atrium

This seemed like a fun idea in my head... pick your favorite movie for each year you've been alive.

1986: The Fly
1987: Withnail and I
1988: Akira
1989: City of Sadness
1990: Goodfellas
1991: Raise the Red Lantern
1992: The Crying Game
1993: Groundhog Day
1994: Three Colors: Red
1995: Toy Story
1996: Breaking the Waves
1997: Boogie Nights
1998: The Thin Red Line / Eternity and a Day
1999: Eyes Wide Shut
2000: Yi Yi
2001: Mulholland Dr / Spirited Away
2002: Talk to Her
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004: Before Sunset
2005: A History of Violence
2006: Pan's Labyrinth
2007: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2008: The Wrestler
2009: Mother
2010: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2011: The Tree of Life
2012: Holy Motors
2013: The Wolf of Wall Street
2014: Boyhood
2015: Mad Max: Fury Road
2016: La La Land
2017: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2018: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2019: The Irishman
2020: ?

I'm probably forgetting a whole bunch of movies. Anyone else want to take a crack at it?

LorenzoL

I'll participate.

1973: Enter the Dragon
1974: Blazing Saddles
1975: Jaws
1976: Carrie
1977: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
1978: Grease
1979: Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
1980: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: E.T.
1983: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
1984: The Terminator
1985: Police Story
1986: Big Trouble in Little China.
1987: The Princess Bride
1988: My Neighbor Totoro
1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1990: Kindergarten Cop
1991: Terminator 2: Judgement Day
1992: My Cousin Vinny
1993: The Fugitive
1994: The Lion King
1995: Heat
1996: Jerry Maguire
1997: Grosse Pointe Blank
1998: Saving Private Ryan
1999: The Matrix
2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001: The Lords of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
2002: Infernal Affairs
2003: Kill Bill: Volume 1
2004: Kung Fu Hustle
2005: Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut
2006: Volver
2007: Ratatouille
2008: Kung Fu Panda
2009: Up
2010: Toy Story 3
2011: Fast Five
2012: The Avengers
2013: Blue is the Warmest Color
2014: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2015: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
2016: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2017: Coco
2018: The Avengers: Infinity War
2019: Parasite
2020: ?

Edit - Changed my picks to just one choice as the OP intended.

GoldenJCJ

Oddly enough, I’ve been compiling a list of favorite movies by year. I so far I’ve gone from 2019-2000. I’ll finish my list down to 1980 and post it here.

DJariya

I don't think you're going to find too many DVD Talkers willing to start their lists from 1960 onwards..... You know the majority of this forum is too lazy. I mean the average age here is like 55 right?

I'll think about this one and try to come up with something.

atrium

Ok I thought that might come up

If anyone's feeling discouraged by the number of years, feel free to pick an arbitrary timeframe

DJariya

Okay here's mine

1973 - Enter the Dragon
1974 - Death Wish
1975 - Jaws
1976 - Rocky
1977 - Star Wars: A New Hope
1978 - Superman: The Movie
1979 - Alien
1980 - Superman II
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1983- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
1984 - The Karate Kid
1985 - Back to the Future
1986 - Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home
1987 - Lethal Weapon
1988- Die Hard
1989 - Batman
1990 - Die Hard 2
1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992- Patriot Games
1993 - The Fugitive
1994 - Speed
1995 - Heat
1996 - ID4
1997 - Face/Off
1998 - Armageddon
1999 - The 6th Sense
2000 - X-Men
2001 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2002 - Spider-Man
2003 - Lord of the Rings
2004 - Spider-Man 2
2005 - Batman Begins
2006 - Casino Royale
2007 - Transformers
2008- The Dark Knight
2009 - Star Trek
2010 - Avatar
2011 - Fast Five
2012 - The Avengers
2013 - Man of Steel (became my favorite after a 2nd and 3rd viewing)
2014 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2015 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2016 - Captain America: Civil War
2017 - Logan
2018- Avengers: Infinity War
2019 - Avengers: End Game/ 1917
2020 - The Invisible Man (so far)

GoldenJCJ

I’ve spent more time on this than I should have but here’s what I got. I stick with only one movie a year even though several years were difficult to decide:

