# The best movie set in every year... but not made in that year **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457 "2013-05-15T22:13:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/301 "2013-05-23T17:22:04Z")
1685 Captain Blood (alternate) 1829 The Count of Monte Cristo ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/302 "2013-05-23T18:00:38Z")
The latest timeline BC One Zillion BC, October 9th - Caveman BC 66 million Dinosaur BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 10,000 10,000 BC BC 4000 The Lord of the Rings BC 1200 Troy BC 480 300 BC 326 Sikandar (1941) BC 261 Asoka BC 227 The Emperor and the Assassin BC 216 Hannibal BC 72 Spartacus BC 48 Caesar and Cleopatra BC 44 Julius Caesar BC 30 Cleopatra 33 Life of Brian / The Passion of the Christ 40 Caligula 68 Quo Vadis 70 The Last Days of Pompeii 140 The Eagle 180 Gladiator 208 Red Cliff 450 Attila 460 The Last Legion 467 King Arthur 528 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court 709 Outlander 778 Orlando and the Knights of France 859 House of Flying Daggers 922 The Thirteenth Warrior 932 Monty Python and the Holy Grail 984 Dragonheart 1000 Valhalla Rising 1057 Macbeth 1099 El Cid 1170 Becket 1183 The Lion in Winter 1187 Kingdom of Heaven **1194 Ivanhoe** 1199 Robin Hood (2010) 1210 Brother Sun Sister Moon 1215 Ironclad 1242 Alexander Nevsky 1298 Braveheart 1327 The Name of the Rose 1344 Season of the Witch 1348 Black Death 1349 The Seventh Seal 1389 Battle of Kosovo 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc **1448 The Divine Weapon** 1482 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1485 Richard III 1492 1492: Conquest of Paradise 1517 Apocalypto 1533 The Royal Hunt of the Sun 1535 A Man for All Seasons 1536 Anne of the Thousand Days 1547 Crossed Swords 1553 Lady Jane 1558 Elizabeth (1998) 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1575 Kagemusha 1588 Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) 1594 How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1601 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1607 The New World **1616 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World** 1625 The Three Musketeers 1630 Hara-kiri 1634 Black Robe / The Devils 1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring 1667 The Scarlet Letter 1685 Lorna Doone / **Captain Blood** 1692 The Crucible 1699 Captain Kidd 1712 Rob Roy **1718 Swashbuckler** 1756 The Mission 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1779 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 1787 Robinson Crusoe 1788 The Madness of King George 1789 Mutiny on the Bounty 1791 That Night in Varennes 1792 A Tale of Two Cities 1793 Marie Antoinette 1794 Danton 1798 The Wild Child 1799 The Marquise of O / Sleepy Hollow 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1808 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade 1813 Swiss Family Robinson 1815 Waterloo 1816 Gothic 1827 Children of Paradise 1828 The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser **1829 The Count of Monte Cristo** 1831 Under Capricorn 1832 Les Miserables 1836 The Alamo 1841 Amistad 1854 The Charge of the Light Brigade 1856 The Chess Players (Shatranj Ke Khilari) 1857 Mangal Pandey: The Rising 1858 Django Unchained 1860 The Pony Express 1862 The General 1863 Gettysburg / Glory / **Her Majesty Mrs. Brown** 1864 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / Cold Mountain 1865 Lincoln 1866 Red River 1867 Juarez **1868 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea** 1869 Union Pacific 1871 In Old Chicago / \*_La commune \*\* 1872 Around the World in 80 Days 1873 Cowboys and Aliens 1874 Blazing Saddles 1875 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell 1876 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / The Molly Maguires 1877 The Last Samurai 1878 Cheyenne Autumn 1879 Zulu 1880 Stagecoach / True Grit (2012) 1881 Tombstone 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1883 Krakatoa, East of Java 1884 3:10 to Yuma 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III / The Oxbow Incident 1886 Geronimo: An American Legend 1888 From Hell 1889 Mayerling 1890 Hello, Dolly! 1891 Sherlock Holmes (2009) 1892 Heaven’s Gate 1893 Far and Away / Lagaan 1895 The Four Feathers 1896 The Far Country 1897 The Gold Rush 1898 A Message to Garcia 1899 The Prestige / Newsies 1900 Picnic at Hanging Rock 1901 The Shootist 1902 Breaker Morant 1903 Tom Horn 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1905 Battleship Potemkin 1906 Ragtime 1907 Viva Maria! 