Now before I start - this list consists of my opinions only - not votes, public poles or any other forms of categorisation. These are the films that I personally believe defined each year between 1990 and 2012.
Right with that out the way, I thought it would be fun to note down the films I believe have truly impacted on each cinematic year for the past 22 years - that's the length of time I have walked and bothered this planet. Each year will be completed by two film choices and once you have read the list, feel free to comment with your own choices or slag off my terrible opinions. Here we go...
1990
Home Alone
(dir: Chris Columbus - USA - 102 Mins - 20th Century Fox)
Goodfellas
(dir: Martin Scorsese - USA - 146 Mins - Warner Bros.)
1991
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
(dir: James Cameron - USA - 139 Mins - TriStar)
Thelma and Louise
(dir: Ridley Scott - USA/UK - 129 Mins - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
1992
Unforgiven
(dir: Clint Eastwood - USA - 131 Mins - Warner Bros.)
Man Bites Dog
(dir/s: Remy Belvaux/Benoit Poelvoorde - France - 95 Mins - Tartan)
1993
Jurassic Park
(dir: Steven Spielberg - USA - 127 Mins - Universal)
Groundhog Day
(dir: Harold Ramis - USA - 101 Mins - Columbia Pictures)
1994
Pulp Fiction
(dir: Quentin Tarantino - USA - 154 Mins - Miramax)
Ed Wood
(dir: Tim Burton - USA - 127 Mins - Touchstone Pictures)
1995
Toy Story
(dir: John Lasseter - USA - 77 Mins - Disney/Pixar Animation Studios)
Se7en
(dir: David Fincher - USA - 128 Mins - New Line Cinema)
1996
Fargo
(dir: Joel Coen - USA - 98 Mins - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Bottle Rocket
(dir: Wes Anderson - USA - 92 Mins - Columbia Pictures)
1997
Titanic
(dir: James Cameron - USA - 194 Mins - Paramount Pictures)
Good Will Hunting
(dir: Gus Van Sant - USA - 126 Mins - Miramax)
1998
Festen
(dir: Thomas Vinterberg - Denmark - 105 Mins - Studio Canal)
The Truman Show
(dir: Peter Weir - USA - 103 Mins - Paramount Pictures)
1999
American Beauty
(dir: Sam Mendes - USA - 122 Mins - DreamWorks)
Fight Club
(dir: David Fincher - USA - 139 Mins - 20th Century Fox)
2000
Requiem for a Dream
(dir: Darren Aronofsky - USA - 101 Mins - Artisan Entertainment)
Almost Famous
(dir: Cameron Crowe - USA - 122 Mins - DreamWorks)
2001
Mulholland Drive
(dir: David Lynch - USA - 147 Mins - Universal Pictures)
Ichi the Killer
(dir: Takashi Miike - Japan - 129 Mins - Tartan)
2002
Irreversible
(dir: Gaspar Noe - France - 97 Mins - Tartan)
The Hours
(dir: Stephen Daldry - UK/USA - 114 Mins - Miramax)
2003
Finding Nemo
(dir: Andrew Stanton - USA - 100 Mins - Disney/Pixar Animation Studios)
Monster
(dir: Patty Jenkins - USA - 109 Mins - Newmarket Films)
2004
Sideways
(dir: Alexander Payne - USA - 127 Mins - Fox Searchlight)
Closer
(dir: Mike Nichols - UK/USA - 104 Mins - Columbia Pictures)
2005
Cache (Hidden)
(dir: Michael Haneke - France - 117 Mins - Artificial Eye)
Match Point
(dir: Woody Allen - UK/USA - 124 Mins - DreamWorks)
2006
The Departed
(dir: Martin Scorsese - USA - 151 Mins - GK Films)
The Devil Wears Prada
(dir: David Frankel - USA - 109 Mins - 20th Century Fox)
2007
Juno
(dir: Jason Reitman - USA/Canada - 96 Mins - Fox Searchlight)
Gone Baby Gone
(dir: Ben Affleck - USA - 114 Mins - Miramax)
2008
The Dark Knight
(dir: Christopher Nolan - USA - 152 Mins - Warner Bros.)
Rachel Getting Married
(dir: Jonathan Demme - USA - 114 Mins - Sony Pictures Classics)
2009
Up
(dir: Pete Docter - USA - 96 Mins - Disney/Pixar Animation Studios)
Avatar
(dir: James Cameron - USA - 162 Mins - 20th Century Fox)
2010
Inception
(dir: Christopher Nolan - USA/UK - 148 Mins - Warner Bros.)
The Social Network
(dir: David Fincher - USA - 121 Mins - Columbia Pictures)
2011
The Artist
(dir: Michel Hazanavicius - France/USA - 100 Mins - The Weinstein Company)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(dir: David Yates - UK/USA - 130 Mins - Warner Bros.)
2012
Shame
(dir: Steve McQueen - UK/USA - 101 Mins - Momentum Pictures)
You'll have to wait for the next one...
So did you like the list or is it all total nonsense - let me know below!
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