2019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

2018: First Man

2017: Hostiles

2016: Hell or High Water

2015: Sicario

2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel

2013: Prisoners

2012: Skyfall

2011: Warrior

2010: Inception

2009: Inglourious Basterds

2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2007: No Country for Old Men

2006: Pan’s Labyrinth

2005: Kingdom of Heaven: Director’s Cut

2004: Shaun of the Dead

2003: Open Range

2002: Signs

2001: Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

2000: Almost Famous

1999:Three Kings

1998: Out of Signt

1997: Jackie Brown

1996: The Rock

1995: Heat

1994: Pulp Fiction

1993: True Romance

1992: Reservoir Dogs

1991: Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1990: Quick Change

1989: Field of Dreams

1988: Die Hard

1987: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles

1986: Stand by Me

1985: Back to the Future

1984: Ghostbusters

1983: The Right Stuff

1982: Blade Runner

1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark

1980: The Empire Strikes Back

Crocker Jarmen

I love lists.

1978 - Dawn of the Dead
1979 - Life of Brian
1980 - The Shining
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - ET
1983 - Return of the Jedi
1984 - Ghostbusters
1985 - Back to the Future (favourite movie of my lifespan (so far, but unlikely to change).)
1986 - Aliens
1987 - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
1988 - A Fish Called Wanda
1989 - Do The Right Thing
1990 - Goodfellas
1991 - Barton Fink
1992 - Highway 61
1993 - Manhattan Murder Mystery
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1995 - Crumb
1996 - Fargo
1997 - Boogie Nights
1998 - Rushmore
1999 - Summer of Sam
2000 - High Fidelity
2001 - Ghost World
2002 - About A Boy
2003 - American Splendor
2004 - Shaun of the Dead
2005 - Brokeback Mountain
2006 - The Queen
2007 - The King of Kong: A Fisful of Quarters
2008 - Synecdoche, New York
2009 - Dogtooth
2010 - Casino Jack
2011 - Drive
2012 - Django Unchained
2013 - The Wolf of Wallstreet
2014 - Nighcrawler
2015 - The Hateful Eight
2016 - The Witch
2017 - Ladybird
2018 - BlacKKKLansman
2019 - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

mwbmis

1972 - The Godfather
1973 - The Sting
1974 - The Godfather Part II
1975 - Jaws
1976 - Network
1977 - Star Wars
1978 - Superman
1979 - Apocalypse Now
1980 - The Empire Strikes Back
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - Blade Runner
1983 - The Right Stuff
1984 - Ghostbusters
1985 - Back to the Future
1986 - Aliens
1987 - Robocop
1988 - Midnight Run
1989 - The Abyss
1990 - Miller's Crossing
1991 - JFK
1992 - Unforgiven
1993 - Schindler's List
1994 - The Shawshank Redemption
1995 - Casino
1996 - Fargo
1997 - Jackie Brown
1998 - Saving Private Ryan
1999 - Toy Story 2
2000 - Almost Famous (Untitled)
2001 - The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
2002 - Adaptation.
2003 - Kill Bill Vol 1
2004 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005 - Kingdom of Heaven - Director's Cut
2006 - Casino Royale
2007 - Zodiac
2008 - Wall-E
2009 - Up
2010 - The Social Network
2011 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2012 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2013 - Mud
2014 - Captain America - the Winter Soldier
2015 - The Hateful Eight
2016 - The Nice Guys
2017 - Get Out
2018 - Blackkklansman
2019 - 1917

asianxcore

1983: Videodrome
1984: A Nightmare On Elm Street
1985: Police Story
1986: The Fly
1987: The Lost Boys
1988: Police Story 2
1989: The Killer
1990: Boiling Point
1991: Terminator 2 - Judgement Day
1992: Hard Boiled
1993: Iron Monkey
1994: Leon The Professional
1995: La Haine
1996: Ebola Syndrome
1997: Jackie Brown
1998: Ringu
1999: Audition
2000: Memento
2001: Ichi The Killer
2002: Infernal Affairs
2003: Haute Tension
2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005: Election
2006: Exiled
2007: There Will Be Blood
2008: The Dark Knight
2009: (500) Days of Summer
2010: I Saw The Devil
2011: The Raid
2012: American Mary
2013: Big Bad Wolves
2014: The Raid 2
2015: Mad Max - Fury Road
2016: 10 Cloverfield Lane
2017: The Florida Project
2018: The Night Comes For Us
2019: Parasite
2020: The Invisible Man

