What Is Your Favorite Movie for Each Year Since Your Birth?

There are many years I just haven’t watched many movies from and of the ones I’ve seen I would not call favorites.

The Man From The Deep River (1972)
Coffy (1973)
Street Law (1974)
Jaws (1975)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Suspiria (1977)
The Wild Geese (1978)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Nightmare City (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Thing (1982)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Red Dawn (1984)
Come and See (1985)
Platoon (1986)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The Naked Gun (1988)
The Woman in Black (1989)
Goodfellas (1990)
? (1991)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Tombstone (1993)
Killing Zoe (1994)
? (1995)
? (1996)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Buffalo 66 (1998)
? (1999)
? (2000)
? (2001)
? (2002)
Kill Bill (2003)
Tae Guk Gi (2004)
? (2006)
Death Proof (2007)
Let the Right One In (2008)
? (2009)
True Grit (2010)
? (2011)
? (2012)
? (2013)
? (2014)
The Revenant (2015)
? (2016)
? (2017)
? (2018)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
? (2020)
? (2021)

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1974 - Young Frankenstein
1975 - Love and Death
1976 - The Omen
1977 - Annie Hall
1978 - Grease
1979 - Alien
1980 - The Elephant Man
1981 - Mad Max 2
1982 - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1983 - The Dead Zone
1984 - The Bounty
1985 - The Color Purple
1986 - The Fly
1987 - Moonstruck
1988 - Die Hard
1989 - The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
1990 - La Femme Nikita
1991 - Delicatessen
1992 - Husbands and Wives
1993 - The Wedding Banquet
1994 - The Lion King
1995 - To Die For
1996 - Fargo
1997 - Cop Land
1998 - The Interview
1999 - The Matrix
2000 - Memento
2001 - Lantana
2002 - Road to Perdition
2003 - Dogville
2004 - Downfall
2005 - Brokeback Mountain
2006 - Rocky Balboa
2007 - Noise
2008 - Let the Right One In
2009 - Inglourious Basterds
2010 - Animal Kingdom
2011 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2012 - Django Unchained
2013 - Blue Jasmine
2014 - Mommy
2015 - Creed
2016 - Moonlight
2017 - A Ghost Story
2018 - Hereditary
2019 - Jojo Rabbit
2020 - His House

I'm afraid mine is going to be an extremely long list, but here ya go ...
1951 - The Day the Earth Stood Still; Captain Horatio Hornblower
'52 - Hans Christian Anderson; O Henry's Full House
'53 - Stalag 17; Roman Holiday; The Caddy
'54 - Rear Window
'55 - The Dam Busters; The Court Jester
'56 - Forbidden Planet (my third favorite film of all time)
'57 - 12 Angry Men
'58 - Run Silent, Run Deep
'59 - Ben-Hur
1960 - Spartacus; The Apartment
'61 - The Guns of Navarone
'62 - To Kill a Mockingbird (my favorite film of all time)
'63 - The Great Escape; The List of Adrian Messenger
'64 - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
'65 - A Thousand Clowns (my fifth favorite film of all time)
'66 - Fahrenheit 451; King of Hearts
'67 - Cool Hand Luke; Wait Until Dark; To Sir, with Love
'68 - The Devil's Brigade; The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
'69 - Z; Easy Rider; Support Your Local Sheriff!
1970 - Patton; M*A*S*H
'71 - Straw Dogs; Walkabout
'72 - Jeremiah Johnson (my second favorite film of all time)
'73 - Papillon
'74 - Chinatown; Blazing Saddles
'75 - Jaws; Shampoo
'76 - The Outlaw Josey Wales
'77 - Star Wars
'78 - Big Wednesday
'79 - Tess
1980 - The Empire Strikes Back; Caddyshack
'81 - Excalibur; Absence of Malice
'82 - Blade Runner; Fast Times at Ridgemont High
'83 - Local Hero (my fourth favorite film of all time); Tender Mercies; Eddie and the Cruisers
'84 - The Terminator; Starman; Streets of Fire
'85 - Witness; Ladyhawke
'86 - Children of a Lesser God; Highlander; Hoosiers
'87 - 84 Charing Cross Road; The Princess Bride; Black Widow
'88 - The Presidio; Coming to America
'89 - Black Rain; Field of Dreams; Let It Ride
1990 - Dances with Wolves; Total Recall
'91 - Grand Canyon; Point Break; Defending Your Life; The Commitments
'92 - The Last of the Mohicans
'93 - Schindler's List; Jurassic Park
'94 - The Shawshank Redemption; Stargate
'95 - The Usual Suspects; Get Shorty
'96 - The Birdcage; Mr. Holland's Opus; Executive Decision
'97 - L.A. Confidential; Amistad
'98 - Dark City; Wild Things
'99 - The Green Mile; The Bone Collector; Double Jeopardy; October Sky
2000 - O Brother, Where Art Thou?; The Whole Nine Yards
'01 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Shipping News
'02 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; Panic Room
'03 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; The Last Samurai
'04 - The Aviator; Speak
'05 - Cinderella Man; An Unfinished Life
'06 - A Good Year; The Holiday
'07 - Into the Wild; Once; The Bucket List
'08 - Forgetting Sarah Marshall; Flash of Genius
'09 - Star Trek; Adventureland; The Cake Eaters
2010 - The King's Speech; RED; The Runaways
'11 - The Descendants; Win Win
'12 - Lincoln; People Like Us; The Perks of Being a Wallflower
'13 - 42; The Internship
'14 - St. Vincent; Chef
'15 - Woman In Gold; Bridge of Spies
'16 - Hidden Figures; Genius; Sully
'17 - Darkest Hour; Marshall
'18 - On the Basis of Sex; Green Book
'19 - Ford v. Ferrari; The Best of Enemies; 1917; Blinded By the Light
'20 - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Films I'm most looking forward to in 2021 - Dune; Spencer

