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Andrew and Darren host a fortnightly exploration of the Internet Movie Database's Top 250 Movies of All Time.

The 250 Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney

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Andrew and Darren host a fortnightly exploration of the Internet Movie Database's Top 250 Movies of All Time.

    383. Million Dollar Baby (#179)

    383. Million Dollar Baby (#179)

    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Ronan Doyle and Aoife Martin, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

    This week, Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby.

    Frankie Dunn was once the best cut man in the business, but has retired to spend his autumn years managing a failing boxing gym and trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter Katy. However, he crosses paths with a young and promising boxer, Maggie Fitzgerald. Frankie is initially insistent that he doesn't train female fighters, but soon discovers that Maggie has a unique aptitude for the sport. Frankie grapples with the possibility that Maggie might just have what it takes to go all the way.

    At time of recording, it was ranked 179th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    • 2 hrs 22 min
    382. Amores Perros (Love's a Bitch) (#241)

    382. Amores Perros (Love's a Bitch) (#241)

    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Áine O'Connor, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

    This week, Alejandro González Iñárritu's Amores Perros.

    Three sets of lives become intertwined following a car crash in Mexico City, across the various strata of the city: young men trying to survive, middle and upper class strivers trying to start a new life, and drifter with a mysterious past. Characters are forced to make tough decisions in the heat of the moment, confronting their own worst impulses and struggling to find their way out of the wreckage.

    At time of recording, it was ranked 241st on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    • 2 hrs 13 min
    381. Well Good Movies: Endgame Centenary Special (#---)

    381. Well Good Movies: Endgame Centenary Special (#---)

    In a very special episode, Darren and Andrew guest star on the hundredth episode of "Well Good Movies", participating in a high-stakes movie quiz.

    • 2 hrs 13 min
    380. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (#178)

    380. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (#178)

    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Scott Mendelson, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

    This week, David Yates' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II.

    As the evil Lord Voldemort lays seige to the wizarding world, only one person stands between the dark lord and complete victory: Harry Potter. However, returning to his old school ground, the boy who lived discovers the forces of evil massing for one final confrontation with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.

    At time of recording, it was ranked 178th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    • 3 hrs 1 min
    379. Oldeuboi (Oldboy) (#74)

    379. Oldeuboi (Oldboy) (#74)

    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Grace Duffy and Andy McCarroll, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

    This week, Park Chan-wook's Oldboy.

    One night in 1988, Oh Dae-su is snatched off the street. He is taken to a mysterious hotel room, where he is locked away without any human contact. Then, fifteen years later, he is just as suddenly released. Forced to adjust to life outside his prison, Oh Dae-su sets out to discover why he was imprisoned for fifteen years. And, perhaps just as importantly, why he was suddenly released.

    At time of recording, it was ranked 74th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    • 2 hrs 14 min
    378. Gojira Mainasu Wan (Godzilla Minus One) (#---)

    378. Gojira Mainasu Wan (Godzilla Minus One) (#---)

    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Jess Dunne and Richard Drumm, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

    This week, Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One.

    Unable to follow through on his assignment, kamikaze pilot Kōichi Shikishima returns to the base on Odo island. However, his trip is interrupted by a strange and mysterious beast that the islanders call "Gojira." Kōichi survives the experience and returns to postwar Tokyo, to find a city and nation in ruins. However, it quickly becomes clear that Godzilla is not finished with Kōichi - or Japan - yet.

    At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    • 2 hrs 15 min

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