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First Man is favored as the most thematically complementary companion film.

Die Hard was the unanimous pairing for Speed.

St. Elmo's Fire is chosen as the natural companion film.

Fast Four is chosen to highlight how the Fast franchise borrowed from this film.

Karate Kid 3 is selected as the preferred companion, despite the outrageous documentary detour.

They choose Focus as the cleanest double-feature partner, though Six Degrees of Separation is also praised.

Sean chooses Crimes and Misdemeanors, while another strong alternate is Walking and Talking.

They land on Malcolm X as the better companion watch, with When We Were Kings also cited as a natural pairing.

Bill settles on The Money Pit as the best companion movie, with War of the Roses as another strong option.

They choose The Stepfather as the best companion double feature for this movie.

They settle on Sleeping with the Enemy as the cleanest double feature pairing.

The strongest recommendation lands on Fatal Attraction, with The Net also suggested as a good 90s-tech pairing.

Steven chooses AI as the best companion piece, while Bill chooses Destination Moon as the sci-fi predecessor that rhymes most with 2001.

They land on Old School as the best double feature pairing, with Project X and other college debauchery movies as alternatives.

Bill picks Best in Show as the ideal companion piece, while Kyle makes the case for Bruno but still acknowledges Borat is the stronger film.

For the paired watch, one host picks Step Brothers while another suggests a Ben Stiller satire like Zoolander.

For a pairing with this movie, they land on Dumb and Dumber as the best double feature choice.

The discussion ends with Beverly Hills Cop as the most natural companion movie choice, even though other options are floated.

They pick Total Recall as the ideal companion piece for peak-1990 Arnold, with Home Alone also discussed.

The hosts toss out several companion movies, including Jagged Edge, Total Recall, Fatal Attraction, and Body of Evidence, without naming one clear pick.

They settle on That Thing You Do as the best companion movie for Eddie and the Cruisers.

They favor In a Lonely Place, though several other noir-adjacent pairings are discussed as strong fits.

They favor pairing the movie with The Other Guys, while also mentioning No Sudden Move as a strong alternate crime-comedy pairing.

They settled on Manhunter as the cleanest companion movie, while also naming several other crime-thriller pairings.

One host proposes a Coen-brothers trilogy while another separately offers Eight Millimeter, but the Coen triple is the clearest consensus-style pick.

Sean picks Fast Five for a more exciting companion, while Craig offers King of New York and Bill jokes about Happy Gilmore.

Mina picks Pretty Woman, while Van argues for Focus as the better thematic companion.

They pick Moonraker as the best pairing, with Lawnmower Man as another option because of the tech/hacking overlap.

Bill and Zach both land on Dumb and Dumber as the best pairing, though there's discussion of staying in Miami with There's Something About Mary.

They pick Dirty Harry as the best companion film, with All the President’s Men as an obvious thematic reference point.

They agree on Soul Man as the matching double feature, with Summer School and others discussed as alternatives.

They settle on Panic Room as the most fun companion movie, while also mentioning Harrison Ford thrillers as pairings.

They explicitly choose Days of Thunder as the best companion movie.

They compare a couple of companion movies and end up favoring One Crazy Summer.

For a companion movie, the group settles on Say Anything as the strongest pairing with High Fidelity.

They pair Shampoo with The Parallax View, while Sean and Cameron offer alternate double-feature ideas.

CR says he'd pair the movie with Rounders, while Bill offers Devil's Advocate as his alternate.

Bill picks Mannequin as the companion film, while Kyle separately likes pairing Weird Science with The Breakfast Club.

No Way Out is the favorite pairing because it shares the sleek political-crime vibe, though Face/Off and several De Palma titles are also floated.

They floated several companions, but The Matrix emerged as the cleanest double-feature pairing.

They choose the original Halloween as the better double-feature companion to Halloween II.

Dad first chose a triple feature of westerns, then CR changed his answer to Cast Away as the best pair-up.

They settle on Zero Hour! leading into Airplane! as the most satisfying pairing.

They chose The Terminator as the strongest pairing for female-empowerment heroics.

They pair Witness with Mosquito Coast as the best companion screening because of the Peter Weir/Ford connection.

They land on Network as the best thematic companion, with Enter the Dragon as the lower-brow alternative.

Bill preferred Moonlight, while Wesley floated The Dark Knight as a way to pair both sides of Ledger.

Under the Skin was the top double-feature pick, with Mimic and Amanda and the Alien also mentioned.

Mina settles on Kramer vs. Kramer as the best pairing, rather than Something's Gotta Give.

