It Takes Two
A podcast where two people take two films with the same plot or premise and watch and discuss them
Episodes
This week we are comparing The Lego Movie (2014) and Idiocracy (2006), two films about average guys saving the world with their averageness
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The Movies:
Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman
iMDb Rating: 7.7
Directed by Mike Judge
Written by Mike Judge & Etan Cohen
iMDB Rating: 6.5
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This week, we are comparing Upgrade (2018) and Venom (2018) - twin films about a down-on-his-luck guy forming an unlikely bond with a non-human sentient being.
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The Movies:
Directed by Leigh Whannell
Written by Leigh Whannell
iMDb Rating: 7.5
Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Written by Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg & Kelly Marcel
Based on characters by Todd McFarlane & David Michelinie
iMDB Rating: 6.6
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This week we are comparing Total Recall (1990) and Total Recall (2012) - two action sci-fi films about questioning reality.
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The Movies:
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, Jon Povill & Gary Goldman
Based on the novelette “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick
iMDb Rating: 7.5
Directed by Len Wiseman
Written by Kurt Wimmer & Mark Bombac...
For this Pride Month episode, we are comparing Whip It (2009) and Bend It Like Beckham (2002) - two films that SHOULD be queer, about teenage girls who are more interested in sport than performative femininity.
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The Movies:
Directed by Drew Barrymore
Written by Shauna Cross
Based on the novel by Shauna Cross
iMDb Rating: 6.9
Directed by Gurinder Chadha
Written by Gurinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra ...
We're back this pride month with an episode comparing Chasing Amy (1997) and The Object of My Affection (1998) - two movies about straight people falling in love with their gay friends.
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The Movies:
Directed by Kevin Smith
Written by Kevin Smith
iMDb Rating: 7.2
The Object of My Affection (1998)
Directed by Nicholas Hynter
Written by Wendy Wasserstein
Based on the novel by Stephen McCauley
iMDB Rating: 6.0
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For our 100th episode, we are comparing Gangs of New York (2002) and An American Tail (1986) - two stories of young immigrants in 19th century New York.
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The Movies:
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian & Kenneth Lonergan
iMDb Rating: 7.5
Directed by Don Bluth
Written by David Kirschner, Judy Freudberg & Tony Geiss
iMDB Rating: 6.9
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This week, we are comparing Sunshine (2007) and Event Horizon (1997) - two films about ill-fated missions through our solar system.
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The Movies:
Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by Alex Garland
iMDb Rating: 7.2
Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Written by Philip Eisner
iMDB Rating: 6.6
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This week, we are comparing Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Lady and the Tramp (2019) - two Disney films about dogs finding themselves and what home means to them.
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The Movies:
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske & Jack Cutting
Written by Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Ralph Wright & Don DaGradi
Based on the story by Ward Greene
iMDb Rating: 7.3
Directed by...
This week we have another Disney remake episode with Aladdin (1992) and Aladdin (2019).
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The Movies:
Directed by Ron Clements & John Musker
Written by Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio
iMDb Rating: 8.0
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Written by John August & Guy Ritchie
iMDB Rating: 6.9
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This week we are returning to Disney live action remakes with One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and 101 Dalmatians (1996)
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The Movies:
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske & Wolfgang Reitherman
Written by Bill Peet
Based on the book by Dodie Smith
iMDb Rating: 7.3
Directed by Stephen Herek
Written by John Hughes
Based on the book by Dodie Smith
iMDB Rating: 5.8
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This week, we are comparing Raising Arizona (1987) and Nobody's Baby (2001), two films about low-level criminals trying to raise a baby that doesn't belong to them.
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The Movies:
Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
iMDb Rating: 7.3
Directed by David Seltzer
Written by David Seltzer
iMDB Rating: 6.2
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This week, we are comparing Treasure Planet (2002) and Muppet Treasure Island (1996), two unusual adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel.
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The Movies:
Directed by Ron Clements & John Musker
Written by Ron Clements, John Musker & Rob Edwards
Based on ‘Treasure Island’ by Robert Louis Stevenson
iMDb Rating: 7.2
Directed by Brian Henson
Written by Jerry Juhl, Kirk ...
For Valentine's Day, we're comparing romcom classic 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and Deliver Us From Eva (2003), two "modern" adaptations of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
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The Movies:
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Directed by Gil Junger
Written by Karen McCullah & Kirsten Smith
Based on ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ by William Shakespeare
iMDb Rating: 7.3
Directed by Gary Hardwick
Written by ...
In this Remakes episode, we compare Carrie (1976) and Carrie (2013) - two films about an abused teenager with supernatural powers.
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The Movies:
Directed by Brian De Palma
Written by Lawrence D. Cohen
Based on the novel by Stephen King
iMDb Rating: 7.4
Directed by Kimberly Peirce
Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Based on the screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen and novel by Stephen King
iMDB Rating: 5.8
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This week, we are comparing Captain Fantastic (2016) and The Glass Castle (2017), two films about families raised in unconventional ways.
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The Movies:
Directed by Matt Ross
Written by Matt Ross
iMDb Rating: 7.8
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Written by Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Lanham
Based on the memoir by Jeannette Walls
iMDB Rating: 7.1
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Join us this week for a classic child-friendly Christmas episode as we compare Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) and A Christmas Carol (2009).
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The Movies:
Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
Directed by Burny Mattinson
Written by Burny Mattinson, Tony Marino, Ed Gombert, Don Griffith, Alan Young & Alan Dinehart
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens
iMDb Rating: 8.0
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Written by Robert Z...
Join us this week for another Hallmark Christmas episode as we compare My Christmas Family Tree (2021) and Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020) - two films about women discovering a family they never knew through DNA test results at Christmas.
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The Movies:
My Christmas Family Tree (2021)
Directed by Jason Bourque
Written by Mark Hefti
iMDb Rating: 7.6
Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020)
Directed by Mark Jean
Written by Karen Berger
iMDB Rating: 6....
We're back with our Hallmark Christmas episodes - this week we are comparing A Royal Winter (2017) and A Princess for Christmas (2011), two films about American women travelling to continental Europe and meeting handsome princes.
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The Movies:
Directed by Ernie Barbarash
Written by Ernie Barbarash & Mark Amato
iMDb Rating: 6.4
A Princess for Christmas (2011)
Directed by Michael Damian
Written by Janeen Damian &...
In this week's episode, we are returning to our Remakes series with Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Dawn of the Dead (2004).
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The Movies:
Directed by George A. Romero
Written by George A. Romero
iMDb Rating: 7.8
Directed by Zack Snyder
Written by James Gunn
iMDB Rating: 7.2
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This week, we are comparing Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and The Ladykillers (2004), two films about suspicious goings on in the houses (and cellars) of elderly women.
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The Movies:
Directed by Frank Capra
Written by Julius J. Epstein
Based on the play by Joseph Kesselring
iMDb Rating: 7.9
Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Based on the original sc...
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