Movies That Shaped Us

Join two longtime friends on a journey of self-discovery through the art of film! We grew up on opposite ends of the globe, but have both been shaped by the movies we’ve seen and loved over the years. In each episode, we’ll cover a filmmaker or important topic and list the related personal top 3 movies that made us into the people we are today. We hope you learn something about yourself as we go on this journey together, or at the very least get some new movies to check out or old favorites to revisit.

Movies That Shaped Us is a tv podcast hosted by Karan and Alex, with 113 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Movies That Shaped Us

  2026 Oscars - Best Picture Nominee Cocktails & Reviews

  Mar 9, 20261h 15mS1

  <p>To celebrate the 2026 Oscars we headed to Fanny's Restaurant at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles and drank all 10 of their specialty cocktails inspired by each of this years Best Picture nominees. Hear our thoughts on each movie, and each cocktail. Join us on our (progressively drunker) journey! </p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:00:42 The Challenge</p><p>00:01:42 Sentimental Value</p><p>00:09:00 The Secret Agent</p><p>00:15:34 Train Dreams</p><p>00:22:09 Sinners</p><p>00:31:42 One Battle After Another</p><p>00:37:56 Marty Supreme</p><p>00:45:24 Hamnet</p><p>00:52:17 Frankenstein </p><p>00:57:42 F1</p><p>01:03:18 Bugonia <...

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  Episode #92

  Our 2025: "Volcano", "Train Dreams", "One Battle After Another", "Barefoot in the Park", "E.T", "Now Voyager"

  Dec 31, 20251h 32mS1

  <p>It's our last episode of 2025 and we spend it looking back at the top 3 films that best captured the last 12 months in our lives. This is not a list of our favorite movies released this year, but a list of the films we watched (new and old) that we will always associate with 2025.</p><p>Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:03:45 Barefoot in the Park</p><p>00:20:30 Volcano</p><p>00:35:24 Train Dreams</p><p>00:53:11 One Battle After Another</p><p>01:06:33 Now Voyager</p><p>01:20:31 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</p><p>01:30:20 Outro</p>

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  Episode #91

  "Avatar: Fire and Ash" & James Cameron

  Dec 22, 20252h 1mS1

  <p>We Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash, Titanic, The Terminator, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies, The Abyss</p><p><br></p><p>It's time to take a trip back to Pandora. We review the new Avatar film, Fire and Ash and then discuss the totemic and singular career of its director...James "Big Jim" Cameron. </p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Subscribe to the pod on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq</p><p>Subscribe to the pod on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-that-shaped-us/id1591109094 </p><p>Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:00:51 Avatar: Fire and Ash</p><p>00:29:01 James Cameron Thoughts</p><p>00:39:23 The Terminator<

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  Episode #90

  "Jay Kelly" & George Clooney

  Dec 10, 20251h 38mS1

  <p>We Review: Jay Kelly, One Fine Day, Out of Sight, Ocean's Eleven, Michael Clayton, Batman & Robin, Solaris (2002)</p><p><br></p><p>One of our last "classic movie stars" is out with a new film that looks back on the legacy of a fictional classic movie star. We review the new George Clooney film Jay Kelly and then discuss our George Clooney top 3s and hot takes.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Subscribe to the pod on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq</p><p>Subscribe to the pod on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-that-shaped-us/id1591109094 </p><p>Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod</p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:01:00 George Clooney Thou...

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  Episode #89

  "Good Fortune" & Keanu Reeves

  Oct 29, 20252h 10mS1

  <p>We Review: Good Fortune, The Matrix, Speed, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, John Wick - Chapter 4, Something's Gotta Give, Bram Stoker's Dracula</p><p><br></p><p>What can we say but, "whoa" because it's time for our episode about Keanu Reeves! We review his new comedy "Good Fortune" and then cover our top 3s across his decade long career.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Subscribe to the pod on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq</p><p>Subscribe to the pod on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-that-shaped-us/id1591109094 </p><p>Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:01:12 Keanu Reeves Thoughts</p><p>00:13:58 Good Fortune<...

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