# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/41 "2013-05-16T01:32:54Z")
72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1916 Paths of Glory 1920 Matewan 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 Chinatown 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far 1946 The Godfather 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo **1991 The Big Lebowski** 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/42 "2013-05-16T01:35:03Z")
**BC 1,000,000 One Million BC 😃** BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 Chinatown 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far 1946 The Godfather 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo **1991 The Big Lebowski** 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2010 2010 2019 Blade Runner 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/43 "2013-05-16T01:36:23Z")
[quote=“Moonchild, post:40, topic:658457”] Additions?!? What is this, anarchy?[/QUO nm ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/44 "2013-05-16T01:40:50Z")
BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love **1625 The Three Musketeers** 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far 1946 The Godfather 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) These posts are gonna get long. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/45 "2013-05-16T01:44:41Z")
BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln **1874 Blazing Saddles** 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far 1946 The Godfather 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/46 "2013-05-16T01:45:37Z")
BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln **1874 Blazing Saddles** 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? **1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade** 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather **1947 42** 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner **1961 61** \* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) I saw 42 yesterday, but came away a little disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/47 "2013-05-16T01:46:23Z")
BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot \*\* 1933\*\* **Sounder** 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far 1946 The Godfather 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/48 "2013-05-16T01:48:19Z")
BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far 1946 The Godfather 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men **1983 Heartbreak Ridge** 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/49 "2013-05-16T01:48:41Z")
BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan **1922 The Great Gatsby** 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far 1946 The Godfather 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/50 "2013-05-16T01:56:12Z")
BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan **1922 The Great Gatsby** 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather 1947 42 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1961 61\* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) The Big Lebowski got accidentally removed in trying to consolidate posts. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/51 "2013-05-16T02:01:23Z")
BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1922 The Great Gatsby 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather 1947 42 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1961 61\* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2027 Children of Men 2084 Total Recall (the original) **2505 Idiocracy** (good catch, **Moonchild**! :)) ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/52 "2013-05-16T02:02:46Z")
BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian **208 Red Cliff** 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1922 The Great Gatsby 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather 1947 42 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1961 61\* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2027 Children of Men 2084 Total Recall (the original) 2505 Idiocracy ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/53 "2013-05-16T02:04:03Z")
Better 1972 movie, _All the President’s Men_ or _Dick_? ---
**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 16, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/54 "2013-05-16T02:05:14Z")
**BC One Zillion BC, October 9th - Caveman** BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 208 Red Cliff **922 The Thirteenth Warrior** 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1922 The Great Gatsby 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather 1947 42 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1961 61\* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner **2022 Soylent Green** 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) **2274 Logan’s Run** **2491 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century** ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457/55 "2013-05-16T02:27:57Z")
BC One Zillion BC, October 9th - Caveman BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 208 Red Cliff 922 The Thirteenth Warrior 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers **1630 Hara-kiri** 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis **1905 Battleship Potemkin** 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1922 The Great Gatsby 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather 1947 42 1950 Men in War 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1961 61\* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2022 Soylent Green 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) 2274 Logan’s Run 2491 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ---
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BC One Zillion BC, October 9th - Caveman BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 208 Red Cliff 922 The Thirteenth Warrior 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1630 Hara-kiri 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1905 Battleship Potemkin 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1922 The Great Gatsby 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather 1947 42 1950 Men in War **1951 The Last Picture Show** 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1961 61\* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2022 Soylent Green 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) 2274 Logan’s Run 2491 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ---
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BC One Zillion BC, October 9th - Caveman BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 208 Red Cliff 922 The Thirteenth Warrior 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1630 Hara-kiri 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise **1858 Django Unchained** 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1905 Battleship Potemkin 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1922 The Great Gatsby 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather 1947 42 1950 Men in War 1951 The Last Picture Show 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1959 Diner 1961 61\* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2022 Soylent Green 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) 2274 Logan’s Run 2491 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ---
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BC One Zillion BC, October 9th - Caveman BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 208 Red Cliff 922 The Thirteenth Warrior 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1630 Hara-kiri 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1858 Django Unchained 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1905 Battleship Potemkin 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1922 The Great Gatsby 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather 1947 42 1950 Men in War 1951 The Last Picture Show 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers **1958 The Godfather Part II** 1959 Diner 1961 61\* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2022 Soylent Green 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) 2274 Logan’s Run 2491 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ---
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BC One Zillion BC, October 9th - Caveman BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 208 Red Cliff 922 The Thirteenth Warrior 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1630 Hara-kiri 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1858 Django Unchained 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1905 Battleship Potemkin 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1922 The Great Gatsby 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather 1947 42 1950 Men in War 1951 The Last Picture Show 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers **1958 The Godfather Part II** 1959 Diner 1961 61\* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being **1975 The Deer Hunter** 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2022 Soylent Green 2027: Children of Men 2084: Total Recall (the original) 2274 Logan’s Run 2491 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ---
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BC One Zillion BC, October 9th - Caveman BC 1,000,000 One Million BC BC 72 Spartacus 33 Life of Brian 208 Red Cliff 922 The Thirteenth Warrior 1183 The Lion in Winter 1327 The Name of the Rose 1415 Henry V 1424 Andrei Rublev 1431 The Passion of Joan of Arc 1547 Crossed Swords 1560 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1597 Shakespeare in Love 1625 The Three Musketeers 1630 Hara-kiri 1757 The Last of the Mohicans 1776 1776 1799 The Marquise of O 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1827 Children of Paradise 1858 Django Unchained 1862 The General 1865 Lincoln 1874 Blazing Saddles 1876 The Molly Maguires 1882 The Man Who Would Be King 1885 Topsy Turvy / Back to the Future III 1893 Lagaan 1904 Meet Me in St. Louis 1905 Battleship Potemkin 1912 Titanic 1913 The Wild Bunch 1915 Gallipoli 1916 Paths of Glory 1917 Lawrence of Arabia 1919 Eight Men Out 1920 Matewan 1922 The Great Gatsby 1927 Singin’ in the Rain 1929 Some Like It Hot 1933 Sounder 1934 Pennies from Heaven 1935 The King’s Speech 1936 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1937 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1938 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade **1939 To Be or Not to Be (the original)** 1940 The Spirit of the Beehive 1941 Tora, Tora, Tora 1943 Come and See 1944 Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far and Pan’s Labyrinth 1946 The Godfather 1947 42 1950 Men in War 1951 The Last Picture Show 1955 Back to the Future 1957 The Battle of Algiers 1958 The Godfather Part II 1959 Diner 1961 61\* 1962 (tie) American Graffiti and Animal House 1963 Mermaids 1965 Moonrise Kingdom 1966 JFK 1967 Platoon 1968 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1975 The Deer Hunter 1976 Dazed and Confused 1977 Summer of Sam 1979 Argo 1980 No Country for Old Men 1983 Heartbreak Ridge 1984 1984 1986 The Squid and the Whale 1987 Fargo 1991 The Big Lebowski 1993 Black Hawk Down 1997 Amélie 2001 2001:A Space Odyssey 2019 Blade Runner 2022 Soylent Green 2027 Children of Men 2084 Total Recall (the original) 2274 Logan’s Run 2491 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 2505 Idiocracy [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457.md?page=4)