All film is in conversation with the cinema that came before it. In Preceding Film, Drew Watzke and Heath Anderson dissect newer films while comparing and contrasting movies that preceded and influenced them. If you want to get a hold of us, contact us at precedingfilm@gmail.com
Monsters University/Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc. (2001) · Sep 7, 2026
Monsters University/Monsters, Inc.
Monsters University (2013) · Sep 7, 2026
Nightcrawler/Network
Network (1976) · Sep 3, 2026
Nightcrawler/Network
Nightcrawler (2014) · Sep 3, 2026
One Hour Photo/The Conversation
The Conversation (1974) · Aug 24, 2026
One Hour Photo/The Conversation
One Hour Photo (2002) · Aug 24, 2026
The Dirties/Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs (1992) · Aug 17, 2026
The Dirties/Reservoir Dogs
The Dirties (2013) · Aug 17, 2026
Saving Mr. Banks/Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins (1964) · Aug 5, 2026
Saving Mr. Banks/Mary Poppins
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) · Aug 5, 2026
Road House/Road House
Road House (1989) · Jul 28, 2026
Road House/Road House
Road House (2024) · Jul 28, 2026
Interstellar/2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Jul 14, 2026
Paris, Texas/The Searchers
Paris, Texas (1984) · Jun 24, 2026
Paris, Texas/The Searchers
The Searchers (1956) · Jun 24, 2026
Road to Perdition/Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) · Jun 15, 2026
Road to Perdition/Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Road to Perdition (2002) · Jun 15, 2026
Ray and Tab's Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Watch Along
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) · Jun 8, 2026
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl/The Crimson Pirate
John Q/Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) · May 27, 2026
John Q/Dog Day Afternoon
John Q (2002) · May 27, 2026
Avengers:Infinity War Preview Episode
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · May 5, 2026
Zodiac/Memories of Murder
Zodiac (2007) · Apr 21, 2026
Zodiac/Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder (2003) · Apr 21, 2026
3:10 to Yuma/3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma (2007) · Apr 13, 2026
3:10 to Yuma/3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma (1957) · Apr 13, 2026
A Cure For Wellness/Shutter Island
Shutter Island (2010) · Mar 30, 2026
A Cure For Wellness/Shutter Island
A Cure for Wellness (2017) · Mar 30, 2026
Megalopolis/Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) · Mar 18, 2026
Contagion/Outbreak
Outbreak (1995) · Mar 9, 2026
Contagion/Outbreak
Contagion (2011) · Mar 9, 2026
Airplane!/Zero Hour!
Airplane! (1980) · Mar 2, 2026
Airplane!/Zero Hour!
Zero Hour! (1957) · Mar 2, 2026
Blade Runner 2049/Blade Runner
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) · Feb 23, 2026
September 5/Munich
Munich (2005) · Feb 18, 2026
Toy Story/Midnight Run
Toy Story (1995) · Feb 9, 2026
Toy Story/Midnight Run
Midnight Run (1988) · Feb 9, 2026
The Big Short/Moneyball
Moneyball (2011) · Dec 29, 2025
The Big Short/Moneyball
The Big Short (2015) · Dec 29, 2025
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York/Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) · Dec 8, 2025
Halloween/Halloween
Halloween (1978) · Oct 27, 2025
Halloween/Halloween
Halloween (2018) · Oct 27, 2025
Blair Witch/The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project (1999) · Oct 20, 2025
Blair Witch/The Blair Witch Project
The Tony Blair Witch Project (2000) · Oct 20, 2025
Midsommar/The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973) · Oct 6, 2025
Midsommar/The Wicker Man (1973)
Midsommar (2019) · Oct 6, 2025
Sicario: Day of the Soldado/Sicario
Sicario (2015) · Sep 8, 2025
Sicario: Day of the Soldado/Sicario
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) · Sep 8, 2025
Star Wars:The Last Jedi/The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars (1977) · Jul 28, 2025
Star Wars:The Last Jedi/The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Jul 28, 2025
Man of Steel/Superman 1978 (and also Superman '25)
Man of Steel (2013) · Jul 21, 2025
Double Jeopardy/The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1993) · Jul 9, 2025
Double Jeopardy/The Fugitive
Double Jeopardy (1999) · Jul 9, 2025
Top Gun: Maverick/Top Gun