1908 Take Me Out To The Ball Game / **The Great Race** 1909 Fanny and Alexander 1910 Mary Poppins 1911 1911 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1914 The African Queen 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1918 War Horse / 1918: All Quiet On the Western Front (1930) 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1921 Sunrise at Campobello 1922 The Great Gatsby / Thoroughly Modern Millie 1923: The Hours 1924 Chariots of Fire 1925 Inherit the Wind 1926 The Sand Pebbles 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1928 The Artist / Bullets Over Broadway 1929 Some Like It Hot 1930 Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale 1931 Cabaret 1932 They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven / Bonnie and Clyde / Victor Victoria 1935 The King’s Speech / To Kill a Mockingbird 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark / The Sting 1937 Chinatown / Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade / **Seabiscuit** 1939 To Be or Not to Be (the original) / The Natural / **Hyde Park on Hudson** 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive / The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe / **Atonement** 1941 Tora! Tora! Tora! / From Here to Eternity 1942 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo / Summer of '42 1943 Come and See / A League of Their Own / The Guns of Navarone 1944 Saving Private Ryan / A Bridge Too Far / Pan’s Labyrinth / The Longest Day / Au Revoir Les Enfants / Inglorious Basterds 1945 Schindler’s List / Empire of Sun / Downfall 1946 The Godfather / The Black Stallion 1947 42 / Tucker: A Man and His Dream / Judgement at Nuremburg 1948 Devil in a Blue Dress / Exodus 1949 The Man Who Wasn’t There 1950 Men in War / Snow Falling on Cedars 1951 The Last Picture Show / Mash 1952 Hoosiers 1953 L.A. Confidential / Heavenly Creatures 1954 My Favorite Year / Heavenly Creatures 1955 Back to the Future 1956 The Polar Express 1957 The Battle of Algiers / Far From Heaven 1958 The Godfather Part II / Lords of Flatbush 1959 Diner / Stand By Me / Dead Poets Society 1960 Grease 1961 61_ 1962 American Graffiti / Animal House / **Thirteen Days** 1963 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 1964 Mississippi Burning 1965 Moonrise Kingdom / The Outsiders / Year of Living Dangerously 1966 JFK / Casualties of War / **The Hurricane** 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being / A Bronx Tale 1969 Taking Woodstock / Awakenings 1970 Apollo 13 / Apocalypse Now 1971 Remember the Titans 1972 All the President’s Men / Dog Day Afternoon 1973 Ratcatcher / Almost Famous / **The Lovely Bones / Secretariat / The Ice Storm** 1974 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy / Dick 1975 The Deer Hunter 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1978 Lords of Dogtown 1979 Argo / Super 8 1980 No Country for Old Men 1981 Wet Hot American Summer / Let the Right One In 1982 Waltz with Bashir / Son of Rambow 1983 Stand and Deliver / This Is England 1984 1984 / Billy Elliot 1985 The Wedding Singer / SLC Punk! 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1988 Donnie Darko / **For Queen and Country** 1989 Buffalo Soldiers 1990 Rent 1991 The Big Lebowski / **Courage Under Fire / Three Kings** 1992 Primary Colors 1993 Black Hawk Down 1994 Hotel Rwanda 1995 Invictus / The Insider 1996 Spinning Boris 1997 Amélie 1998 Escape from New York 1999 Strange Days 2000 Death Race 2000 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey / World Trade Center / Flight 93 2002 Moneyball 2003 127 Hours 2004 The Hurt Locker 2005 Transformers: the Movie (1986) \*\*2006 Slumdog Millionaire 2007 Double Dragon 2008 Game Change 2009 Freejack \*\* 2010 2010: The Year We Make Contact 2011 Zero Dark Thirty 2012 I Am Legend 2013 The Postman 2015 Back to the Future II / Robocop 2018 Rollerball (1975) 2019 Blade Runner 2020 V for Vendetta 2022 Soylent Green 2025 Repo Men 2026 Metropolis 2027 Children of Men 2032 Demolition Man 2035 I, Robot / Twelve Monkeys 2044 Looper 2054 Minority Report 2056 Red Planet 2057 Sunshine 2063 Star Trek: First Contact 2078 Screamers 2084 Total Recall (the original) 2093 Prometheus 2122 Alien 2139 Judge Dredd 2150 Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. 2151 Vanilla Sky 2160 Avatar 2173 Sleeper 2179 Aliens 2199 The Matrix 2214 The Fifth Element 2220 Forbidden Planet 2259 Star Trek: Into Darkness 2274 Logan’s Run 2279 Star Trek: The Motion Picture 2285 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan / Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 2287 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 2293 Zardoz / Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 2371 Star Trek Generations 2373 Star Trek: First Contact 2375 Star Trek: Insurrection 2379 Star Trek: Nemesis 2491 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 2500 Waterworld 2505 Idiocracy 2517 Serenity 2592 Riddick 2805 Wall-E 3000 3000 A.D. (aka Captive Women) 3978 Planet of the Apes (1968) 5021 Planet of the Apes (2001) 12090 Vampire Hunter D 40000 Barbarella 802,701 The Time Machine (2002) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/303 "2013-05-23T18:04:28Z")
The 2003 film Moon Child is set in 2014. So, Moonchild, you’re obviously ahead of your time. ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/304 "2013-05-23T18:21:03Z")
Which doesn’t explain why I’m always late with everything. 😉 ---
**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:** [May 24, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/305 "2013-05-24T00:54:17Z")
But always first in our appreciation! ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/306 "2013-05-24T01:28:36Z")
I vote we remove **10,000 BC**. Even if it’s the only movie set in that year, it’s still not the best. ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/307 "2013-05-24T01:45:47Z")
