The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 21 - ‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Sean and Amanda return to continue their yearlong project of listing the 25 best movies of the 21st century so far. Today, they discuss their favorite installment of the beloved Tom Cruise action franchise with ‘Mission: Impossible—Fallout’, which features some of the greatest action filmmaking of all time. They explain why this concretized director Christopher McQuarrie as a legitimate star filmmaker, explore what this film means and represents about Cruise’s movie stardom persona, and share why they went with this film instead of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ as the official late-stage Cruise movie for the list. Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're a fan of the inner workings of Hollywood, then check out my podcast, The Town,
0:03.7	on the Ringer Podcast Network. My name's Matt Bellany. I'm founding partner at Puck and the writer
0:08.5	of the What I'm Hearing newsletter. And with my show, The Town, I bring you the inside conversation
0:12.9	about money and power in Hollywood. Every week, we've got three short episodes featuring
0:17.3	real Hollywood insiders to tell you what people in town are actually talking about.
0:21.5	We'll cover everything from why your favorite show was canceled overnight.
0:24.9	Which streamer is on the brink of collapse?
0:27.0	And which executives on the hot seat?
0:29.0	Disney, Netflix, who's up, down, and who'll never eat lunch in this town again?
0:33.3	Follow the town on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast.
0:49.4	Music Follow the town on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Sean Fennessey.
0:50.9	I'm Amanda Dobbins, and this is 25 for 25, a big picture, special conversation show about...
0:57.2	Fate whispers to the warrior.
0:59.4	And the warrior whispers back?
1:01.0	The storm is coming.
1:02.8	I am the storm.
1:04.4	Our pick today is Mission Impossible Fallout, the sixth installment in the franchise and a sacred totem of this podcast.
1:11.3	Let's talk about Mission Impossible.
1:13.0	It's Mission Impossible Month just about here on the big picture.
1:16.5	I don't know that I strategized for this choice specifically, but I like where it landed
1:20.6	in our mix.
1:21.1	We massage just tiny little bit.
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