NFT: Favorite/Best Movie by Decade

Not an exhaustive review, but fun nonetheless.
Pete in CO : 6:44 am : link : reply
Tried to think of the movies I liked most at that time of my life. If I made this list once a week, it’d be different every time. Here goes:
70s: Star Wars ‘77 (Godfather ‘72)
80s: Ferris Bueller ‘86 (Blade Runner ‘82)
90s: Pulp Fiction ‘94 (Silence o/t Lambs ‘91 / Matrix ‘99)
00s: The Incredibles ‘04 (LotR: Fellowship ‘01 / Snatch ‘00)
10s: Skyfall ‘12 (Avengers: Infinity War ‘18 / Baby Driver ‘17)
“Shane” in the ‘50s was my best ever movie.
Big Blue '56 : 7:56 am : link : reply
Muhammad Ali’s as well..:)

‘60s, Sound of Music..

‘70s, Klute

‘80s, Dirty Dancing

That’s it for now
I'll do 3 for the last 5 decades
UConn4523 : 8:01 am : link : reply
2010's - Social Network, Parasite, Fury Road
2000's - Children of Men, There Will be Blood, No Country for Old Men
1990's - Shawshank Redemption, The Matrix, The Usual Suspects
1980's - Raging Bull, Blade Runner, Akira
1970's - Taxi Driver, The Godfather, Alien

There's so many more but that's my off the cuff list.
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thanks for your cooperation
Some selections
JB_in_DC : 8:21 am : link : reply
2010s: Inherent Vice (2014)

2000s: The Chaser (2008)

1990s: The Player (1992)

1980s: Dressed to Kill (1980)

1970s: The Long Goodbye (1973)

1960s: The Wild Bunch (1969)

1950s: Sunset Boulevard (1950)

1940s: Rope (1948)

Too damn many to choose from for me in the 70's, 80's and 90's..but for right now off the top of my head....

60's- The Good, The Bad and the Ugly/Bonnie & Clyde
70's- Jaws/Taxi Driver
80's- Back to the Future/Midnight Run
90's- Pulp Fiction/Dazed and Confused
00's- Almost Famous/The Hangover
10's- I honestly cant really think of one that stands out..really switched to more tv watching this decade than going to movies.

30s-Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
40s-This is tough: Casablanca, Citizen Kane, & It's a Wonderful Life. I'll go with Jimmy & Donna.
50s-Ben-Hur.
60s-The Sound of Music.
70s-The Godfather/The Godfather II.
80s-Raiders of the Lost Ark.
90s-Tough...The Fugitive, Good Will Hunting, A Few Good Men...
00s-Gladiator.
10s-The Social Network.

In comment 14939830 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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30s-Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. 40s-This is tough: Casablanca, Citizen Kane, & It's a Wonderful Life. I'll go with Jimmy & Donna. 50s-Ben-Hur. 60s-The Sound of Music. 70s-The Godfather/The Godfather II. 80s-Raiders of the Lost Ark. 90s-Tough...The Fugitive, Good Will Hunting, A Few Good Men... 00s-Gladiator. 10s-The Social Network.

good call for the 40's..."Why Mr. Potter, you're nothing but a scurvy little spider...!"

30s: Wizard of Oz
40s: Citizen Kane
50s: The Man who knew too much
60s: The Birds
70s: Rocky
80s: Back to the Future, Rain Man
90s: Silence of the Lambs
00s: Zodiac, Dark Knight
10s: Doctor Sleep, Nightcrawler

Not arguing the objective best, but these were the ones I enjoyed the most....

1920s - Metropolis
1930s - Duck Soup
1940s - The Maltese Falcon
1950s - Stalag 17
1960s - A Shot in the Dark
1970s - The French Connection
1980s - Repo Man
1990s - Goodfellas
2000s - No Country for Old Men
2010s - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

and Fight Club just for it being a quotable film for people in my age group. I went with Silence of the Lambs for the Hannibal Lecter character performance.

I also took the same approach adding The Dark Knight to my list for the 2000s. I wasn't THAT crazy over the movie but I cannot shut my eyes to Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker.

20's: The General
30's: City Lights
40's: Casablanca
50's: Rear Window
60's: To Kill a Mockingbird
70's: The Godfather
80's: The Empire Strikes Back
90's: The Shawshank Redemption
00's: LOTR:Fellowship of the Ring
10's: Intouchables
20's: The Invisible Man. Which shows how well this years going!

