What year would you consider has been the best for movies over the last 20 years?
For reference, here are some notable movies to have come out in a particular year:
1994:
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[li]The Shawshank Redemption [/li][li]Pulp Fiction [/li][li]Forrest Gump [/li][li]Léon: The Professional [/li][li]The Lion King [/li][li]Dumb & Dumber [/li][li]Speed [/li][li]Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles [/li][li]True Lies [/li][li]Natural Born Killers [/li][li]Ed Wood [/li][li]Four Weddings and a Funeral [/li][li]The Hudsucker Proxy [/li][li]Clear and Present Danger [/li][li]Three Colors: Red [/li][li]Heavenly Creatures [/li][li]Three Colors: White [/li][li]Chungking Express [/li][li]The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [/li][li]Muriel’s Wedding [/li][li]Eat Drink Man Woman [/li][/ol]
1995:
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[li] Se7en[/li][li]Braveheart [/li][li]Toy Story [/li][li]Casino [/li][li]Die Hard: With a Vengeance [/li][li]Apollo 13 [/li][li]GoldenEye [/li][li]Before Sunrise [/li][li]Desperado [/li][li]Mallrats [/li][li]Leaving Las Vegas [/li][li]Babe [/li][li]Ghost in the Shell [/li][li]Kids [/li][li]The Bridges of Madison County [/li][/ol]
1996:
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[li]Trainspotting [/li][li]Fargo [/li][li]Mission: Impossible [/li][li]The Rock [/li][li]From Dusk Till Dawn [/li][li]Jerry Maguire [/li][li]Sleepers [/li][li]Happy Gilmore [/li][li]The English Patient [/li][li]Primal Fear [/li][li]Star Trek: First Contact [/li][li]The People vs. Larry Flynt [/li][li]Shine [/li][li]Bound [/li][li]Waiting for Guffman [/li][li]Big Night [/li][/ol]
1997:
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[li]Titanic [/li][li]Good Will Hunting [/li][li]L.A. Confidential [/li][li]Men in Black [/li][li]The Fifth Element [/li][li]Face/Off [/li][li]The Devil’s Advocate [/li][li]The Game [/li][li]Starship Troopers [/li][li]Donnie Brasco [/li][li]Gattaca [/li][li]Contact [/li][li]Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery [/li][li]Princess Mononoke [/li][li]Boogie Nights [/li][li]Cube [/li][li]Chasing Amy [/li][li]Lost Highway [/li][li]The Full Monty [/li][li]Grosse Pointe Blank [/li][/ol]
1998:
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[li]Saving Private Ryan [/li][li]American History X [/li][li]The Truman Show [/li][li]The Big Lebowski [/li][li]Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels [/li][li]There’s Something About Mary [/li][li]Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas [/li][li]A Bug’s Life [/li][li]Enemy of the State [/li][li]Blade [/li][li]Shakespeare in Love [/li][li]Rush Hour [/li][li]Run Lola Run [/li][li]Meet Joe Black [/li][li]Dark City [/li][li]Ronin [/li][li]Mulan [/li][li]Rushmore [/li][li]Rounders [/li][/ol]
1999:
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[li]Fight Club [/li][li]The Matrix [/li][li]American Beauty [/li][li]The Sixth Sense [/li][li]The Green Mile [/li][li]Toy Story 2 [/li][li]American Pie [/li][li]The Mummy [/li][li]Sleepy Hollow [/li][li]Being John Malkovich [/li][li]Magnolia [/li][li]Eyes Wide Shut [/li][li]The Boondock Saints [/li][li]Office Space [/li][li]10 Things I Hate About You [/li][li]Dogma [/li][li]Notting Hill [/li][li]South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut [/li][li]Three Kings [/li][li]The Insider [/li][li]The Talented Mr. Ripley [/li][li]The Iron Giant [/li][li]The Cider House Rules [/li][li]Boys Don’t Cry [/li][li]Election [/li][/ol]
2000:
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[li]Gladiator [/li][li]Memento [/li][li]Snatch. [/li][li]Requiem for a Dream [/li][li]X-Men [/li][li]Cast Away [/li][li]American Psycho [/li][li]Meet the Parents [/li][li]Unbreakable [/li][li]Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [/li][li]O Brother, Where Art Thou? [/li][li]Almost Famous [/li][li]The Patriot [/li][li]Pitch Black [/li][li]Amores Perros [/li][li]Remember the Titans [/li][li]Erin Brockovich [/li][li]Best in Show [/li][/ol]
2001:
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[li]The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [/li][li]Donnie Darko [/li][li]Amélie [/li][li]Monsters, Inc. [/li][li]Shrek [/li][li]Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone [/li][li]Ocean’s Eleven [/li][li]Spirited Away [/li][li]Training Day [/li][li]The Others [/li][li]A.I. Artificial Intelligence [/li][li]Moulin Rouge! [/li][li]Mulholland Dr. [/li][li]Vanilla Sky [/li][li]The Royal Tenenbaums [/li][li]Enemy at the Gates [/li][li]Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back [/li][li]Spy Game [/li][li]I Am Sam [/li][li]Ghost World [/li][li]Y Tu Mamá También [/li][li]Monster’s Ball [/li][li]Gosford Park [/li][li]Shaolin Soccer [/li][/ol]
