Favorite movies every year you've been alive

This is what I put:
I took a "If I absolutely had to watch something from that year, would would I say the most often" approach. I used Wikipedia to source movies, and I'm pretty sure I missed some, but I'm old, and this took forever.

1975 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1976 - The Outlaw Josey Wales (I guess. This was a weak year)
1977 - Star Wars (I don't even need to look)
1978 - Superman
1979 - The Muppet Movie/Life of Brian/The In-Laws
1980 - Empire Strikes Back/Flash Gordon
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - Wrath of Khan
1983 - Return of the Jedi
1984 - Repo Man/Ghostbusters
1985 - Real Genius
1986 - Big Trouble in Little China
1987 - Princess Bride/Raising Arizona
1988 - They Live/Die Hard
1989 - UHF
1990 - Gremlins 2
1991 - Defending Your Life/Star Trek VI
1992 - Unforgiven
1993 - Army of Darkness/Nightmare Before Christmas
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1995 - Toy Story
1996 - Fargo
1997 - LA Confidential
1998 - The Big Lebowski
1999 - Galaxy Quest
2000 - O Brother Where Art Thou?/Best in Show
2001 - The Royal Tenenbaums
2002 - Blade II/Catch Me if You Can (this was the weakest year in a while)
2003 - Return of the King (I guess. This was another year with not a lot)
2004 - Shaun of the Dead
2005 - Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang
2006 - Crank
2007 - Zodiac
2008 - Wall-E
2009 - Up
2010 - Scott Pilgrim
2011 - Captain America
2012 - Cabin in the Woods
2013 - Iron Man 3
2014 - Guardians of the Galaxy/The Lego Movie
2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road
2016 - Rogue One, I guess, though there's a lot I haven't seen

For the record, if 1990 doesn't = Goodfellas, I don't look at the rest of your choices. Over and out.

I did this the last time but I'm doing it from scratch again, that list is null and void. Some of these I've only seen once and barely remember but I know I liked them.

85 - Back to the Future
86 - Blue Velvet
87 - Raising Arizona
88 - Die Hard
89 - Do the Right Thing
90 - Goodfellas
91 - Beauty and the Beast
92 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
93 - Jurassic Park
94 - Pulp Fiction
95 - Apollo 13
96 - Fargo (damn I really wanted to say Trainspotting, toughest one yet)
97 - Boogie Nights
98 - Saving Private Ryan
99 - Being John Malkovich
00 - Best In Show
01 - Mulholland Drive
02 - LOTR: The Two Towers
03 - LOTR: Return of the King
04 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
05 - The 40-Year-Old Virgin
06 - Children of Men
07 - There Will Be Blood (really wanted to say Walk Hard or Hot Fuzz though)
08 - In Bruges
09 - Inglourious Basterds
10 - The Social Network
11 - Margaret
12 - Cloud Atlas
13 - Her
14 - The Grand Budapest Hotel
15 - Mad Max: Fury Road
16 - Arrival
17 - Get Out as of 3/25

Notes
-Grand Budapest Hotel is the only Wes Anderson to show up despite it being my 4th favorite of his at the most
-Fellowship of the Ring is the best LOTR movie but the only one that's not my favorite of its year

I expected better from you.

You would've had an upvote from me if you'd spelt my name right.

You picked Goodfellas, and I'm a man of my word.

You'll make no friends disparaging Nightmare. Also I've hardly seen anything from 2016.

1988 : My Neighbor Totoro (H. Miyazaki)
1989 : Santa Sangre (A. Jodorowski)
1990 : Total Recall (P. Verhoeven)
1991 : Naked Lunch (D. Cronenberg)
1992 : Reservoir Dogs (Q. Tarantino)
1993 : Addams Family values (B.Sonnenfeld)
1994 : The Hudsucker Proxy (Coen brothers)
1995 : Twelve Monkeys (T. Gilliam)
1996 : Secrets and Lies (M. Leigh)
1997 : Gattaca (A. Niccol)
1998 : The Truman Show (P. Weir)
1999 : Being John Malkovich (S. Jonze)
2000 : Memento (C. Nolan)
2001 : Mulholland Drive (D. Lynch)
2002 : Minority Report (S. Spielberg)
2003 : Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Kim Ki-Duk)
2004 : Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (M. Gondry)
2005 : The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (C. Puiu)
2006 : Children of Men (A. Cuaron)
2007 : No Country for Old Men (Coen brothers)
2008 : Dark Knight (C. Nolan)
2009 : Mother (Bong Joon-Ho)
2010 : Shutter Island (M. Scorsese)
2011 : I Wish (H. Kore-Eda)
2012 : The Place beyond the Pines (D. Cianfrance)
2013 : Computer Chess (A. Bujalski)
2014 : Two Days, One Night (Dardenne brothers)
2015 : The Forbidden Room (G. Maddin)
2016 : The Handmaiden (Park Chan-Wook)
2017 (so far) : Certain Women (K. Reichardt)

My definition of favorite, in each case in which there was a tie, is which one I am likelier to dvr every time it's on and actually watch it within the week ... and maybe keep it on the dvr forever. Even if I own it. Except in the case of 1983, because I refuse to choose.