1971 Dirty Harry
1972 The Godfather
1973 The Wicker Man
1974 The Godfather: Part II
1975 The Man Who Would Be King
1976 Taxi Driver
1977 Star Wars
1978 The Deer Hunter
1979 Alien
1980 The Empire Strikes Back
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 Blade Runner
1983 Trading Places
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II
1986 Highlander
1987 Predator
1988 Die Hard
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1990 Goodfellas
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992 Reservoir Dogs
1993 True Romance
1994 Pulp Fiction
1995 The Usual Suspects
1996 Fargo
1997 L.A. Confidential
1998 Saving Private Ryan
1999 The Matrix
2000 Gladiator
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002 Hero
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004 Downfall
2005 Batman Begins
2006 The Prestige
2007 No Country for Old Men
2008 The Dark Knight
2009 Inglourious Basterds
2010 Inception
2011 The Artist
2012 Django Unchained
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street
2014 American Sniper
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road
2016 Hacksaw Ridge
2017 Dunkirk
2018 Green Book
2019 Joker
2020 Promising Young Woman
2021 Old Henry

1984 Temple of Doom
1985 Back to the Future
1986 Aliens
1987 Predator
1988 Die Hard
1989 Back to the Future 2
1990 Ghost
1991 T2
1992 Aladdin
1993 Groundhog Day
1994 Ed Wood
1995 Heat
1996 Mission: Impossible
1997 Donnie Brasco
1998 Rounders
1999 Eyes Wide Shut
2000 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
2001 The Fast and the Furious
2002 The Pianist
2003 Owning Mahowny
2004 Collateral
2005 War of the Worlds
2006 Casino Royale
2007 No Country for Old Men
2008 In Bruges
2009 Inglorious Basterds
2010 Inception
2011 Headhunters
2012 Flight
2013 About Time
2014 Gone Girl, Interstellar
2015 Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
2016 Hacksaw Ridge, Lion
2017 Logan
2018 Mission Impossible: Fallout
2019 1917

1972: Solaris
1973: Scenes from a Marriage
1974: Ali, Fear Eats the Soul
1975: Jaws
1976: Small Change
1977: Annie Hall
1978: Days of Heaven
1979: Stalker
1980: The Elephant Man
1981: Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
1982: Fanny and Alexander
1983: Local Hero
1984: Once Upon a Time in America
1985: My Life as a Dog
1986: Aliens
1987: Au Revoir Les Enfants
1988: A Short Film About Love
1989: Crimes and Misdemeanours
1990: Europa Europa
1991: A Brighter Summer Day
1992: Olivier, Olivier
1993: Short Cuts
1994: Ed Wood
1995: Fallen Angels
1996: A Moment of Innocence
1997: The Ice Storm
1998: The Thin Red Line
1999: Ratcatcher
2000: Yi Yi
2001: Spirited Away
2002: Lilya 4-Ever
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004: Nobody Knows
2005: Mysterious Skin
2006: Letters from Iwo Jima
2007: The Witnesses
2008: A Christmas Tale
2009: The White Ribbon
2010: Mysteries of Lisbon
2011: A Separation
2012: Life of Pi
2013: Like Father, Like Son
2014: Boyhood
2015: Amy
2016: Manchester by the Sea
2017: Blade Runner 2049
2018: Shoplifters
2019: Parasite
2020: The Hater
2021: Drive My Car

This is very tough