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Domestic Disturbance

2001Runtime unavailableThrillerCrime

Movie details, ratings, and The Rewatchables episode for Domestic Disturbance.

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Domestic Disturbance2001
RT CRITICS23
RT AUDIENCE37
METACRITIC29
Directed byHarold BeckerMovie director
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RT critics23%Tomatometer
RT audience37%Popcornmeter
Metacritic29Critic score

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THE POD'S PICKS

Episode awards

See who or what the hosts picked for each award.

22award categories
EPISODE 456

Domestic Disturbance

20 picked · 2 without a winner

Who won the movie?

Likely pick

Vince Vaughn

They give Vaughn the win for being the most entertaining presence, while praising Matt O'Leary's performance too.

~ 1:20:00Runner-up: Matt O'Leary

Most rewatchable scene

Likely pick

playing catch

The room settles on the catch scene as the movie's most rewatchable stretch.

~ 0:40:00Runner-up: the kill scene

What aged the best?

Likely pick

Vince Vaughn's sinister comic performance

They pick the sinister Vaughn performance as the thing that has held up best.

~ 0:56:00Runner-up: Buscemi playing a dirtbag criminal

Apex Mountain

No winner

No clear winner

They run through the usual Apex Mountain check and conclude nobody here reaches an apex.

~ 1:20:00
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Most rewatchable

Likely pick

playing catch

When asked again, they keep landing on the catch sequence as the top rewatchable moment.

~ 0:48:00Runner-up: the kill scene

Great shot Gordo Award

Likely pick

Buscemi getting stabbed

The stabbing sequence is treated as the standout shot, though they also gripe about the electrocution staging.

~ 1:04:00Runner-up: the crowbar-on-the-fuse-box electrocution shot

Chess Rockwell, Brock Linders Award

Picked on the show

Rick Barnes

They choose Rick Barnes as the movie's best character name.

~ 1:04:00

Could this movie have had a better title?

Likely pick

Joint Custody

They agree that Joint Custody would have been a stronger title than Domestic Disturbance.

~ 1:04:00Runner-up: Southport Lie

Sarah Connor award for would modern technology ruin this movie

Picked on the show

yes, surveillance tech and smartphones would ruin it

They say modern search, surveillance, and phones would quickly expose Rick's new identity and plan.

~ 1:04:00

Butcher's girlfriend award

Likely pick

the garage-fight ending

They identify the last 15 minutes, especially the garage fight, as the movie's weak link.

~ 1:04:00

Exflationship

Likely pick

the miscarriage plotline and the finale's handling of it

They think the miscarriage subplot and the clunky final aftermath have aged very poorly.

~ 1:04:00Runner-up: the police sergeant's performance

How to Stake Award

Likely pick

make it a Buscemi-vs-Vaughn crime movie

They argue the movie would be much better if it focused on Buscemi hunting Vaughn and reduced Danny's role as the villain.

~ 1:12:00Runner-up: have Danny be the real villain

Best Accio award

Picked on the show

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

They settle on Ruben Santiago-Hudson as the best supporting actor/that-guy presence.

~ 1:12:00Runner-up: Chris Ellis

Dan Waiters Award

Picked on the show

Steve Buscemi

Buscemi wins the waiters-style dirtbag award over the hooker Patty.

~ 1:12:00Runner-up: Patty the hooker

Recasting couch director or city

No winner

No clear winner

They float several alternate casting ideas for the police sergeant without settling on one clear answer.

~ 1:12:00Runner-up: 50 Cent or Philip Michael Thomas

Dorfler's Door Award

Likely pick

the electrocution/final head-trauma stretch

They decide the most painful-looking beat is the ugly electrocution and head-trauma finale stretch.

~ 1:12:00Runner-up: Travolta's car-door crash

Half-assed internet research

Likely pick

Travolta flew himself in and out of Wilmington during production

The one researched fact they surface is that Travolta commuted by plane during the shoot.

~ 1:20:00

Cruise or Hanks or Cruise and Hanks?

Likely pick

Cruise and Hanks

They land on Cruise and Hanks as the best theoretical swap, with a preference for Cruise in the Travolta role.

~ 1:20:00Runner-up: Cruise in the Travolta part

Best name for the movie for a racehorse

Likely pick

Rick Jack

They decide Rick Jack would make the strongest racehorse name, ahead of Southport.

~ 1:20:00Runner-up: Southport

Memorabilia you'd most want for this movie

Picked on the show

Rick Barnes Chamber of Commerce plaque

They pick the Rick Barnes Chamber of Commerce plaque as the most desirable prop/memento.

~ 1:28:00Runner-up: Danny's Cal Ripken glove

Best worst life lesson

Picked on the show

Believe your child

They choose 'Believe your child' as the movie's bad-but-useful life lesson.

~ 1:28:00

Best double feature choice

Picked on the show

The Stepfather

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

~ 1:28:00Runner-up: Be Cool

About these picks Winners come from the episode transcript. Timestamps may be a little off.

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