Your Favorite Film by Year

[fauxindigo]

Could you pick just one ultimate favorite, definitive film of each year for the past 3 decades? Very interested to see what others pick.

1990 Edward Scissorhands
1991 Don’t tell Mom the Babysitters Dead
1992 Death Becomes Her
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire
1994 The Flinstones
1995 Matilda
1996 Twister
1997 Titanic
1998 Pleasantville
1999 The Matrix

2000 Erin Brockovich
2001 Vanilla Sky
2002 The Hot Chick
2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2004 Mean Girls
2005 The Island
2006 The Fountain
2007 Grindhouse
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl
2009 Jennifers Body

2010 Black Swan
2011 The Cabin in the Woods
2012 That's My Boy

2013 Blue Jasmine
2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service

2015 Mad Max Fury Road

2016 Nerve
2017 The Ritual

2018 Ready Player One

2019 Ready or Not

2020 Birds of Prey

2021 Mortal Kombat

2022 Scream

 

[whatdBuffyDo]

This is a list of personal enjoyment, be it arthouse, blockbuster or garbage cinema. 😀

1990 Postcards from the Edge
1991 Delicatessen
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula
1993 Three Colors: Blue
1994 Little Women
1995 Before Sunrise (HM: Clueless, Fallen Angels, Showgirls, The City of Lost Children)
1996 Bound
1997 The End of Evangelion
1998 Rushmore
1999 Whispering Corridors 2: Memento Mori (HM: Girl, Interrupted)

2000 Ritual (Shiki-Jitsu)
2001 The Piano Teacher (HM: Mullholland Drive, The Royal Tenenbaums, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
2002 May (HM: Adaptation.)
2003 Uptown Girls (HM: Brother Bear, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, LOTR: The Return of the King)
2004 Mysterious Skin (HM: Howl's Moving Castle, The Incredibles, HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Before Sunset, Scooby Doo 2)
2005 Brick
2006 The Devil Wears Prada
2007 There Will Be Blood
2008 Synecdoche, New York
2009 Coraline (HM: Jennifer's Body, 500 Days of Summer)

2010 Scott Pilgrim vs The World
2011 House of Tolerance (HM: Lemonade Mouth, A Separation, We Need to Talk About Kevin, HP and the Deathly Hallows Pt.2)
2012 The Master
2013 Short Term 12
2014 The Babadook
2015 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
2016 Arrival
2017 Good Time (HM: The Florida Project, Lady Bird)
2018 Suspiria
2019 The Lighthouse (HM: Little Women, Midsommar)

2020 Shiva Baby (HM: Palm Springs, I'm Thinking of Ending Things)
2021 Dune
2022 The Batman

 

[Nix]

93 - Mrs Doubtfire
94 - AHHHHHHHHHHHH This was a good year for movies..... The Crow.... Pulp Fiction...... Interview with a Vampire
95 - Seven
96 - Romeo & Juliet
97 - The Fifth Element
98 - Meet Joe Black
99 - AHHHHHHHHHHH Another good year...... Ghost .... Pretty Woman..... Big Daddy
00 - American Psycho
01 - Donnie Darko... Moulin Rouge
02 - Signs
03 - Love Actually
04 - The Polar Express.... 50 First Dates
05 - AHHH Constantine.... Mr & Mrs Smith
06 - The Holiday..... Click
07 - Hot Fuzz
08 - Jumper
09 - Avatar
10 - The Last Airbender
11 - PotC
12 - ??
13 - The Hunger Games
14 - Dracula Untold
15 - Legend
16 - Me Before You
17 - AHHHH .... Logan.... The Greatest Showman
18 - Bohemien Rhapsody
19 - Last Christmas... Sound of Metal
20 - Birds of Prey
21 - Free Guy
22 - Elvis
23 - Looking forward to seeing all the movies missed and ...Dungeons & Dragons.... Legally Blonde 3!!

 

[Bop]

Wow from about 2012- 2017 I barely watched anything that came out those years 😂

1990: Edward Scissorhands
1991: My Girl
1992: That Night
1993: Jurassic Park (the toughest decision between this, Mrs Doubtfire and What's Eating Gilbert Grape).
1994: The Lion King
1995: Toy Story
1996: Scream
1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1998: Mercury Rising
1999: Cruel Intentions

2000: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2001: Shrek
2002: Signs
2003: Finding Nemo
2004: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2005: Flightplan
2006: Monster House
2007: Bridge to Terabithia
2008: Sex and the City
2009: Up

2010: Toy Story 3
2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
2012: The Hunger Games
2013: Frozen
2014: The Fault in Our Stars
2015: Inside Out
2016: Zootropolis
2017: Get Out
2018: Hereditary
2019: Us

2020: Onward
2021: Encanto
2022: Nope

 

[Nix]

@spikenbuffy Ghost & Pretty Woman were released earlier, I think

probably lol.... I'm tired so used google LOL just a few years earlier....ok take my list as films i like not in order hahaha oops

 

[fauxindigo]

Could you pick just one ultimate favorite, definitive film of each year for the past 3 decades? Very interested to see what others pick.

