40 Years of Movies: Recap

 


It's been quite a journey, and I think all those who took it with me. This was the year I turned 40 and I had fun looking back at 40 years of films, highlighting my favorites from each year. Below are the final selections from all 40 years! If you enjoyed this countdown, check back in January as I start a couple other regular countdowns that will appear weekly and run throughout 2022!

40 Years of Movies:
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1983: Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
1984: Ghostbusters
1985: The Goonies
1986: Top Gun
1987: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1988: Die Hard
1989: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1990: Miller's Crossing
1991: The Silence of the Lambs
1992: A Few Good Men
1993: Jurassic Park
1994: The Paper
1995: Heat
1996: A Time to Kill
1997: L.A. Confidential
1998: Simon Birch
1999: The Mummy
2000: The Way of the Gun
2001: Pearl Harbor
2002: About Schmidt
2003: Elf
2004: Million Dollar Baby
2005: Serenity
2006: Children of Men
2007: No Country For Old Men
2008: The Dark Knight
2009: Up in the Air
2010: Inception
2011: X-Men: First Class
2012: The Hunger Games
2013: Man of Steel
2014: Guardians of the Galaxy
2015: Spotlight
2016: Arrival
2017: Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
2018: Won't You Be My Neighbor
2019: Knives Out
2020: Promising Young Woman

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