TheBigDave

1971 - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1972 - The Poseidon Adventure
1973 - The Legend of Hell House
1974 - Blazing Saddles
1975 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1976 - The Bad News Bears
1977 - Smokey and the Bandit
1978 - Grease
1979 - The Warriors
1980 - Airplane!
1981 - Escape from New York
1982 - The Thing
1983 - A Christmas Story
1984 - Sixteen Candles
1985 - Clue
1986 - Aliens
1987 - The Untouchables
1988 - My Neighbor Totoro
1989 - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1990 - The Hunt for Red October
1991 - The Commitments
1992 - Reservoir Dogs
1993 - Jurassic Park
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1995 - The Usual Suspects
1996 - Twister
1997 - Starship Troopers
1998 - You've Got Mail
1999 - Deep Blue Sea
2000 - The Legend of Bagger Vance
2001 - Spirited Away
2002 - The Ring
2003 - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2004 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005 - Batman Begins
2006 - The Prestige
2007 - Trick 'r Treat
2008 - The Dark Knight
2009 - Coraline
2010 - Inception
2011 - Starbuck
2012 - The Avengers
2013 - The Conjuring
2014 - Guardians of the Galaxy
2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road
2016 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2017 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2018 - Avengers: Infinity War
2019 - John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2020 - Underwater

davidlynchfan

1977 - Sorcerer
1978 - The Silent Partner
1979 - Hardcore
1980 - The Empire Strikes Back
1981 - The Road Warrior
1982 - Vice Squad
1983 - Uncommon Valor
1984 - Stranger Than Paradise
1985 - To Live and Die in L.A.
1986 - Modern Girls
1987 - Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise
1988 - Midnight Run
1989 - Kiki’s Delivery Service
1990 - Miami Blues
1991 - Highway Patrolman
1992 - Bad Lieutenant
1993 - The Scent of Green Papaya
1994 - Once Were Warriors
1995 - Casino
1996 - Fargo
1997 - Boogie Nights
1998 - Ronin
1999 - Office Space
2000 - Almost Famous
2001 - Mulholland Dr.
2002 - 25th Hour
2003 - Bad Santa
2004 - Sideways
2005 - A History of Violence
2006 - Apocalypto
2007 - No Country for Old Men
2008 - The Hurt Locker
2009 - Fish Tank
2010 - Secret World of Arrietty
2011 - Young Adult
2012 - Mud
2013 - The Wind Rises
2014 - John Wick
2015 - Sicario
2016 - Christine
2017 - IDK??
2018 - Green Book
2019 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Runaway

1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - Rambo: First Blood
1983 - Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1984 - The Terminator
1985 - Back to the Future
1986 - Platoon
1987 - Planes, Trains & Automobiles
1988 - Die Hard
1989 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1990 - Goodfellas
1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992 - Unforgiven
1993 - A Perfect World
1994 - The Shawshank Redemption
1995 - Heat
1996 - From Dusk Till Dawn
1997 - L.A. Confidential
1998 - The Big Lebowski
1999 - The Matrix
2000 - Gladiator
2001 - Training Day
2002 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003 - The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King
2004 - Million Dollar Baby
2005 - Sin City
2006 - The Departed
2007 - The Bourne Ultimatum
2008 - The Dark Knight
2009 - Inglourious Basterds
2010 - Inception
2011 - Drive
2012 - Django Unchained
2013 - The Wolf of Wall Street
2014 - Whiplash
2015 - Creed
2016 - The Nice Guys (the first date with my wife)
2017 - Logan
2018 - BlaKkKlansman
2019 - Parasite
2020 so far - The Invisible Man (best out of 11 films)

Ash Ketchum

At my age, that list would be way too long, although I'm sure I made exactly such a list once upon a time. Of course, it's probably all changed by now.

Hazel Motes

When I clicked on this thread, yours was the only one I was interested in seeing.

TomOpus

Yeah, not doing 60-years of movies.

IDrinkMolson

Good try Russia!