They settle on pairing it with The Siege for another New York/terrorism double feature, though a Die Hard-to-Die Hard marathon is also mentioned.

They pick Boys from Brazil as the best pairing, with Uncut Gems and Munich also floated.

They favor a Diane Keaton double feature, with Baby Boom the top pick and Broadcast News close behind.

They prefer pairing this movie with Hard to Kill for a Seagal double feature.

The hosts settle on Shampoo as the best companion watch, with Fletch also getting a strong mention.

They settle on Starman as the closest thematic companion, while Asteroid City is also suggested.

They choose The Warriors as the best companion film for this New York-on-the-brink experience, with Falling Down mentioned as another fit.

They choose Jagged Edge as the best companion piece, grouping the movie with other 1980s erotic-thriller titles.

They suggest a Cruise double feature with Edge of Tomorrow, while North by Northwest is the other notable pick.

Superbad is the first choice, with Joanna broadening it into a generational teen-comedy chain.

They split on the pairing, but Bill clearly lands on Tombstone as the movie he wants to watch next.

Bill picks Air as the pairing that best fits after Good Will Hunting.

They toss out several pairings, including White Men Can't Jump, Above the Rim, The Program, and One on One, without a final consensus.

Kyle breaks the usual format and chooses a trilogy-style Cruise relationship marathon across multiple films.

They debate pairings, but the final pick is to go directly from Rocky into Rocky 2.

They settle on Grand Canyon as the most fitting companion piece, with a couple of other race-movie pairings mentioned.

Kyle picks So I Married an Axe Murderer as the best companion movie option.

Sean chooses The Commitments as the best companion movie for a Blues Brothers double feature.

They immediately chose the sequel as the best partner viewing choice.

They agree that Varsity Blues is the ideal companion movie to Friday Night Lights.

They pick The Net as the best companion piece before settling on The Game as an even better alternate choice.

They settle on the obvious sequel double feature as the best pairing.

They pick Ghostbusters as the best companion movie, with E.T. as the alternate option.

They ultimately choose The Curse of the Blair Witch as the best companion piece to the film.

They chose Better Tomorrow as the best companion movie for John Wick.

They agreed Risky Business was the matching double feature.

They pick Hoosiers as the best pairing because it gives a basketball-and-football Goldsmith double bill.

Among several fitting companion movies, they chose Remains of the Day as the strongest double feature.

They favor Talladega Nights, with Wedding Crashers and a few other comedies also discussed.

One host chose Revenge as the ideal companion film, while another preferred American Flyers first as a Costner-before-and-after pairing.

They land on Speed as the best companion film, with Bourne Identity also suggested.

Bill went with Platoon so he could pair the comedy with the war movie it jokes about, while Kyle preferred a Naked Gun sequel double feature.

They treat Breaking Training as the natural companion watch to this movie.

They float several pairing ideas, with Dazed and Confused emerging as the strongest double-feature companion.

They say Part III is the best pairing because it essentially closes the loop and functions like the third act of one long story.

After hearing a few suggestions, they settle on Collateral as the best companion film.

One host picks the Elaine May original as the ideal companion movie because of its similar discomfort-driven comedy.

They agreed 8mm was the best companion watch, with Taxi Driver as the other serious option.

They pitch a triple feature anchored by Body Heat and Fatal Attraction, with Romancing the Stone offered as a lighter alternative.

They lean toward pairing it with You Can Count on Me, with a mention of Good Will Hunting and Shutter Island as other possibilities.

Deep Cover is the consensus double-feature pick because it was originally conceived in this orbit, though Basic Instinct is also mentioned.

They settle on Ferris Bueller as the best pairing because of the neighboring-suburb and teen-rebellion parallels.

Diggstown is the group’s preferred double-feature companion for Creed.

Back to the Future is the preferred double feature, with Cast Away and The Waterboy also suggested.

The strongest double-feature pairing they land on is Fearless, with Castaway also mentioned.

They choose Rebound as the best companion watch, while also talking up a Rat Pack HBO movie.

They favor The Fugitive as the clearest pairing, though U-571 and a few others come up too.

They preferred Duplicity as the closest companion watch, though a few darker sequel-style pairings were also mentioned.

They settle on Full Metal Jacket as the best companion film, with Top Gun and a few others discussed as alternatives.

They name Omen 2 as the most natural double-feature pairing because it continues the story and adds strong twists.

They recommend Tightrope as the most natural companion piece, while noting Absolute Power as another fit.

