Merry Christmas: The 30 Best Movies of the 21st Century

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Hollywood and Media Bias:
- Cruz argues that the NYT list prioritizes political messaging over storytelling and entertainment.
- He claims the list reflects elitist, left-leaning Hollywood values and ignores popular, inspirational, or patriotic films.

Alternative Film List:
- Cruz presents his own list of 30 films from the past 25 years that he believes are more representative of quality cinema.
- His selections include:
  - Gladiator, The Patriot, A Beautiful Mind, Lord of the Rings, Saving Private Ryan, American Sniper, Hidden Figures, Top Gun: Maverick, and Avatar.
- He emphasizes true stories, war films, musicals, and movies with strong moral or patriotic themes.
Personal Movie Preferences:
- Cruz shares his favorite films (The Princess Bride, The Godfather, Scarface, Fletch), and discusses his love for musicals and classic comedies.
- He recounts personal anecdotes, including taking his mother to Broadway shows and watching Saving Private Ryan and Dallas Buyers Club.
Cultural Commentary:
- The conversation touches on broader cultural issues, such as the disconnect between Hollywood and everyday Americans, the importance of storytelling, and the role of cinema in shaping public perception.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:05.3	Welcome, it is Vertic with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you.
0:09.0	And on this holiday weekend, we decided to replay an awesome episode that we did about a year ago.
0:16.4	And that is Senator Ted Cruz's favorite movies, a great list.
0:20.8	And if you are like the two of us and you love to watch movies over the holiday break with your family,
0:26.5	you do not want to miss this list.
0:28.1	Senator, what's on your list?
0:29.5	What are you going to rewatch during Christmas this year?
0:32.0	Well, listen, let me just say, Merry Christmas to everyone.
0:34.7	I hope you're having a wonderful, relaxing Christmas.
0:37.0	And one of the things that I've always done at Christmas from when I was a kid to now is my family, we go to the movies. My dad loves movies. My mom loves movies. And so we go to the movies, particularly Christmas time. We'll go see movies. And so we want to play you a list of 30 of the greatest movies of the 21st century and and and and
0:57.8	if you watch them put it put a comment down below let us know if you like the movies let us know
1:02.6	if there are any you want to add but but here is 30 any one of which would be a great way to
1:08.2	spend some time with your family over this Christmas break.
1:11.5	Senator, people that don't know you well, I'm going to give them a little bit of a clue.
1:17.8	You absolutely love movies.
1:21.6	And you put together a list of your favorite movies and also series and shows that you watch.
1:28.0	And if you've ever wondered what Senator Cruz is watching when he's flying all the time,
1:32.1	here's a really good list we're going to be giving you on this Christmas.
1:35.3	Well, let me just echo that. Merry Christmas.
1:37.4	I hope you're having a wonderful and blessed day.
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