3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE

Stuart Wright
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3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE" is the podcast that explores cinema's transformative power on your personal growth. Hosted and produced by screenwriter Stuart Wright From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests. Please join him on this emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never forget or sometimes change how you see the world.

  1. 5D AGO

    Faith Elizabeth and Movies That Changed Your Life: CATS, Barbie & Pan's Labyrinth

    Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with YES SHE CANNES founder & CEO Faith Elizabeth, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore CATS’s impact, Barbie analysis, and Pan's Labyrinth’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on her. Faith Elizabeth also discusses the creation of YES SHE CANNES and the panels she will be hosting at Cannes Film Festival 2026. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about YES SHE CANNES and the panels Faith Elizabeth will be hosting at Cannes Film Festival 2026 and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] YES SHE CANNES 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life CATS impact  [14:17] Faith Elizabeth says CATS was one of a handful of VHS tapes she had access to growing up as one of six siblings. CATS mezmorised her and she would watch it over and over again Barbie analysis [19:30] Faith Elizabeth says Barbie is not just nostalgia for a cherished childhood character, it captured a feeling a lot of women had in terms of striving for perfection, not feeling good enough and trying to fix something about yourself. Pan's Labyrinth Influence   [24:31] Faith Elizabeth discovered Pan's Labyrinth by accident. She stumbled into a press conference hosted by Guillermo Del Toro, a filmmaker she was aware of, but had watched nothing. After experiencing the fandom in the room and the words of Del Toro she bought Ian Nathan’s book about the Mexican filmmaker and committed to watch all of his films.  Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about why Faith Elizabeth founded YES SHE CANNES. Learn about what YES SHE CANNES is doing at Cannes Film Festival 2026 Understand cinema’s transformative power through CATS (1998), Barbie (2023), Pan's Labyrinth (2006) About the Guest:   Faith Elizabeth is a filmmaker and founder of YES SHE CANNES At Cannes Film Festival 2026: Thurs 14 May, 4-5pm - Building Collective Power: How Women Shape Influence in Film (Main stage Riviera & online) Sat 16 May, 3:30-4:30pm: Women In Genre: Shaping Careers, Opening Doors and Building Power (Fantastic Pavilion) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  2. APR 27

    Alexia Melocchi and Movies That Changed Your Life: Basic Instinct, Bridget Jones Diary & La La Land

    Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with writer/director Alexia Melocchi, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Basic Instinct’s impact, Bridget Jones Diary analysis, and La La Land’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Alexia Melocchi also discuss her new book: The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about Alexia Melocchi’s new book The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Basic Instinct impact  [14:17] Alexia Melocchi says Basic Instinct is a movie she sold as a distributor and represents a moment in her life where she was starting to success in Hollywood  Bridget Jones Diary analysis [19:30] Alexia Melocchi says Bridget Jones Diary is such a relatable movie for women and a brilliant example of the kind of Romcoms that the UK excels at. La La Land Influence   [24:31] Alexia Melocchi was in the room when Damien Chazelle was arguing the case for keeping the opening freeway scene in La La Land.  Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about why Alexia Melocchi wrote The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Basic Instinct (1992), Bridget Jones Diary (2001), La La Land (2016) About the Guest:   Alexia Melocchi is a producer and author of The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood  published by Routledge. The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood  is out now and is available at https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Show-Business-Your-Hollywood-ebook/dp/B0FP9TMJKG  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  3. APR 22

    Phil Whelans and Movies That Changed Your Life: A Matter Of Life And Death, Raising Arizona & Blue Velvet

    Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with writer, actor and comedian Phil Whelans, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore A Matter Of Life And Death’s impact, Raising Arizona analysis, and Blue Velvet’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Phil Whelans also offers improv acting tips. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Program Director Phil Whelans and the brilliant programming team of Beeston Film Festival select their films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] Improv acting tips 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life A Matter Of Life And Death impact  [5:40] Phil Whelans says A Matter Of Life And Death is a flamboyant film that  transported him to an extraordinary world with immense camp swagger and the highest of high concepts. It includes his favourite movie scene ever; David Niven’s character is a defendant in a court case being held in heaven. Raising Arizona analysis [13:30] Phil Whelans says Raising Arizona’s DNA is every quirky American indie film that came after it. Blue Velvet Influence   [20:00] Phil Whelans says Blue Velvet is a great example of how David Lynch paints with lights, sounds and actors, getting amazing performances out of everyone.  Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how to improve your improv acting skills Understand cinema’s transformative power through A Matter Of Life And Death (1946), Raising Arizona (1987), Blue Velvet (1986) About the Guest:   Phil Whelans is a writer, actor and comedian known for writing radio sitcoms My First Planet and The Barkers v The Rest Of The World. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min