One host picks The Vanishing for a Nancy Travis double feature, while another prefers Rear Window and Suspicion as thematic companions.

They each suggest pairings, but the clearest consensus choice is Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

They settle on Just One of the Guys, though The Goonies and Iron Eagle are both mentioned as strong pairings.

They imagine the next-day fallout and decide Nick's arrest would come before Harold's divorce.

Sean picks Boys Life, while the others also float Rocco and His Brothers as a strong companion film.

They land on Sneakers as the best companion watch, with the first episode of Tokyo Vice also mentioned.

They pick In the Mood for Love, with Before Sunrise as the other major romantic-companion candidate.

They lean toward European Vacation as the best companion film, while noting Christmas Vacation as a strong alternate and summer rental as a fun outside pick.

The room lands on The American President as the best companion film, with other legal and Cruise pairings also proposed.

They chose Bedazzled as the best companion watch, with Injustice for All mentioned as a darker alternate.

They settle on Dog Day Afternoon as the best pairing, with Devil's Advocate and a Baltimore-courthouse double feature as alternates.

They like a Pesci-heavy double feature and most naturally circle back to Goodfellas, with The Paper also getting praise.

They suggest Green Book and To Kill a Mockingbird as possible pairings, but never settle it.

The hosts mention Spotlight and Widows as plausible double-feature pairings but do not settle it cleanly.

They choose Pineapple Express as the best double-feature pairing, with Project X as the main alternative.

They say the cleanest pairing is simply to watch it with Raiders.

They each suggested strong Bond-adjacent pairings, with Rounders and Dr. No the clearest options.

They choose the director's cut of 54 as the most natural pairing, while also naming Stillman's other films as alternatives.

Among several pairings, they land on Ratatouille as the best companion film.

They agree the movie pairs best with Fatal Attraction, though Unfaithful is also suggested.

Chris chooses Tough Turf, while Bill chooses Warriors as the better pairing with Bad Boys.

They choose the sequel as the best pairing, saying it works well back-to-back with the original.

They settle on The Fabelmans as the strongest pairing, with Gangs of New York and The Aviator also discussed.

Sean lands on Officer and a Gentleman as the better double feature, while acknowledging Tar is the obvious but grueling pairing.

The hosts choose Texas Chainsaw Massacre as the strongest companion watch.

Fearless is the preferred double feature pairing, with Cast Away also discussed.

They favor pairing Sideways with The Descendants, while Sean offers Year of the Comet as another wine-adjacent option.

They each choose a complementary climbing-or-stunt action movie, with Drop Zone and Shoot to Kill both named.

They settle on Rogue Nation as the most natural pairing, while also making a strong case for Wick 2.

They choose Vanilla Sky as the best pairing for another empty, disorienting New York movie.

One host picks 12 Angry Men for the obvious Lumet connection, while another offers Michael Clayton as a strong thematic companion.

They settle on a Thanksgiving-to-Christmas pairing with Christmas Vacation as the stronger companion.

They pick The Big Chill as the ideal companion piece to Body Heat.

The preferred pairing is a Brian De Palma mini-marathon starting with Dress to Kill and Body Double.

They favor pairing The Warriors into Cruising because the latter feels like a dark continuation of that energy.

Hardcore is chosen as the best pairing, with Pretty Woman also cited as a strong Richard Gere double feature.

They settle on This Is the End because it contains the fake Pineapple Express 2, with Reefer Madness offered as another strong pairing.

They settle on Death of a Salesman as the most natural companion piece, with Moneyball as a secondary idea.

Bring It On is the preferred companion watch because it matches the competition-movie energy and teen-team dynamics.

Bill chooses Wall Street as the best companion film, while Russillo offers Bright Lights, Big City and Koppelman leans Wolf of Wall Street or Sweet Smell of Success.

Sean chooses Patton and Chris chooses A Midnight Clear as the best companion watches.

They pick Lock Up as the best companion piece, ideally watching Tango and Cash first and then going darker.

Saturday Night Fever is the shared top double-feature pick, with Dirty Dancing offered as a strong alternative by Juliet.

Juliet chose Liberty Heights as her preferred double feature, while Dead Poets Society remained the obvious backup comparison.

They land on High Plains Drifter as the strongest companion piece, with Josey Wales also mentioned.

They said the obvious pairing is the original Top Gun, since it is the natural companion to Maverick.

After considering a few pairings, they settle on King of Comedy as the best double feature partner, with Stand By Me and Dead Zone also floated.

Jacoby jokes that the best double feature is simply watching Project X twice, though Animal House is also favored.