2002:
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[li]The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [/li][li]Spider-Man [/li][li]City of God [/li][li]The Pianist [/li][li]Minority Report [/li][li]The Bourne Identity [/li][li]Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [/li][li]Gangs of New York [/li][li]28 Days Later… [/li][li]Ice Age [/li][li]Equilibrium [/li][li]The Ring [/li][li]Insomnia [/li][li]Road to Perdition [/li][li]Red Dragon [/li][li]Phone Booth [/li][li]Chicago [/li][li]Hero [/li][li]About a Boy [/li][li]Adaptation. [/li][li]About Schmidt [/li][li]Punch-Drunk Love [/li][li]Infernal Affairs [/li][li]Irreversible [/li][li]Secretary [/li][/ol]
2003:
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[li]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [/li][li]Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [/li][li]Kill Bill: Vol. 1 [/li][li]Finding Nemo [/li][li]The Matrix Reloaded [/li][li]Big Fish [/li][li]X2 [/li][li]Mystic River [/li][li]Lost in Translation [/li][li]Love Actually [/li][li]The Last Samurai [/li][li]Oldboy [/li][li]The Italian Job [/li][li]Underworld [/li][li]Old School [/li][li]The School of Rock [/li][li]21 Grams [/li][li]Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [/li][li]Identity [/li][li]Matchstick Men [/li][li]Good Bye Lenin! [/li][li]Bad Santa [/li][li]Seabiscuit [/li][/ol]
2004:
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[li]Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [/li][li]Kill Bill: Vol. 2 [/li][li]The Incredibles [/li][li]Crash [/li][li]Shaun of the Dead [/li][li]The Notebook [/li][li]Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [/li][li]Spider-Man 2 [/li][li]Troy [/li][li]I, Robot [/li][li]The Butterfly Effect [/li][li]Saw [/li][li]Shrek 2 [/li][li]The Terminal [/li][li]The Machinist [/li][li]Man on Fire [/li][li]Hotel Rwanda [/li][li]Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy [/li][li]Downfall [/li][li]Garden State [/li][li]Mean Girls [/li][li]Dawn of the Dead [/li][li]The Passion of the Christ [/li][li]Howl’s Moving Castle [/li][li]Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle [/li][li]Sideways [/li][li]Team America: World Police [/li][li]Before Sunset [/li][/ol]
2005:
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[li]Batman Begins [/li][li]V for Vendetta [/li][li]Sin City [/li][li]Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith [/li][li]Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [/li][li]King Kong [/li][li]The 40-Year-Old Virgin [/li][li]Wedding Crashers [/li][li]The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [/li][li]Brokeback Mountain [/li][li]Lord of War [/li][li]Serenity [/li][li]Madagascar [/li][li]Kingdom of Heaven [/li][li]Thank You for Smoking [/li][li]Walk the Line [/li][li]A History of Violence [/li][li]Kiss Kiss Bang Bang [/li][li]Pride & Prejudice [/li][li]Corpse Bride [/li][li]Match Point [/li][li]Cinderella Man [/li][li]The Descent [/li][li]Jarhead [/li][li]Memoirs of a Geisha [/li][li]Syriana [/li][li]Good Night, and Good Luck. [/li][li]Capote [/li][/ol]
2006:
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[li]The Departed [/li][li]The Prestige [/li][li]300 [/li][li]Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest [/li][li]Casino Royale [/li][li]Pan’s Labyrinth [/li][li]Children of Men [/li][li]Blood Diamond [/li][li]Little Miss Sunshine [/li][li]Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan [/li][li]The Illusionist [/li][li]Inside Man [/li][li]Lucky Number Slevin [/li][li]Babel [/li][li]Apocalypto [/li][li]Cars [/li][li]Stranger Than Fiction [/li][li]Crank [/li][li]The Fountain [/li][li]Perfume: The Story of a Murderer [/li][li]A Scanner Darkly [/li][li]United 93 [/li][/ol]
2007:
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[li]No Country for Old Men [/li][li]Transformers [/li][li]I Am Legend [/li][li]The Bourne Ultimatum [/li][li]Ratatouille [/li][li]Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End [/li][li]Superbad [/li][li]Juno [/li][li]Into the Wild [/li][li]Live Free or Die Hard [/li][li]There Will Be Blood [/li][li]Hot Fuzz [/li][li]American Gangster [/li][li]Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [/li][li]Knocked Up [/li][li]The Simpsons Movie [/li][li]Zodiac [/li][li]3:10 to Yuma [/li][li]Ocean’s Thirteen [/li][li]28 Weeks Later [/li][li]Death Proof [/li][li]Disturbia [/li][li]Sunshine [/li][li]Planet Terror [/li][li]Grindhouse [/li][/ol]
