Title: What was YOUR favorite movie from each year, 1985–2005?
I'm putting together a movie time machine for my kids (9 and 17), and I'd love some recommendations from people who actually grew up during the 80s and 90s.
I'm looking for your PERSONAL favorite movie from each year between 1985 and 2005. It doesn't have to be the most famous movie of the year, critically acclaimed, or even particularly well known.
I'm actually more interested in the movies that people remember fondly from growing up. Family movies, coming-of-age movies, teen movies, comedies, neighborhood/school movies, etc.
Especially looking for movies that really capture what that period felt like: the clothes, cars, houses, music, technology, schools, neighborhoods, family life, and just the general atmosphere of the time.
Maybe it was something you watched constantly on VHS, rented from Blockbuster, watched with your parents, or just a movie that takes you straight back to being a kid/teenager.
If you have the time, copy and fill this in. You don't need to answer every year:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991:
1992:
1993:
1994:
1995:
1996:
1997:
1998:
1999:
2000:
2001:
2002:
2003:
2004:
2005:
BONUS: What ONE movie from this entire period gives you the strongest "I grew up in this era" feeling?
If you have time, I'd also love to hear a sentence or two about WHY you picked your movies.
I'm basically trying to build a crowdsourced nostalgia list instead of just looking at the same "Top Movies of the 80s/90s" lists over and over.
Thanks! 🍿📼