Top 10 Best Years for Movies
I was caught choosing between 2019, 1999, and 1994. I think 2019 and 1999 had the advantage of having a quantity of great movies, but I think 1994 takes the cake because of the quality of some of the films of that year.
Really, all I have to mention is that Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, and Forrest Gump, three certified masterpieces (and possible top 50 movies of all time), all came out in 1994.
Not to mention, movies such as The Lion King, Leon: The Professional, Dumb and Dumber, Ed Wood, Clerks, The Crow, Speed, True Lies, Legend of the Drunken Master, Natural Born Killers, Hoop Dreams, and The Mask were also released in 1994. Need I say more?
Fight Club, The Matrix, American Beauty, and The Green Mile are some of the movies made this year.
Fight Club, The Matrix, American Beauty, The Green Mile, and The Sixth Sense. A good year for movies.
Why is everything from the 90s so good?
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1982nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 982nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 82nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1980s decade... read more Barbarosa (Excellent, Excellent), Blade Runner, My Favorite Year, Fanny & Alexander, and Moonlighting all have 100% approval ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, which is very rare for most older movies. Current movies are popular at the time but often lose that rating over time.
Not very important, but interesting. I have seen all five of these 1982 masterpieces and I approve. You must view all five of them sometime in your life, along with Diner, The Verdict, and Victor/Victoria, all of which just missed the 100% score.
Oh yes, I forgot Richard Pryor: Live On The Sunset Strip, which also scored 100% and is still the best stand-up comedy film of all time, and for good reason. Now that's quality!
Considering the quality of acting alone, no other decade comes within cooee of this era. Great special effects make modern movies, but the original stars were actors, not support staff like in the modern era!
The movies had a real story or plot. They relied on the quality of their actors and not the quality of their digital add-ons. The music was the way the mood was set, not to mask the inadequacy of modern props (actors).
After the war interrupted this era, movies were lost and looking for a new birth. This has happened twice: in the 1960s and the 1980s.
Oh well, we have a great catalogue to sustain us.
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1984th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 984th year of the 2nd millennium, the 84th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1980s decade... read more Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, Police Academy, Gremlins, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Karate Kid, Revenge of the Nerds, The Terminator, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. All of those movies went on to have numerous sequels.
Plus Sixteen Candles, The NeverEnding Story, 2010, Splash, Purple Rain, Romancing the Stone, Footloose, and The Natural. All classics in their own right.
Plus Children of the Corn, Top Secret!, Amadeus, The Last Starfighter, to name a few others that stick out. 1984 was hands down the most memorable year of movies in my lifetime and I was born in 1978.
The top movies of this year all hold up pretty well 30-something years later.
2019 (MMXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2019th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 19th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2010s decade... read more While 1994 is by far the best year for films, 2019 is the only other year that I feel can compete with 1994.
2019 had The Farewell, Avengers: Endgame, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, Uncut Gems, Booksmart, Knives Out, The Lighthouse, I Lost My Body, Klaus, Toy Story 4, Pain and Glory, Little Women, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, John Wick 3, The Irishman, 1917, Midsommar, Ford v Ferrari, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, and many other top-tier films.
All the films I've mentioned, I totally recommend, especially Parasite.
Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Captain Marvel, Toy Story 4, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, The Lego Movie 2, Shazam!, and some movies that will probably be good, like Frozen 2, The Rise of Skywalker, and maybe Spies in Disguise. I don't know.
2012 (MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade. We had in 2012 Earth's mightiest heroes under one roof, the return of 007, the farewell of Batman, and the welcome arrival of the star-crossed lovers from District 12.
The odds were definitely in the favor of Jennifer Lawrence in 2012.
Django Unchained - need I say more?
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1975th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 975th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1970s decade. Also, I better not forget Barry Lyndon, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Dog Day Afternoon.
2014 (MMXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2014th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 14th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2010s decade. Birdman, Whiplash, Boyhood, Ex Machina, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Gone Girl, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Nightcrawler, Foxcatcher, Selma, Fury, and Interstellar for the cinema fans.
But action fans weren't left wanting either, with Edge of Tomorrow, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and The Equalizer.
And on top of that, it even delivered great animated films: Big Hero 6, The Lego Movie, and How To Train Your Dragon 2. It even had good romance and comedy movies.
This was a year that delivered near perfection in all aspects. Unquestionably the best year in film.
Jurassic Park and Schindler's List. This really was Spielberg's year.
Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, True Romance, A Bronx Tale, Falling Down, Groundhog Day, The Fugitive, Carlito's Way...
The Newcomers
2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 20th year of the third millennium, the 20th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s... read more The movies this year are AMAZING. We have Sonic the Hedgehog and many other great movies.
The year 2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year that started on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. Additionally, it was the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, as well as the 4th year of the 2020s decade.
1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1976th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 976th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1970s decade... read more Taxi Driver, Rocky, Carrie, A Star Is Born, the list goes on.
2008 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year based on the Common Era/Anno Domini designations. It is the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
2018 (MMXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2018th year of the Common Era (CE), the 9th year of the 2010s decade, the 18th year of the 21st century, and the 18th year of the 3rd millennium. Incredibles 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
2004 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations The absolute best year cinema has ever had to offer. Why isn't this number one?
Mean Girls, 13 Going on 30, Spider-Man 2, The Incredibles, The Day After Tomorrow, Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Troy, The Notebook, Ocean's Twelve, Catwoman, Dawn of the Dead, Saw, The Butterfly Effect, Mindhunters, King Arthur, The Girl Next Door, The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby.
Lawrence of Arabia, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Longest Day, The Miracle Worker, Birdman of Alcatraz, Cape Fear, Dr. No, Gypsy, How the West Was Won, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and of course King Kong vs. Godzilla. I mean, come on!
2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. On Stranger Tides, A Game of Shadows, The Hangover Part II, and The Inbetweeners Movie.
1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1977th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 977th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1970s decade... read more
2010 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year based on Anno Domini/Common Era designations. It is the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade. Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp's Alice in Wonderland was unleashed and gave way for a whole load of big-budget fairytale movies since.
2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2007th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 7th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2000s decade. At least 40 good to great movies that year, with a lot of variety in genres. Funny movies, action movies, incredible dramas. In Bruges is an excellent movie and is barely in the top 10 films of the year.
No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Juno, Atonement, La Vie en Rose, Zodiac, Superbad. I mean, how can you go wrong with this list?
So many good movies with Adam Sandler and one of my favorite all-time animated films, Ratatouille.
Platoon, Big Trouble in Little China, Stand By Me, Aliens, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Lucas, The Fly, The Hitcher, etc. Brilliant year, followed closely by 1962.
Nil By Mouth. End of discussion here really. But to bulk the claim...
Titanic
Liar Liar
Could go on!
Titanic is the best film of all time.
2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year based on the Common Era/Anno Domini designations. It is the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade.
2005 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2005th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It was the 6th year of the 2000s decade. What about Munich, Capote, Good Night and Good Luck, Brokeback Mountain, and the best of everyone... Batman Begins?