Top 25 Films From Last 25 Years - By Year

[Jerky]

This is a list that's a bit different. I don't want you to post your favorites films from the last 25 years, but INSTEAD, post what your favorite film was FROM EACH YEAR of the last 25 years. Ex: 1990 - Goodfellas, 1991 - Silence of the Lambs, etc....

1986: Stand By Me
1987: Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn
1988: Die Hard
1989: Batman
1990: Goodfellas
1991: Terminator 2: Judgement Day
1992: Aladdin
1993: Dazed and Confused
1994: Pulp Fiction
1995: Toy Story
1996: Swingers
1997: Life Is Beautiful
1998: Sliding Doors
1999: Toy Story 2
2000: Requiem For A Dream
2001: Memento
2002: The Pianist
2003: Lost In Translation
2004: Shaun of the Dead
2005: Sin City
2006: Borat
2007: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
2008: The Dark Knight
2009: Watchmen
2010: Countdown To Zero

[TheDenizen]

A few ties along the way here....

86 - Aliens
87 - Robocop
88 - Die Hard
89 - Heathers
90 - Bullet in the Head
91 - Terminator 2
92 - Hard Boiled
93 - Naked
94 - Leon The Professional
95 - Seven
96 - Fargo
97 - Princess Mononoke
98 - The Big Lebowski
99 - Being John Malkovich
00 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
01 - Memento
02 - LOTR The Two Towers
03 - City of God
04 - Kill Bill Vol 2
05 - Tom Yum Goong (The Protector)
06 - Fearless
07 - No Country for Old Men
08 - The Wrestler
09 - District 9
10 - Inception

[Dorkovsky]

Having a best by year collection made this easy

1986 - Blue Velvet
1987 - Pelle the Conqueror
1988 - Time of the Gypsies
1989 - The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, Her Lover
1990 - Goodfellas
1991 - Barton Fink
1992 - Baraka
1993 - The Age of Innocence
1994 - Three Colors: Red
1995 - Underground
1996 - Fargo
1997 - Funny Games
1998 - Rushmore
1999 - Magnolia
2000 - Werckmeister Harmonies
2001 - The Fellowship of the Ring
2002 - Punch Drunk Love
2003 - Saraband
2004 - Mind Game
2005 - The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006 - Inland Empire
2007 - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2008 - Synecdoche New York
2009 - Fantastic Mr. Fox
2010 - Enter the Void

[Jerky]

Nice list Denizen!

I've never seen Bullet in the Head or The Protector........I'll add them to my infinite list of films to see!

I had a hard time choosing between Swingers and Fargo, but I know Swingers by heart (one of the most quotable films IMHO) so I gave it the nod.

Noticed you're also from The Great White North! What part?

[TheDenizen]

Nice list Denizen!

I've never seen Bullet in the Head or The Protector........I'll add them to my infinite list of films to see!
Noticed you're also from The Great White North! What part?

the suburbs of Toronto.

Bullet in the Head is a great film, you also should watch anything else from John Woo that you haven't seen from the years 1986 to 1992. And for my money Tom Yum Goong (The Protector) is Tony's Jaa's best movie (I've seen them all).

[MmzHrrdb]

1986 - Summer (aka The Green Ray)
1987 - Wings of Desire
1988 - My Neighbour Totoro
1989 - The Seventh Continent
1990 - The Match Factory Girl
1991 - The Double Life of Veronique
1992 - The Long Day Closes
1993 - Naked
1994 - Chungking Express
1995 - Whisper of the Heart
1996 - Breaking the Waves
1997 - Mother and Son
1998 - The Hole
1999 - Ratcatcher
2000 - Eureka
2001 - Spirited Away
2002 - Morvern Callar
2003 - Goodbye Dragon Inn
2004 - Innocence
2005 - The New World
2006 - Syndromes and a Century
2007 - Silent Light
2008 - Synecdoche New York
2009 - A Serious Man
2010 - Enter the Void

[JacoIII]

the suburbs of Toronto.

Which suburbs? I'm in the city.

Bullet in the Head is a great film, you also should watch anything else from John Woo that you haven't seen from the years 1986 to 1992. And for my money Tom Yum Goong (The Protector) is Tony's Jaa's best movie (I've seen them all).

Can't beat a movie where a dude throws a baby elephant through a plate glass window. I watched both the original and the 'recut for American audiences' version and about the only major change is that the elephant gets thrown BUT it doesn't crash through the window. WTF?

[MmzHrrdb]

1986- The Fly
1987- The Untouchables
1988- Dead Ringers
1989- Crimes and Misdemeanors
1990- Goodfellas
1991- Barton Fink
1992- The Last of the Mohicans
1993- Schindler's List
1994- Forrest Gump
1995- Casino
1996- The Funeral
1997- Tie between Boogie Nights and Affliction
1998- American History X
1999- Magnolia
2000- Requiem for a Dream
2001- Donnie Darko
2002- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005- A History of Violence
2006- The Departed
2007- There Will Be Blood
2008- The Dark Knight
2009- Tie between The Hurt Locker and Inglorious Basterds
2010- Inception
2011- Source Code

Note- For some of these years there may be movies that are better that I have yet to see. Especially for the 1980s. For example, having just watched Crimes and Misdemeanors, it takes over the 89 spot.

[Pickpocket]

1986 - Blue Velvet
1987 - Matewan
1988 - The Thin Blue Line
1989 - Crimes and Misdemeanors
1990 - Goodfellas
1991 - T2
1992 - The Panama Deception/Husbands and Wives
1993 - Groundhog Day
1994 - Hoop Dreams
1995 - Before Sunrise
1996 - Fargo
1997 - Boogie Nights
1998 - Buffalo 66
1999 - American Movie
2000 - American Psycho/In July
2001 - The Royal Tenenbaums
2002 - Adaptation
2003 - Lost in Translation
2004 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005 - Match Point
2006 - The Lives of Others/The Departed
2007 - There Will Be Blood
2008 - Hunger
2009 - Up
2010 - The Social Network

[Spanks]

1986- Blue Velvet
1987- The Brave Little Toaster
1988- The Thin Blue Line
1989- My Left Foot
1990- Goodfellas
1991- The Double Life of Veronique
1992- Reservoir Dogs
1993- The Nightmare Before Christmas
1994- Three Colors: Red
1995- Before Sunrise
1996- Fargo
1997- Boogie Nights
1998- The Thin Red Line
1999- Fight Club
2000- American Psycho
2001- The Royal Tenenbaums
2002- Punch-Drunk Love
2003- The Room
2004- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005- The New World
2006- The Departded
2007- There Will Be Blood
2008- Let the Right One In
2009- A Serious Man
2010- Black Swan