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 looking at remakes of a classic holiday slasher - Black Christmas (1974), Black Christmas (2006) and Black Christmas (2019).
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The Movies:
Directed by Roy Moore
Written by Bob Clark
iMDb Rating: 7.1
Directed by Glen Morgan
Written by Glen Morgan
Based on the screenplay by Roy Moore
iMDB Rating: 4.7
Directed by Sophia Takal
Written by Sophia Takal & Apri...
It's time for a Hallmark Christmas episode! This year we are comparing November Christmas (2010) and The Christmas Heart (2012) - two films about communities coming together to support a family in need at the holidays.
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The Movies:
Directed by Robert Harmon
Written by Pnenah Goldstein
Based on the book by Greg Coppa
iMDb Rating: 7.5
Directed by Gary Yates
Written by Michael Heaton
iMDB...
This week we are comparing The Running Man (1987) and The Running Man (2025) - two films about a man fighting for his life as a cog in the media machine.
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The Movies:
Directed by Paul Michael Glaser
Written by Steven E. de Souza
Based on the novel by Stephen King
iMDb Rating: 6.6
Directed by Edgar Wright
Written by Edgar Wright & Michael Bacall
Based on the novel by Stephen King
iMDB Ratin...
This week we have a child-friendly episode comparing Coco (2017) and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) - two films about children understanding death and learning about their families' stories.
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The Movies:
Directed by Adrian Molina & Lee Unkrich
Written by Lee Unkrich, Jason Katz, Matthew Aldrich & Adrian Molina
iMDb Rating: 8.4
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Directed by Travis Knight
Written by Shannon Tindle, Marc...
This Hallowe'en, we are covering a classic horror remake with Ring (1998) and The Ring (2002).
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The Movies:
Directed by Hideo Nakata
Written by Hiroshi Takahashi
Based on the novel by Kôji Suzuki
iMDb Rating: 7.2
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Written by Ehren Kruger
iMDB Rating: 7.1
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This week we are comparing three movies based on Disney's Haunted Mansion theme park attraction - Haunted Mansion (2023), Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) and The Haunted Mansion (2003)
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The Movies:
Directed by Justin Simien
Written by Katie Dippold
iMDb Rating: 6.0
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
Directed by Kirk R. Thatcher
Written by Bill Barretta, Kirk R. Thatcher, Kelly Younger & Jim Lewis
iMDB Rating: 6.3
Join us this week as we compare Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and White House Down (2013) - two films about attacks on the White House and one man's mission to save the President.
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The Movies:
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Written by Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt
iMDb Rating: 6.5
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Written by James Vanderbilt
iMDB Rating: 6.3
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This week we are comparing Bullet Train (2022) and Fight or Flight (2024), two films about multiple trained assassins encountering each other in confined modes of transport.
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The Movies:
Directed by David Leitch
Written by Zak Olkewicz
Based on the novel by Kôtarô Isaka
iMDb Rating: 7.3
Directed by James Madigan
Written by Brooks McLaren & D.J. Cotrona
iMDB Rating: 6.4
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This week we are comparing Dead Poets Society (1989) and Mona Lisa Smile (2003) - two films about inspiring teachers touching the lives of their students.
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The Movies:
Directed by Peter Weir
Written by Tom Schulman
iMDb Rating: 8.1
Directed by Mike Newell
Written by Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal
iMDB Rating: 6.6
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This week we are comparing classic twin films Dante's Peak (1997) and Volcano (1997) - two films about Volcano eruptions in the USA.
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The Movies:
Directed by Roger Donaldson
Written by Leslie Bohem
iMDb Rating: 6.1
Directed by Mick Jackson
Written by Jerome Armstrong & Billy Ray
iMDB Rating: 5.6
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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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