2008:
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[li]The Dark Knight [/li][li]WALL·E [/li][li]Iron Man [/li][li]Slumdog Millionaire [/li][li]Gran Torino [/li][li]Taken [/li][li]The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [/li][li]In Bruges [/li][li]Tropic Thunder [/li][li]Cloverfield [/li][li]The Incredible Hulk [/li][li]The Hurt Locker [/li][li]The Wrestler [/li][li]Kung Fu Panda [/li][li]Burn After Reading [/li][li]Pineapple Express [/li][li]Forgetting Sarah Marshall [/li][li]Rambo [/li][li]Vicky Cristina Barcelona [/li][li]Milk [/li][li]Ip Man [/li][li]Frost/Nixon [/li][li]Felon [/li][li]Ponyo [/li][/ol]
2009:
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[li]Avatar [/li][li]Inglourious Basterds [/li][li]The Hangover [/li][li]District 9 [/li][li]Up [/li][li]Star Trek [/li][li]Watchmen [/li][li]Zombieland [/li][li]Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [/li][li]Up in the Air [/li][li]Moon [/li][li]Public Enemies [/li][li]Law Abiding Citizen [/li][li]The Blind Side [/li][li]The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [/li][li]The Road [/li][li]I Love You, Man [/li][li]Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs [/li][li]Coraline [/li][li]The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus [/li][li]Fantastic Mr. Fox [/li][li]The Time Traveler’s Wife [/li][li]A Serious Man [/li][/ol]
2010:
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[li]Inception [/li][li]Shutter Island [/li][li]Black Swan [/li][li]Toy Story 3 [/li][li]The Social Network [/li][li]Iron Man 2 [/li][li]Kick-Ass [/li][li]The King’s Speech [/li][li]How to Train Your Dragon [/li][li]Despicable Me [/li][li]Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 [/li][li]The Town [/li][li]127 Hours [/li][li]Scott Pilgrim vs. the World [/li][li]The Fighter [/li][li]Tangled [/li][li]Buried [/li][li]Tucker & Dale vs. Evil [/li][li]The Kids Are All Right [/li][li]Winter’s Bone [/li][/ol]
2011:
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[li]Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 [/li][li]X-Men: First Class [/li][li]Thor [/li][li]Drive [/li][li]Limitless [/li][li]Rise of the Planet of the Apes [/li][li]Crazy, Stupid, Love. [/li][li]Source Code [/li][li]The Intouchables [/li][li]Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol [/li][li]Horrible Bosses [/li][li]The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [/li][li]Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows [/li][li]Super 8 [/li][li]Midnight in Paris [/li][li]Moneyball [/li][li]Hugo [/li][li]The Adjustment Bureau [/li][li]The Descendants [/li][li]Unknown [/li][li]The Ides of March [/li][li]Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [/li][/ol]
2012:
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[li]The Dark Knight Rises [/li][li]The Avengers [/li][li]The Hunger Games [/li][li]The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey [/li][li]Skyfall [/li][li]Prometheus [/li][li]Silver Linings Playbook [/li][li]Ted [/li][li]Looper [/li][li]Argo [/li][li]The Amazing Spider-Man [/li][li]Life of Pi [/li][li]21 Jump Street [/li][li]The Perks of Being a Wallflower [/li][li]Cloud Atlas [/li][li]The Cabin in the Woods [/li][li]Men in Black 3 [/li][li]Flight [/li][li]Les Misérables [/li][li]Brave [/li][li]Wreck-It Ralph [/li][li]Moonrise Kingdom [/li][li]Chronicle [/li][li]Dredd [/li][/ol]
2013:
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[li]Man of Steel [/li][li]Iron Man 3 [/li][li]World War Z [/li][li]Star Trek Into Darkness [/li][li]Now You See Me [/li][li]Oblivion [/li][li]Gravity [/li][li]Pacific Rim [/li][li]The Great Gatsby [/li][li]Fast & Furious 6 [/li][li]This Is the End [/li][li]The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [/li][li]The Hunger Games: Catching Fire [/li][li]The Conjuring [/li][li]Despicable Me 2 [/li][li]We’re the Millers [/li][li]Prisoners [/li][li]Warm Bodies [/li][li]Thor: The Dark World [/li][li]Monsters University [/li][li]The World’s End [/li][li]Captain Phillips [/li][li]Before Midnight [/li][li]42 [/li][li]American Hustle [/li][li]Ender’s Game [/li][/ol]