I think I'll just start with TheBigDave's list. Looks like I would agree on several of those so far.

JeffTheAlpaca

I don't think I have time for listing 46 movies

Ash Ketchum

Well, I see 23 choices on others' lists that would also be on mine, so I'm not as far off as I would have thought. (For the record, I'm the same age as Hazel Motes' father.)

Some years were a little spotty for me, so I just kind of came up with a more generic favorite for that year, e.g. 1983 (SCARFACE) and 1998 (RUSH HOUR, for lack of anything else memorable from that year). Even 2001 was tough, but REPLICANT jumped out at me as the one really distinct effort from that year. I just counted and 44 of the 66 were seen in theaters when they were released or, in the case of foreign films, when they were first released in the U.S.

Here goes:

1953: The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms

1954: Seven Samurai (Japan)

1955: Rebel Without a Cause

1956: Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1957: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1958: The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad

1959: Rio Bravo

1960: The Magnificent Seven

1961: West Side Story

1962: The Longest Day

1963: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1964: Seven Days in May

1965: Frankenstein Conquers the World (Japan)

1966: The Wild Angels

1967: You Only Live Twice (UK)

1968: The Green Slime (Japan)

1969: The Wild Bunch

1970: The Chinese Boxer (Hong Kong)

1971: The French Connection

1972: Lone Wolf and Cub #1: Sword of Vengeance (Japan)

1973: Mean Streets

1974: Shaolin Martial Arts (Hong Kong)

1975: The Yakuza

1976: Taxi Driver

1977: The Brave Archer (Hong Kong)

1978: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Hong Kong)

1979: Lupin the 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro (Japan)

1980: Phoenix 2772 (Japan)

1981: Martial Club (Hong Kong)

1982: Legendary Weapons of China (Hong Kong)

1983: Scarface

1984: The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (Hong Kong)

1985: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

1986: Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Japan)

1987: Rouge (Hong Kong)

1988: My Neighbor Totoro (Japan)

1989: Kiki’s Delivery Service (Japan)

1990: Goodfellas

1991: Once Upon a Time in China (Hong Kong)

1992: Hard-Boiled (Hong Kong)

1993: Swordsman III: The East is Red (Hong Kong)

1994: Pulp Fiction

1995: Whisper of the Heart (Japan)

1996: The Long Kiss Goodnight

1997: Princess Mononoke (Japan)

1998: Rush Hour

1999: The Matrix

2000: Mission: Impossible II

2001: Replicant

2002: So Close (Hong Kong)

2003: Kill Bill, Vol. 1

2004: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Japan)

2005: King Kong

2006: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Japan)

2007: Transformers

2008: Red Cliff (China-Hong Kong-Japan-Taiwan-South Korea)

2009: Inglourious Basterds

2010: Unstoppable

2011: Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

2012: Django Unchained

2013: Pokémon The Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (Japan)

2014: When Marnie Was There (Japan)

2015: Welcome to Me

2016: Shin Godzilla (Japan)

2017: Wonder Woman

2018: Crazy Rich Asians

2019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Goonies85

1985 - The Goonies
1986 - Aliens
1987 - White of the Eye
1988 - Die Hard
1989 - Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
1990 - King of New York
1991 - JFK
1992 - Reservoir Dogs
1993 - Dazed and Confused
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1995 - Sudden Death
1996 - Fargo
1997 - Boogie Nights
1998 - The Big Lebowski
1999 - Magnolia
2000 - Requiem for a Dream
2001 - Mulholland Dr.
2002 - Irreversible
2003 - Capturing the Friedmans
2004 - Pusher II: With Blood On My Hands
2005 - The Descent
2006 - The Hills Have Eyes
2007 - Zodiac
2008 - Pineapple Express
2009 - Enter the Void
2010 - Animal Kingdom
2011 - Drive
2012 - Silver Linings Playbook
2013 - Inside Llewyn Davis
2014 - The Guest
2015 - Ex Machina
2016 - Moonlight
2017 - T2 Trainspotting
2018 - Vox Lux
2019 - Uncut Gems

TomOpus

Salute to Ash for making a list.

GoldenJCJ

And surprisingly, they aren’t all Pokémon movies.

Ash Ketchum

Just one made the list (in an otherwise weak year).