Favorite movie from every year I've been alive

45 movies  

If any of these choices look completely off the wall it's probably because I didn't have many movies from that year to choose from

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Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead
★ 8.1 33 ratings
other title: L'alba dei morti dementi / Zombies Party - Uma Noite... de Morte …
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

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Sin City (2005)
Sin City
★ 7.8 17 ratings
Robert Rodriguez / Frank Miller actor: Bruce Willis / Jessica Alba …
other title: Sin City: Cidade do Pecado / Sin City: Ciudad del pecado …
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

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The Host (2006)
괴물
★ 7.2 28 ratings
Bong Joon-Ho actor: Song Kang-ho / Byun Hee-bong …
other title: The Host - A Criatura / 汉江怪物 …
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

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Dachimawa Lee (2008)
다찌마와 리: 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라 WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: Auf der Jagd nach dem goldenen Buddha / Crazy Lee, agent secret coréen …
Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. More important to national security, the statue contains vital information concerning Korean freedom fighters and their whereabouts as well as their true identities. The interim Korean government appoints legendary Korean spy Agent Dachimawa Lee to recover the fabled statue and reveal the dark plot behind the theft.

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Dogtooth (2009)
Κυνόδοντας
★ 7.2 10 ratings
Yorgos Lanthimos actor: Christos Stergioglou / Michele Valley …
other title: Canino / Canine …
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.

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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
★ 7.3 29 ratings
Brad Bird actor: Tom Cruise / Paula Patton …
other title: Mission: Impossible - Protocollo fantasma / Missão: Impossível - Operação Fantasma …
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.

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The Lords of Salem (2013)
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Rob Zombie actor: Sheri Moon Zombie / Bruce Davison …
other title: Le streghe di Salem / As Senhoras de Salem
Heidi, a radio DJ, is sent a box containing a record - a "gift from the Lords". The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town's violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts?

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It Follows (2015)
It Follows
★ 6.3 19 ratings
David Robert Mitchell actor: Maika Monroe / Keir Gilchrist …
other title: Vai Seguir-te
When carefree teenager Jay sleeps with her older boyfriend for the first time, she learns that she is the latest recipient of a fatal curse that is passed from victim to victim via sexual intercourse. Death, Jay learns, will creep inexorably toward her as either a friend or a stranger. Jay's friends don't believe her seemingly paranoid ravings, until they too begin to see the phantom assassins and band together to help her defend herself.

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road
★ 8.3 59 ratings
George Miller actor: Edward Thomas Hardy / Charlize Theron …
other title: Mad Max 4: Fury Road / Mad Max‬: Estrada da Fúria …
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.

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Knives Out (2019)
Knives Out
★ 8.3 73 ratings
other title: Cena con delitto - Knives Out / Knives Out: Var det mord? …
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
July 11, 2026