The 50's & 70's are the toughest for me. So many others that I love.
50's: 12 Angry Men, Sunset Boulevard & Vertigo
70's: Godfather II, Jaws & Star Wars

30s-Gone w the Wind/Wizard of Oz
40s-Casablanca
50s-Bridge on the River Kwae
60s-Patton
70s-Outlaw Josie Wales/The Godfather's
80s-The Princess Bride
90s-Goodfellas
00s-LOTR
10s-Columbiana

In comment 14939988 NY-Fan said:

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20's: The General 30's: City Lights 40's: Casablanca 50's: Rear Window 60's: To Kill a Mockingbird 70's: The Godfather 80's: The Empire Strikes Back 90's: The Shawshank Redemption 00's: LOTR:Fellowship of the Ring 10's: Intouchables 20's: The Invisible Man. Which shows how well this years going! The 50's & 70's are the toughest for me. So many others that I love. 50's: 12 Angry Men, Sunset Boulevard & Vertigo 70's: Godfather II, Jaws & Star Wars

LOVE Rear Window

20s Metropolis/The Gold Rush
30s Gone with the Wind/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
40s The Best Years of Our Lives/Casablanca
50s Rear Window/On the Waterfront
60s The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly/The Hustler
70s The Godfather/The Godfather II
80s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial/Star Wars-Empire Strikes Back
90s The Shawshank Redemption/Pulp Fiction
00s The Bourne Identity/Kill Bill 1
10s Hacksaw Ridge/Gone Girl

for films

was good. I have a fondness for Jake Gyllenhaal for religious reasons.

1930's - Gone with the Wind
1940's - It's a Wonderful Life
1950's - A Star is Born (Judy Garland)
1960's - The Graduate
1970's - The Godfather 1
1980's - Back to the Future
1990's - Shindlers List
2000's - The Gladiator
2010's - The Kings Speech

In comment 14939988 NY-Fan said:

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20's: The General 30's: City Lights 40's: Casablanca 50's: Rear Window 60's: To Kill a Mockingbird 70's: The Godfather 80's: The Empire Strikes Back 90's: The Shawshank Redemption 00's: LOTR:Fellowship of the Ring 10's: Intouchables 20's: The Invisible Man. Which shows how well this years going! The 50's & 70's are the toughest for me. So many others that I love. 50's: 12 Angry Men, Sunset Boulevard & Vertigo 70's: Godfather II, Jaws & Star Wars

Damn fine list. I say ditto to almost all these except the more recent decades as not sure any good movies in past 20 years :-)

Oh and Chariots of Fire in 1980s could make it.

I like what I like, what can I say

60's "The Graduate"; "Planet of the Apes"

70's "Blazing Saddles"

80's (for laughs) "Christmas Vacation";
(best drama) "Rambo - First Blood"
(best family movie) "Back to the Future"

90's (for laughs) "My Cousin Vinny"; "Something About Mary"
(best ever Western) "Tombstone";
(best drama) "Double Jeopardy";
(best family movie) "Sandlot";
(almost made it) "Men in Black"

00's (for laughs) "The Hangover";
(best drama) "The Bourne Series";
(best family movie) "Second Hand Lions" (runner up) "Shrek"

10's "Red"; "Deadpool"; "Guardians of the Galaxy"; ??

‘50s: Shane

‘60s: Sound of Music

‘70s: Blazing Saddles/Rocky

‘80s: Dirty Dancing/Officer and a Gentleman

‘90s: Goodfellas

After that, nothing really, but loved Mrs. Doubtfire, a hoot

are there but here we go

70s Rocky (the original) Runners up (GF1 and 2 and One Flew Over the Cuckoos' Nest).
80s Goodfellas (yes I know it was released in 1990 but it was filmed and made in 1989).
1990s-Pulp Fiction, Rounders
2000- No country for Old men
2010- Boyhood (Spotlight runner up)

30s - Wizard of Oz
40s - Casablanca
50s - 12 Angry Men
60s - The Great Escape
70s - The Godfather
80s - Back to the Future
90s - Pulp Fiction
00s - LOTR - The Two Towers
10s - Inception

Rain Man, Shining, Empire, Die Hard, Full Metal Jacket, ET Extra-Terrestrial, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Back to the Future, Karate Kid, Stand and Deliver, Airplane, They Live, Escape From New York, Major League, Caddyshack , Ghostbusters, Good Morning Vietnam, Roadhouse.

Its considered still the best ever:

Gone With the Wind
Wizard of Oz
Mr Smith goes to Washington
Gunga Din
Goodbye Mr Chips
Sherlock Holmes - Hounds of the Baskervilles
Wuthering Heights
Stagecoach
Of Mice and Men
Gullivers Travels
Hunchback of Notre Dame