1990 Edward Scissorhands
1991 Don’t tell Mom the Babysitters Dead
1992 Death Becomes Her
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire
1994 The Flinstones
1995 Matilda
1996 Twister
1997 Titanic
1998 Pleasantville
1999 The Matrix

2000 Erin Brockovich
2001 Vanilla Sky
2002 The Hot Chick
2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2004 Mean Girls
2005 The Island
2006 The Fountain
2007 Grindhouse
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl
2009 Jennifers Body

2010 Black Swan
2011 The Cabin in the Woods
2012 That's My Boy

2013 Blue Jasmine
2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service

2015 Mad Max Fury Road

2016 Nerve
2017 The Ritual

2018 Ready Player One

2019 Ready or Not

2020 Birds of Prey

2021 Mortal Kombat

2022 Scream

Oops Matilda is 1996, thank you Bop. I wanted to fix something too, even though The Flinstones is fun and nostalgic, True Lies is totally my 1994 pick.

1994 True Lies

1995 Clueless

1996 Twister

Post automatically merged: Jan 10, 2023

I'm also super excited for Scream 6 in March. And I'm moving back down to NYC this year so I'm extra hyped.

 

[spikenbuffy]

1990 : Ghost
1991 : The Silence Of The Lambs
1992 : Twin Peaks
1993 : A Bronx Tale HM: Red Rock West
1994 : Pulp Fiction
1995 : Jumanji
1996 : The Craft
1997 : Scream
1998 : The Truman Show HM: Scream 2
1999 : American Beauty

2000 : Gladiator
2001 : Heartbreakers
2002 : The Bourne Identity
2003 : Identity
2004 : Kill Bill
2005 : Batman Begins HM: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
2006 : The Hill Have Eyes
2007 : Gone Baby Gone
2008 : The Dark Knight
2009 : The Hangover

2010 : Inception
2011 : Drive
2012 : The Hunger Games
2013 ; The Hunger Games : Catching Fire
2014 : Gone Girl
2015 : Hunger Games : Mockingjay P2
2019 : El Camino
2021 : Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon : Eternal
2022 : Scream (2022)

2016 to 2018 & 2020 - NONE. I haven't seen any movies from these years. 😆

 

[Plasma]

1990: Predator 2
1991: Silence of the Lambs
1992: A Few Good Men

1993: Schindler’s List

1994: Ed Wood
1995: Batman Forever (yes I know it’s bad but it’s also really enjoyable and Val Kilmer is great)
1996: Scream
1997: Good Will Hunting

1998: Blade
1999: The Matrix

2000: Emperor’s New Groove
2001: Training Day
2002: Red Dragon
2003: X2: X-Men United
2004: Spider-Man 2

2005: Revenge of the Sith
2006: Pursuit of Happiness
2007: No Country for Old Men

2008: The Dark Knight
2009: Inglorious Basterds
2010: Inception

2011: Cabin in the Woods
2012: The Avengers
2013: 12 Years a Slave
2014: Nightcrawler

2015: Jurassic World
2016: La La Land
2017: Last Jedi
2018: Into the Spiderverse
2019: Avengers: Endgame
2020: The Invisible Man
2021: Ghostbusters Afterlife
2022: The Batman
2023: Nothing, since I haven’t seen any yet!

 

[The Bronze]

Just from a quick scan of top films from the year. Sure I've missed some more obscure ones especially the last decade or so having a cinewolrd card.

