3 Movies That Changed Your Life
Screenwriter Stuart Wright sits down with filmmakers, actors, and creatives to unpack the three movies that shaped who they are. Part film criticism, part personal history, every episode digs into why certain films lodge themselves in our lives. Smart, funny, and heartfelt — a love letter to the movies that made us.
Host: Stuart Wright
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“3 MOVIES THAT CHANGED YOUR 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.
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to documentary filmmaker Mark Sloper about: That’ll Be The Day, Raging Bull, and Withnail & I. Discover how these films shaped her screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Mark Sloper talks about the making of his latest documentary CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk.
Movies That Changed Your Life
Find out about Scriptology UK and the lasting impact of cinema on Mark Sloper’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.
[1:20] CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk
3 Movies That Changed Your Life
[15:40] That’ll Be The Day (1973): Mark thought the character played by David Essex was him
[21:20] Raging Bull (1980): Made Mark take up boxing
[26;33] Withnail & I (1987): Reflected Mark’s life living in unhygienic student squalor in Sheffield
Key Take Aways:
- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
- Learn about the making of CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk
- Gain authentic insider’s account of punk’s evolution and legacy 50 years on.
- Understand cinema’s transformative power through That’ll Be The Day (1973), Raging Bull (1980), Withnail & I (1987)
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About my Guest:
Mark Sloper is the director of CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk. He also known for Billy Fury: The Sound OF Fury (2015), The Story of Skids: Scotland’s No.1 Punk Band 2025), Punk 76 (2013) and many more.
CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk is out in cinemas. For dates and locations nearest to you see https://www.odeon.co.uk/films/50-years-of-punk/HO00009464/
Credits:
Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)
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