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The 2 Best Movies For Every Year of My Life

The 2 Best Movies For Every Year of My Life

Last updated on: April 13, 2016 at 9:38 am by Jonathan Dorst

The 2 Best Movies For Every Year of My Life 2016-04-13T09:38:51-05:00 Jonathan Dorst

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With my birthday coming up, it’s always a good time to look back at my life. In addition to thinking through the relationships and life experiences I’ve had, I also like to reflect on the movies I’ve seen.

I saw this great idea on avclub.com a while back and thought it’d be fun to give it a go, with my two favorite films that were released that year (a slight distinction from the idea of the two best films). Of course, that doesn’t mean that this would be a complete list of my top films of all time; it goes without saying that there were great films made before I was born, and there have been exceptional years in film that have placed multiple films on my all-time favorites list. For instance, the year 2000 had the following great films: Memento, Almost Famous, Castaway, Unbreakable, The Big Kahuna, O Brother Where Art Thou?, and YiYi. On the other hand, 1988 does not have a single film that would make my top 100; about the best it had to offer was Rain Man, A Cry in the Dark, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? So, here is my list (and it really is too bad I was born a year too late for The Godfather).

1973: Andrei Rublev, High Plains Drifter

1974: The Godfather II, Blazing Saddles

1975: Jaws, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1976: Rocky, Taxi Driver

1977: Star Wars, Pete’s Dragon

1978: Days of Heaven, Superman

1979: The In-Laws, The Black Stallion

1980: Ordinary People, The Shining

1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Chariots of Fire

1982: ET, First Blood

1983: A Christmas Story, Fanny & Alexander

1984: Amadeus, This is Spinal Tap

1985: The Breakfast Club, Fletch

1986: Hoosiers, Stand By Me

1987: The Princess Bride, Raising Arizona

1988: Rain Man, A Cry in the Dark

1989: Do the Right Thing, Glory

1990: Joe vs. the Volcano, Goodfellas

1991: Beauty and the Beast, The Fisher King

1992: A Few Good Men, Unforgiven

1993: 3 Colors: Blue, Schindler’s List

1994: The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump

1995: Braveheart, Dead Man Walking

1996: Fargo, Sling Blade

1997: As Good As It Gets, Good Will Hunting

1998: Saving Private Ryan, A Simple Plan

1999: Magnolia, Fight Club

2000: Memento, Castaway

2001: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Scotland PA

2002: Adaptation, About Schmidt

2003: LOTR: The Return of the King, Mystic River

2004: Hero, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2005: Crash, The 3 Burials of Melquiades Estrada

2006: Pan’s Labyrinth, L’Enfant

2007: No Country for Old Men, Once

2008: In Bruges, The Dark Knight

2009: Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds

2010: Another Year, Inception

2011: The Tree of Life, Certified Copy

2012: Jiro Dreams of Sushi, The Kid With a Bike

2013: The Past, August Osage County

2014: Whiplash, Selma

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