Top Gun (1986) · Jun 30, 2025
Top Gun: Maverick/Top Gun
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Jun 30, 2025
The Grand Budapest Hotel/Grand Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) · Jun 24, 2025
The Wolf of Wall Street/Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) · Jun 16, 2025
The Wolf of Wall Street/Sweet Smell of Success
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) · Jun 16, 2025
No Country For Old Men/Blood Simple
No Country for Old Men (2007) · May 1, 2025
No Country For Old Men/Blood Simple
Blood Simple (1985) · May 1, 2025
Twisters/Twister
Twisters (2024) · Apr 25, 2025
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · Mar 31, 2025
Space Jam: A New Legacy/Space Jam
Space Jam (1996) · Feb 26, 2025
Space Jam: A New Legacy/Space Jam
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) · Feb 26, 2025
The Departed/Infernal Affairs
The Departed (2006) · Feb 18, 2025
The Departed/Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs (2002) · Feb 18, 2025
Drive/The Driver
The Driver (1978) · Feb 10, 2025
Drive/The Driver
Drive (2011) · Feb 10, 2025
Spotlight/All the President's Men
All the President's Men (1976) · Feb 3, 2025
Spotlight/All the President's Men
Spotlight (2015) · Feb 3, 2025
The Holdovers/Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Jan 6, 2025
The Holdovers/Dead Poets Society
The Holdovers (2023) · Jan 6, 2025
Groundhog Day/It's A Wonderful Life
Groundhog Day (1993) · Dec 23, 2024
Groundhog Day/It's A Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Dec 23, 2024
How the Grinch Stole Christmas/How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) · Dec 16, 2024
How the Grinch Stole Christmas/How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) · Dec 16, 2024
Paul Blart: Mall Cop/Die Hard
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) · Dec 11, 2024
Tommy Boy/Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) · Nov 28, 2024
Tommy Boy/Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Tommy Boy (1995) · Nov 28, 2024
Little Women/Little Women
Little Women (1994) · Nov 4, 2024
Little Women/Little Women
Little Women (2019) · Nov 4, 2024
Don't Breathe/Hush
Don't Breathe (2016) · Oct 28, 2024
Don't Breathe/Hush
Hush (2016) · Oct 28, 2024
Ferrari/Ford v Ferrari
Ford v Ferrari (2019) · Sep 30, 2024
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol/The Incredibles
The Incredibles (2004) · Sep 26, 2024
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol/The Incredibles
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) · Sep 26, 2024
Blaze/Inside Llewyn Davis
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) · Aug 19, 2024
10 Cloverfield Lane/Cloverfield
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) · Aug 13, 2024
Grown Ups/The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors (1988) · Jul 1, 2024
Grown Ups/The Great Outdoors
Grown Ups (2010) · Jul 1, 2024
Captain America: The Winter Soldier/Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor (1975) · Jun 10, 2024
Captain America: The Winter Soldier/Three Days of the Condor
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) · Jun 10, 2024
Tron: Legacy/Tron
Tron (1982) · May 13, 2024
Tron: Legacy/Tron
TRON: Legacy (2010) · May 13, 2024
The Space in Between with Filmmaker Sam Conine
The Space In Between (2024) · May 6, 2024
Miracle/Remember The Titans
Remember the Titans (2000) · Apr 29, 2024
Miracle/Remember The Titans
Miracle (2004) · Apr 29, 2024
Inherent Vice/The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski (1998) · Apr 22, 2024
Inherent Vice/The Big Lebowski
Inherent Vice (2014) · Apr 22, 2024
The Dark Knight/Heat
The Dark Knight (2008) · Apr 15, 2024
The Dark Knight/Heat
Heat (1995) · Apr 15, 2024
Oppenheimer/JFK
JFK (1991) · Mar 18, 2024
Oppenheimer/JFK
Oppenheimer (2023) · Mar 18, 2024
The Way Back/Warrior
The Way Back (2010) · Mar 12, 2024
The Way Back/Warrior
Warrior (2011) · Mar 12, 2024
Casino Royale/Tenet
Casino Royale (2006) · Feb 26, 2024
Casino Royale/Tenet
Tenet (2020) · Feb 26, 2024
The Nice Guys/Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) · Jan 22, 2024
The Nice Guys/Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The Nice Guys (2016) · Jan 22, 2024
The Big Short/Moneyball
Moneyball (2011) · Jan 9, 2024
The Big Short/Moneyball
The Big Short (2015) · Jan 9, 2024