filmmaker Gerik Gooch to the show to draft 20th-century summer blockbusters like Jaws, The Empire Strikes Back, and Batman. Which…
- Episode 119: Point Break vs. The Fast and the Furious · 1 h 46 min · Episode 119It's often said that Rob Cohen's The Fast and the Furious from 2001 is the same film as Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break from 1991, but with cars instead of surfboards. Well this…
- Episode 118: Close Encounters of the Third Kind vs. Disclosure Day · 1 h 28 min · Episode 118On this week's episode, we delve into the world of Steven Spielberg with a throwdown between two of his most discussed sci-fi films. Close Encounters of the Third Kind from 1977…
- Episode 117: Baby Driver vs. Tuner · 1 h 13 min · Episode 117On this week's episode, Mike and Steven host an interesting throwdown between two films that feature reluctant criminals with hearing conditions at their center. From 2017, it's…
