# How Many of the Best Pictures of the last 25 years have you seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107 "2011-03-01T21:47:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/1 "2011-03-01T21:47:10Z")
Saw The King’s Speech on my flight last night and it got me wondering how many of these I’ve seen. Poll to come. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/2 "2011-03-01T21:50:33Z")
All 25. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/3 "2011-03-01T21:51:48Z")
Not at all surprised, AG. I’ve missed two, Titanic and Million Dollar Baby. Just not that motivated to see either. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/4 "2011-03-01T21:55:58Z")
16 of them. I thought it would be fewer, actually. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/5 "2011-03-01T22:02:31Z")
The only ones I’ve never seen at all are Cider House Rules, Slumdog Millionaire and The Hurt Locker. I’ve seen parts of Driving Miss Daisy, Gladiator, Titanic and Braveheart and the rest of the films in their entirety. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/6 "2011-03-01T22:02:34Z")
I’ve seen ten, which surprises me. Most of the earlier ones were films my parents had rented and watched as “family nights” when I was a kid. And of course I’m much more familiar with the more recent ones. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/7 "2011-03-01T22:04:54Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/8 "2011-03-01T22:06:06Z")
I’ve seen all of them, though I’m not sure I’ve seen _Cider House Rules_ beginning-to-end. I know I’ve seen parts of it. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/9 "2011-03-01T22:10:53Z")
I’ve seen eleven, although in some cases, it was many years after they were released. I only saw a couple (_Shakespeare in Love_ and _Return of the King_) before they won the award. eta: I missed one completely, so make it twelve. _The Departed_ won Best Picture? Huh. I was in Bulgaria at the time, but actually did see this. I thought it was good, but Best Picture? Well, okay then. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/10 "2011-03-01T22:13:47Z")
11 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/11 "2011-03-01T22:15:34Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Saw The King’s Speech on my flight last night and it got me wondering how many of these I’ve seen. Poll to come. CORRECTION: _The Cider House Rules_ did not win Best Picture of 1999. _ **American Beauty** _ did. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/12 "2011-03-01T22:15:49Z")
Only eight. ---
**Author:** ![elbunzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f9ae1b/32.png) [@elbunzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbunzo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/13 "2011-03-01T22:16:51Z")
I’ve seen 16 ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/14 "2011-03-01T22:17:54Z")
I’ve seen 20 out of the 25. The five I didn’t check I’ve seen bits and pieces of but not the complete films. Also, sorry to nitpick, but 1999’s Best Picture was **American Beauty** not **Cider House Rules**. I have seen **American Beauty** so that would make it 21 out of 25. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/15 "2011-03-01T22:19:00Z")
22, if you count _American Beauty._ I’ve yet to see \*Crash, Beautiful Mind \*and _Hurt Locker_. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/16 "2011-03-01T22:20:02Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > CORRECTION: _The Cider House Rules_ did not win Best Picture of 1999. _ **American Beauty** _ did. Ok, I was gonna say, I didn’t remember that getting Best Pic. 17 out of 25, then. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/17 "2011-03-01T22:21:36Z")
19, including American Beauty. That’s more than I would have thought, especially considering I don’t go to the movies all that much. It has very often been the case that the Best Picture has been one of only two or three movies I went to all year. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/18 "2011-03-01T22:23:47Z")
Not sure what this may mean, but it occurs to me that I don’t have a single one on the list in my DVD collection. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/19 "2011-03-01T22:24:15Z")
22, if you count American Beauty. I’ve yet to see Crash, Million Dollar Baby and Hurt Locker. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107/20 "2011-03-01T22:25:28Z")
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