  4. APR 13

    Ciaran Shea and Movies That Changed Your Life: Police Story, High Fidelity & Rubber

    Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with Beeston Film Festival Program Director Ciaran Shea, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Police Story’s impact, High Fidelity analysis, and Rubber’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Ciaran Shea also discusses how Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Program Director Ciaran Shea and the brilliant programming team of Beeston Film Festival select their films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] How Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Police Story impact  [18:20] Ciaran Shea says Police Story is where his love of film and film education begins via watching movies and eating pizza at his Uncle John’s house.   High Fidelity analysis [23:40] Ciaran Shea says High Fidelity blew him away. In particular the use of the fourth wall, use of music and being compelled to watch a lead who is so flawed, he positively awful. Rubber Influence   [32:30] Ciaran Shea says Rubber is an example of a film that when he shows friends they come away thinking he’s insane. He believes Rubber moulded him to a filmmaker who is willing to be as bold as he wants and do stories that have never been done before.  Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition Understand cinema’s transformative power through Police Story (1985), High Fidelity (2000), Rubber (2010) About the Guest:   Ciaran Shea is the Program Director for Beeston Film Festival, Ciaran is also filmmaker, 1st AD and stand up comedian. Find and follow him on IG @ciaran_filmmaker Beeston Film Festival 2026 is 23-26 April 2026 at the Arc Cinema in Beeston For more about Beeston Film Festival program/screenings and links to tickets see https://www.beestonfilm.com/ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    45 min

  5. APR 6

    Alexandra Bentley and Movies That Changed Your Life: Amelie, Cialo (aka The Body) & Black Swan

    Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with producer and author Alexandra Bentley, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Amelie’s impact, Cialo (aka The Body) analysis, and Black Swan’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on her. Alexandra Bentley also discuss the writing of Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out with Steve Pinhay. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Alexandra Bentley wrote Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out with Steve Pinhay and the lasting impact of cinema on her life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] The writing of “Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out” with Steve Pinhay 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Amelie impact  [25:39] Alexandra Bentley says she fell in love with Amelie as soon as it came out. Growing up in Poland, Polish and European cinema was important to her than any Hollywood blockbuster.  Cialo (aka The Body) analysis [31:45] Alexandra Bentley says Andrzej Saramonowicz, the director of Cialo (aka The Body) is a brilliant comedy writer and anything he touches, Polish film fans know it’s going to be funny. Cialo was highly anticipated and it didn’t disappoint. Black Swan Influence   [38:00] Alexandra Bentley says she was already living in the UK when Black Swan came out and working at 20th Century Fox. It was a film that was to be released under the Fox Searchlight banner and it was just incredible to be a part of that marketing and sales process.  Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Alexandra Bentley wrote Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out with Steve Pinhay. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Amelie (2001), Cialo (aka The Body) (2003), Black Swan (2010) About the Guest:   Alexandra Bentley is Head Of Production at Big Safari and co-author (with Steve Pinhay) of Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out published by Routledge. Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out is out now and available at  https://www.routledge.com/Producing-Film-and-Television-First-In-Last-Out/Pinhay-Bentley/p/book/9781032608686  EXCLUSIVE: Routledge are offering Britflicks listeners 20% off if they use the promo code “POD10” This offer runs April 1st 2026 - October 1st 2026 for all (Print and Ebook) formats. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    48 min

  6. MAR 24

    Jeremiah Kipp and Movies That Changed Your Life: Killer Of Sheep, Dawn Of The Dead & Jennifer's Body

    Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with director Jeremiah Kipp, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Killer Of Sheep’s impact, Dawn Of The Dead analysis, and Jennifer's Body’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Jeremiah Kipp also discuss the making of the Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Jeremiah Kipp made the J Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant and the lasting impact of cinema on his life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] The making of “The Mortuary Assistant” 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Killer Of Sheep impact  [30:15] Jeremiah Kipp says Killer Of Sheep is done in a cinéma vérité style that he saw on a 16mm print in a revival house when he was quite young in rural Rhode Island. Dawn Of The Dead analysis [36:00] Jeremiah Kipp says he saw Dawn Of The Dead a kid and it was not lost on him, even at that young age, that the protagonists kill all the zombies, take control of the shopping mall, they have everything but then they get bored of it. Jennifer's Body Influence   [43:20] Jeremiah Kipp says he didn’t see Jennifer's Body when it came out. It seemed like a movie nobody - critics and audiences - liked and then he caught it on streaming a few years later and loved it. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Jeremiah Kipp made the Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Killer Of Sheep (1978), Dawn Of The Dead (1978), Jennifer's Body (2009) About the Guest:   Jeremiah Kipp is based in New York. His directing credits include the AMC+ Shudder Original "Slapface" (Audience Award Winner at Cinequest), the horror-sci fi hybrid "Black Wake"; "Don't Pick Up" starring Keith David and Kathryn Erbe, "Draw Up and Stare" starring Michael O'Keefe and Melissa Leo, "The Sadist" starring Tom Savini and "The Pod": starring Larry Fessenden. The Mortuary Assistant will be available on Shudder from March 27th 2026   Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    54 min

  7. MAR 17

    Matthew Hope and Movies That Changed Your Life: Rocky, JFK & Commando

    Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with writer/director Matthew Hope, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Rocky’s impact, JFK analysis, and Commando’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Matthew Hope also discuss the making of the Joe Millson starrer Empire Of Lies Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Matthew Hope made the Joe Millson starrer Empire Of Lies and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] The making of “EMPIRE OF LIES” 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Rocky impact  [15:50] Matthew Hope says he saw Rocky for the first time when he was eight and it is the film that got him started on his journey to becoming a filmmaker. JFK analysis [21:00] Matthew Hope says he was 15 when he saw JFK and it is a film that is crammed with so much information and yet is never boring. Even more so, it was evidence that film can change things. JFK led to the Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 that promised classified documents would be released 25 years later. Commando Influence   [26:10] Matthew Hope says he was eleven years old when he saw Commando on VHS at home. It is absurd but what’s not to love about Arnie running around with big guns killing all the bad guys. Hardly any plot. Zero character development. Just one action sequence after another. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Matthew Hope made the Joe Millson starrer Empire Of Lies. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Rocky (1976), JFK (1991), Commando (1985) About the Guest:   Matthew Hope is known for Empire of Lies (2026), The Vanguard (2008), The Veteran (2011) and All the Devil's Men (2018) Empire of Lies will be released in select UK cinemas on March 27th 2026 and available to stream on digital from April 13th 2026   Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 min

  8. MAR 11

    Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard and Movies That Changed Your Life: Nil By Mouth, O Lucky Man! & Marjoe

    Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with documentary filmmakers Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Nil By Mouth’s impact, O Lucky Man! inspiration, and Marjoe’s influence on their personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard also discuss the making of the Marianne Faithfull documentary Broken English. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard made the documentary Broken English and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] The making of “Broken English” 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Nil By Mouth impact  [25:00] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say Nil By Mouth is a film where life and art intersected because they were living in New Cross, when this film, set in New Cross came out. They used to walk past the places it was made, drink in the same pub. O Lucky Man! inspiration [30:00] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say O Lucky Man! lit a fire in them. The dizzying heights of its ambition. The breadth of its allegorical structure. The nerve of its Greek chorus. Marjoe Influence   [38:56] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say Marjoe himself, the subject of the film is such a compelling character. You can tell he’s damaged by his upbringing as a evangelical tent revivalist preacher but he’s also driven to overcome it or at least expose elements of it.  Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard made the documentary Broken English. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Nil By Mouth (1997), O Lucky Man! (1973), Marjoe (1972) About the Guest:   Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard met at Goldsmtihs and have worked collaboratively as visual artists since the mid-nineties. In addition to Broken English, they are known for 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) and The Extraordinary Miss Flower (2024). Broken English is out in UK cinemas from Friday 20 March 2026 On Wednesday 18 March there’s a SOLD OUT special preview film screening and concert at the Barbican Centre marking the release of Broken English, an original career-spanning portrait of the iconic, late Marianne Faithfull. The evening includes an exclusive preview of the film ahead of its release, followed by live performances of Faithfull's songs from a line up ft. Jarvis Cocker, Anna Calvi, Rufus Wainwright, Beth Orton, Samantha Morton and more, alongside house band Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey), Colin Greenwood (Radiohead), Ed Harcourt, Anna Phoebe, and Adrian Utley (Portishead). https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/broken-english    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE" is the podcast that explores cinema's transformative power on your personal growth. Hosted and produced by screenwriter Stuart Wright From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests. Please join him on this emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never forget or sometimes change how you see the world.

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