The Italian Job
20 winners · 8 left open
Who Won the Movie?
DeclaredMini Coopers
The Mini Coopers decisively win as the movie’s signature stars and lasting appeal.
Most Rewatchable Scene
DeclaredOpening Venice sequence
The Venice opening is the clear consensus for the movie’s most rewatchable stretch.
What’s Aged the Best
DeclaredThe shop owner predicting the financial collapse
The shop owner’s prediction of the coming financial collapse wins the category.
Apex Mountain
DeclaredMini Coopers
The film is treated as the apex of Mini Cooper cinematic prominence.
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Most 2003 Thing
DeclaredLyle claiming he invented Napster
Lyle’s Napster origin story most strongly captures the film’s 2003 moment.
Great Shot, Gordo
No consensusNo clear winner
The hosts trade competing visual choices without settling on one shot.
Best Character Name
Apparent consensusHandsome Rob
Handsome Rob narrowly emerges from a field of memorable crew names.
Best Needle Drop
Apparent consensusCalifornia Soul
California Soul is the primary needle-drop choice despite some fatigue with its repeated use.
Better Title
No consensusNo clear winner
The hosts suggest Los Angeles alternatives but acknowledge the original title is spoken onscreen.
Weak Link of the Film
Apparent consensusThe film’s heist economics and implausible payout
The movie’s implausible financial math becomes the main weak-link discussion.
What’s Aged the Worst
No consensusNo clear winner
Several dated elements are debated without a final selection.
Ed Norton Reverse Dunkel Award: Did This Movie Need a Random Sports Scene?
Apparent consensusWahlberg’s basketball scene
The shoehorned basketball sequence is treated as an unnecessary showcase for Wahlberg.
Ben Affleck’s Benihana Award: Scene-Stealing Location
DeclaredVenice
Venice is the location that most conspicuously elevates the film.
Hans Gruber Scale Villain Ranking
Apparent consensusSteve Frizzelli / Ed Norton
Ed Norton’s detached villain is placed in the middle of the scale at roughly five or six.
Overacting Award
No consensusNo clear winner
The hosts cannot identify a deserving overacting performance.
Van Lathan Award: Did This Movie Need More Black People?
Apparent consensusMore Black representation throughout the Los Angeles setting
The group agrees the film underuses Los Angeles’s Black cultural presence.
Casting What-Ifs
Apparent consensusLeonardo DiCaprio as Charlie
DiCaprio is enthusiastically viewed as a potentially transformative replacement for Wahlberg.
Joey Pants Award: Best That Guy
Apparent consensusOscar from The Office as the security guard
Oscar’s recognizable presence as the security guard most strongly catches the hosts’ attention.
Dion Waiters Award
Apparent consensusDonald Sutherland
Sutherland’s brief, outsized performance gets the most support.
Recasting Couch Director: City
Apparent consensusBoston in 2003
Boston is the leading replacement for Philadelphia, though the city debate remains casual.
Hottest Take
DeclaredThe Venice heist should be the finale
The hosts endorse reordering the film so its coolest heist closes the story.
Half-Assed Internet Research
No consensusNo clear winner
The category produces research topics but no winning investigation.
Picking Nits
No consensusNo clear winner
The hosts identify numerous logistical and physics problems without ranking them.
Sequel, Prequel, or Prestige TV
No consensusNo clear winner
Several sequel and spinoff concepts are proposed without a final choice.
Unanswerable Questions
No consensusNo clear winner
The hosts question the aftermath, police response, and economics without resolving them.
Memorabilia
Apparent consensusGold brick
A gold brick is the obvious physical souvenir from the film.
Mr. Magoo Word: Best, Worst, Life Lesson
DeclaredTrust everyone, but not the devil inside them
The film’s clearest lesson is taken from Donald Sutherland’s advice.
Best Double Feature
DeclaredFast Four
Fast Four is chosen to highlight how the Fast franchise borrowed from this film.