1990 - Total Recall
1991 - Hook
1992 - The Muppets Christmas Carol
1993 - Jurassic Park
1994 - Ace Ventura Pet Detective
1995 - Toy Story
1996 - Space Jam
1997 - Men In Black
1998 - Small Soldiers
1999 - South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

2000 - Toy Story 2
2001 - Rush Hour 2
2002 - The Bourne Identity
2003 - Bad Boys 2
2004 - Shaun of the Dead
2005 - V for Vendetta
2006 - Borat
2007 - Hot Fuzz
2008 - The Dark Knight
2009 - Taken

2010 - Kick-Ass
2011 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt 2
2012 - Django Unchained
2013 - Saving Mr Banks
2014 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2015 - Straight Outta Compton
2016 - The Edge of Seventeen
2017 - Logan
2018 - Avengers: Infinty War
2019 - Green Book

2020 - Bad Boys For Life
2021 - Last Night in Soho
2022 - Violent Night
2023 - A Man Called Otto

 

[Dogs of Winter]

1990 Goodfellas
1991 Terminator 2
1992 Reservoir Dogs
1993 Groundhog Day
1994 The Shawshank Redemption / Clerks
1995 Toy Story
1996 Fargo / Trainspotting
1997 LA Confidential / Grosse Point Blank
1998 Rushmore
1999 Being John Malkovich / American Beauty / Fight Club / The Matrix / Magnolia - really tough year to choose !
2000 Memento
2001 Mulholland Drive / Amelie
2002 The 2 Towers
2003 Finding Nemo
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005 A History of Violence
2006 Pans Labryrinth / The Lives of Others
2007 No Country for Old Men / The Assassination of Jesse James
2008 Let the Right One In / In Bruges
2009 Inglorious Bastards
2010 Inception / Kick Ass
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy / The Guard
2012 The Avengers / Skyfall
2013 Blue is the Warmest Colour
2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel
2015 Inside Out / Mad Max Fury Road
2016 Captain America - Civil War / La La Land
2017 Logan / Paddington 2
2018 A Quiet Place
2019 Parasite
2020 American Utopia / Shiva Baby
2021 The Worst Person in The World
2022 The Northman

 

[HowiMetdaSlayer]

1990: Dances With Wolves
1991: JFK
1992: Unforgiven
1993: Short Cuts
1994: Pulp Fiction
1995: Seven
1996: Fargo
1997: Boogie Nights
1998: The Big Lebowski
1999: The Sixth Sense

2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001: Gosford Park
2002: Far From Heaven
2003: Whale Rider
2004: House Of Flying Daggers
2005: Brokeback Mountain
2006: Pan's Labyrinth
2007: No Country For Old Men
2008: The Dark Knight
2009: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Swedish)

2010: Winter's Bone
2011: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (US)
2012: Argo
2013: American Hustle
2014: Boyhood
2015: Carol
2016: Arrival
2017: Lady Bird
2018: Eighth Grade
2019: Booksmart

2020: Ammonite
2021: Nightmare Alley
2022: Everything Everywhere All At Once

BTW - only including movies that I've actually seen

 

[TamsinValencia]

1998 Scooby Doo Zombie Island
1999 Cruel Intentions
2000 Help I'm a Fish!
2001 Legally Blonde
2002 Scooby Doo The Movie
2003 Finding Nemo
2004 Shaun of the Dead or Mean Girls
2005 Ice Princess
2006 Little Miss Sunshine
2007 Bridge to the Terabithia
2008 Nim's Island
2009 My Sister's Keeper
2010 The Last Song
2011 One Day
2012 Pitch Perfect
2013 The Great Gatsby
2014 The Fault in Our Stars
2015 Inside Out
2016 Zootopia
2017 Baby Driver
2018 I Feel Pretty
2020 The Invisible Man
2021 Encanto
2022 Orphan First Kill

 

[fauxindigo]

*2003 actually belongs to MONSTER with Charlize Theron & Christina Ricci; it has an amazing script (true story), direction & emotional acting that is endlessly watchable (never gets old). I feel like it's so underrated and forgotten.

 

[Dogs of Winter]

I decided to extend this to the 3 decades before 1990 🙂

1960 The Apartment
1961 Yojimbo
1962 To kill a mockingbird
1963 Charade
1964 Dr Strangelove
1965 The Sound of Music
1966 The Battle of Algiers
1967 Cool Hand Luke
1968 Once upon a time in the west
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1970 Performance
1971 Get Carter
1972 The Godfather
1973 Badlands
1974 Chinatown
1975 Jaws / One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest
1976 Taxi Driver
1977 Star Wars / Annie Hall
1978 Dawn of the Dead
1979 Life of Brian
1980 Empire strikes back
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 Bladerunner / ET
1983 Trading Places / vIDEODROME
1984 Blood Simple
1985 Back to the future
1986 Aliens / Stand by Me / Blue Velvet
1987 Evil Dead 2
1988 Die Hard
1989 When harry met sally / The Little Mermaid

 

[whatdBuffyDo]

I'll do what @Dogs of Winter did. 😀

1960 Peeping Tom
1961 NaN
1962 Cleo 5 to 7
1963 Winter Light
1964 Dr Strangelove
1965 Repulsion (HM: Help!)
1966 Persona
1967 Magical Mystery Tour 😄
1968 2001: A Space Odyssey
1969 NaN

