# Movie of the Year **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 23, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780 "2016-11-23T01:02:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/61 "2016-12-06T10:28:47Z")
1976: Rocky ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/62 "2016-12-06T10:45:57Z")
1977: Annie Hall “They did not take me in the Army. I was 4-P. In the event of war, I’m a hostage.” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/63 "2016-12-06T11:26:51Z")
1978: Grease ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/64 "2016-12-06T12:02:34Z")
1979: Being There ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/65 "2016-12-07T01:05:17Z")
1980: _Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears_; last of three Soviet films to win US Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/66 "2016-12-07T02:26:31Z")
1981: Time Bandits ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/67 "2016-12-07T11:39:09Z")
1982: E.T.a ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/68 "2016-12-07T16:52:35Z")
1983: The Big Chill ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/69 "2016-12-07T17:48:39Z")
1984: Amadeus Still a classic. F. Murray earned that damn Oscar. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/70 "2016-12-07T20:31:59Z")
1985: Back to the Future, baby! “1.21 gigawatts?! Great scott!” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/71 "2016-12-07T20:37:47Z")
1986: Aliens Love, love, love that movie. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/72 "2016-12-07T20:57:43Z")
1987: The Lost Boys “The Lost Boys” wasn’t the best movie of 1987. It probably wasn’t one of the ten best, though it was pretty good. It was. however, as evocative of the time as any movie you care to name of 1987 (or 1986, or 1988.) ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/73 "2016-12-07T21:37:44Z")
1988: Die Hard This was a close one, as Beetlejuice and A Fish Called Wanda also came out that year. However, Die Hard created an entirely new genre and still influences movies today. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/74 "2016-12-07T22:02:48Z")
1989: Batman Michael Keaton remains (IMHO) the best Bruce Wayne, and the second best Batman (after Adam West). ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/75 "2016-12-08T00:54:02Z")
1990: _Edward Scissorhands_ ---
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1991: The Doors I know. But I liked it. Sent from my adequate mobile device using Tapatalk. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/77 "2016-12-08T03:40:39Z")
1992: Unforgiven Best Western in a long, long time. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780/78 "2016-12-08T03:46:51Z")
1993: Schindler’s List ---
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1994: Pulp Fiction ---
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1995: Toy Story [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-of-the-year/772780.md?page=5)