Do we really not have an 1861? **Gods and Generals** would work. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/308 "2013-05-24T03:13:55Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > Do we really not have an 1861? **Gods and Generals** would work. I was wracking my brains for a movie about the first year of the Civil War. _Gods and Generals_ is gawdawful neo-Confederate propaganda, if you ask me, but if it’s our only option, I guess we should use it. ---
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1887 _Shanghai Knights_ ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/310 "2013-05-24T04:09:53Z")
[1870 Mademoiselle Fifi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mademoiselle_Fifi_(film)) How many Franco-Prussian War movies can there be? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/311 "2013-05-24T04:21:10Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > … How many Franco-Prussian War movies can there be? According to Wiki, [three](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Franco-Prussian_War_films). ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/312 "2013-05-24T05:24:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I was wracking my brains for a movie about the first year of the Civil War. _Gods and Generals_ is gawdawful neo-Confederate propaganda, if you ask me, but if it’s our only option, I guess we should use it. Have you seen the extended edition that contains a subplot detailing John Wilkes Booth’s “heroic” decision to assassinate Lincoln? I can’t believe that didn’t make the final cut… I’ve always had a soft spot for ridiculous propaganda though, so I suggested it. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/313 "2013-05-24T05:39:53Z")
None for the 600’s? What I like on this thread is the search for the timelines of movies dealing with classic tales, Speaking of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, they appeared together in 2008 in _ **The Forbidden Kingdom** _ that is based in the ancient Chinese classic novel _Journey to the West_. As it turns out the maker of many classic Chinese action comedies like _Shaolin Soccer_, Stephen Chow made another version just released in China in February 2013 called _ **Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons** _. Not sure about what is the best movie as the most recent one has few reviews in the west (and not released here yet AFAIK) and they are mixed. But the classic tale is based on the travels of a Chinese monk looking to get sacred texts from the Buddha in India, the real life Xuanzang (born c. 602 - 664) left Chang’an in 629, and arrived in India in 630. > **[Journey to the West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West)** > > Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xī Yóu Jì; Wade–Giles: Hsi1 Yu2 Chi4) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. Arthur Waley's 1942 abridged translation, Monkey, is known in English-speaking countries. > The novel is an extended account of the legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty... As most of the action takes place before reaching India, IMO it should go in the AD 629 slot, but I’m open to advice on the date and what movie to put there. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/314 "2013-05-24T15:00:07Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > According to Wiki, [three](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Franco-Prussian_War_films). Yes, that’s how I found the movie I nominated. But from the description of the plot, the third one seems to have little to do with the war itself. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/315 "2013-05-24T15:09:44Z")
2016 Stealth 2017 Barb Wire 2021 Johnny Mnemonic ---
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1984 The Hunt for Red October (alternate) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/317 "2013-05-24T19:26:03Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > I vote we remove **10,000 BC**. Even if it’s the only movie set in that year, it’s still not the best. I hear a sequel to be called **9,999 BC** is in the works.😉 ---
**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:** [May 24, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/318 "2013-05-24T19:35:13Z")
2024 .hack/The Movie 2029 Ghost In The Shell 2031 Frankenstein Unbound 2033 Tank Girl 2037 Meet The Robinsons ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/319 "2013-05-24T23:07:40Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > I vote we remove **10,000 BC**. Even if it’s the only movie set in that year, it’s still not the best. In that case, we can take a bunch off the list. I’m looking at you, _Barbarella_! ---
**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:** [May 25, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/320 "2013-05-25T04:20:33Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > Do we really not have an 1861? **Gods and Generals** would work. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I was wracking my brains for a movie about the first year of the Civil War. _Gods and Generals_ is gawdawful neo-Confederate propaganda, if you ask me, but if it’s our only option, I guess we should use it. Ooo! Ooo! How about: 1861 Gone With The Wind [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457.md?page=17)