1970 The Conformist
1971 Harold and Maude
1972 Cries and Whispers
1973 Illumination/Iluminacja
1974 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1975 Tommy (HM: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Picnic at Hanging Rock)
1976 Taxi Driver
1977 Suspiria
1978 Girlfriends
1979 Stalker (Though I'll never watch this moive a second time 😀)

1980 Empire Strikes Back
1981 Mephisto
1982 King of Comedy
1983 Zelig
1984 NaN
1985 Better Off Dead
1986 Castle in the Sky
1987 Raising Arizona
1988 Beetlejuice
1989 Kiki's Delivery Service (HM: Dead Poets Society)

 

[Dogs of Winter]

Challenge to @whatdBuffyDo to extend this to the 3 decades before 1960 🙂

1931 M / City Lights
1932 Freaks
1933 King Kong
1934 It Happened One Night
1935 The Bride of Frankenstein
1936 Mr Deeds Goes To Town
1937 Snow White
1938 Bringing up Baby
1939 La Regle du Jeu
1940 The Philadephia Story
1941 Citizen Kane / Dumbo
1942 Casablanca
1943 Life + Death of Colonel Blimp
1944 Double Indemnity
1945 Brief Encounter
1946 Its a Wonderful Life / The Big Sleep
1947 Out of The Past
1948 Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1949 The Third Man
1950 Sunset Boulevard / All about Eve
1951 Ace in the Hole
1952 Singin in the Rain / High Noon
1953 The Big Heat
1954 Rear Window / Seven Samurai
1955 Rififi
1956 Bob Le Flambeur
1957 The Seventh Seal
1958 Vertigo
1959 Rio Bravo

 

[whatdBuffyDo]

Challenge to @whatdBuffyDo to extend this to the 3 decades before 1960 🙂

@Dogs of Winter challenge accepted! 😇 Sadly, there are a lot of NaN years. I decided to include 1920s and only add the years I have a favourite from. 📽️
@Dogs of Winter what are your 1920s favourites? 😄

1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1922 Nosferatu
1924 Sherlock, Jr.
1926 Faust
1927 Metropolis

1931 M

1940 The Great Dictator
1941 Citizen Kane
1942 Now, Voyager
1948 (The Red Shoes is a fantastic looking film but I have a beef with it)

1950 Sunset Boulevard (HM: Rashomon)
1952 Ikiru
1955 Diabolique
1956 The Killing
1957 The Seventh Seal (HM: 12 Angry Men, Sweet Smell of Success, Paths of Glory) - what a year!
1958 Elevator to the Gallows

 

[Cohen]

1990: Home Alone
1991: Beauty and the Beast
1992: Aladdin
1993: Jurassic Park
1994: The Lion King
1995: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
1996: Scream
1997: Scream 2
1998: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1999: Cruel Intentions

2000: Scream 3
2001: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2002: Spider-Man
2003: Finding Nemo
2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2006: Casino Royale
2007: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2008: Quantum of Solace
2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2010: Inception
2011: SCRE4M
2012: Skyfall
2013: The Conjuring
2014: Guardians of the Galaxy
2015: Spectre
2016: Deadpool
2017: Guardians of the Galaxy, vol 2
2018: Deadpool 2
2019: Joker
2020: Tenet

2021: Spider-Man No Way Home
2022: Scream (2022)
2023: Scream VI

 

[Cohen]

2014: Guardians of the Galaxy

Now that I'm re-looking at this, I am changing my answer to Veronica Mars. Nothing beats Kristen Bell's movie revival for me.

 

[Tome]

Fun exercise. 😆 Definitely a few weaker years in there.

1990: Home Alone
1991: Boyz n the Hood
1992: Reservoir Dogs
1993: Jurassic Park
1994: The Shawshank Redemption
1995: The Usual Suspects
1996: Scream
1997: Good Will Hunting
1998: American History X
1999: American Beauty

2000: Gladiator
2001: LoTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002: LoTR: The Two Towers
2003: LoTR: The Return of the King
2004: Saw
2005: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
2006: Apocalypto
2007: American Gangster
2008: The Dark Knight
2009: Mary & Max

2010: Inception
2011: A Separation
2012: Jagten
2013: The Conjuring
2014: Mommy
2015: Mad Max: Fury Road
2016: Lion
2017: Logan
2018: Hereditary
2019: Jojo Rabbit

2020: A Quiet Place: Part II
2021: CODA
2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once
2023: ?