1969: Bambi Meets Godzilla
1970: Scream and Scream Again
1971: Harold and Maude
1972: Tales From the Crypt
1973: American Graffiti
1974: Young Frankenstein
1975: Jaws
1976: Rocky
1977: Star Wars
1978: Grease, but Halloween nearly took it
1979: Rock N' Roll High School
1980: The Empire Strikes Back
1981: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (this movie was god damn everything when I was 13 or 14)
1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1983: Return of the Jedi/The Outsiders (I refuse to choose and you can't make me)
1984: Footloose ... that was a rough year to pick from
1985: Desperately Seeking Susan
1986: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987: Withnail and I
1988: If I have to pick something, Beetlejuice
1989: When Harry Met Sally
1990: Goodfellas
1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1992: Death Becomes Her
1993: Dazed and Confused
1994: nothing comes close to being a favorite. we'll call this a penalty for 1983
1995: Clueless
1996: The Usual Suspects

Good Lord, I've lived a long time

1997: Titanic, because I'm always riveted by watching the ship go down.
1998: Practical Magic
1999: Dick
2000: Almost Famous
2001: I've been up and down the list on wikipedia three times. No favorite.
2002: Chicago
2003: Down With Love
2004: Shaun of the Dead
2005: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2006: Marie Antoinette
2007: Zodiac
2008: Burn After Reading
2009: Sherlock Holmes
2010: The King's Speech
2011: Captain America
2012: Moonrise Kingdom
2013: Art of the Steal
2014: X-Men: Days of Future Past
2015: Kingsman: The Secret Service
2016: Doctor Strange
2017: Guardians of the Galaxy 2, so far

Boy, this turns out to be very hard. Comparing movies of different genres and deciding which one is my favorite is rough. But anyway, here is my list. And anyone whose list starts after 1990, please stay off my lawn.



1972: The Godfather

1973: The Sting

1974: Chinatown (but Godfather 2 and The Conversation would win many other years)

1975: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (there are probably some better movies, but I haven't seen them)

1976: Network

1977: Star Wars

1978: Animal House (although I really should watch The Deer Hunter at some point)

1979: Alien (although I go back and forth between that and Apocalypse Now)

1980: Airplane! (duh!) (Although Empire Strikes Back and The Stunt Man could easily win some other years)

1981: Chariots of Fire, but so hard to compare to Raiders.

1982: The Thing (although, The World According to Garp is right up there. It's hard to decide between such different movies).

1983: The Right Stuff

1984: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (I kid, of course. But Buckaroo Banzai, This is Spinal Tap, Top Secret!, The Karate Kid, Amadeus, Ghostbusters, *and* The Terminator? How can I pick from that group?)

1985: Clue, I guess? Maybe Back to the Future. All of the movies I listed above for 1984 are better than any of the 1985 movies I've seen (OK, maybe not Breakin' 2. Maybe.)

1986: Hoosiers, maybe? There's a lot of films I like this year (Aliens, Stand By Me, Ferris Bueller, Big Trouble in Little China), but nothing sticks out as obviously my favorite.

1987: The Untouchables (but maybe Princess Bride or RoboCop)

1988: Die Hard

1989: The Killer

1990: Goodfellas (and not just to get Dellarigg to read my list)

1991: Beauty and the Beast, I guess. It's been awhile since I've seen Naked Lunch or My Own Private Idaho, but I remember liking both of those way more than anyone else I knew did.

1992: Hard Boiled (Am I the only John Woo fan here? Do you all really think Reservoir Dogs is the better movie or have you just not seen Hard Boiled?)

1993: Jurassic Park (although Groundhog Day is right up there).

1994: Pulp Fiction

1995: Toy Story

1996: Fargo

1997: Jackie Brown

1998: Big Lebowski

1999: Being John Malkovich, although I should watch both that and All About My Mother again and compare if I want to be definitive.

2000: Can't decide between Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Best in Show. Again, two dramatically different movies makes it hard to compare.

2001: Amélie, edging out Y Tu Mamá También.

2002: 25th Hour, I think. Although both Adaptation and Talk to Her could easily win some other years.

2003: Lost in Translation

2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2005: A History of Violence, Thank You For Smoking, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang are all potential choices here. None would win almost any other year.

2006: Pan's Labyrinth

2007: No Country for Old Men, but Zodiac or would win almost any other year, and There Will Be Blood and The Assassination of Jesse James could win a number of years, as well

2008: Wall-E

2009: The Hurt Locker

2010: The King's Speech

2011: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol or Drive - I'm sure there must be something better I haven't seen

2012: Moonrise Kingdom or Django Unchained

2013: Rush, I think. Although there are a lot of other really good movies that year.

2014: Grand Budapest Hotel

2015: Mad Max: Fury Road, although Creed is a close second

2016: Captain America: Civil War, but there's a lot I still have not seen

2017 (so far): Baby Driver

1985 - Brazil
1986 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987 - The Princess Bride
1988 - Die Hard
1989 - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
1990 - I've watched The Hunt For Red October more times, but I'll say Goodfellas because dellarigg's good opinion matters that much to me.
1991 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1992 - Unforgiven (over Army of Darkness was the toughest decision)
1993 - Jurassic Park
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1995 - Twelve Monkeys
1996 - Fargo
1997 - The Fifth Element
1998 - Rushmore
1999 - Galaxy Quest
2000 - X-Men
2001 - Wet Hot American Summer
2002 - Adaptation
2003 - X2
2004 - The Incredibles
2005 - Batman Begins
2006 - Casino Royale
2007 - Hot Fuzz
2008 - In Bruges
2009 - Inglourious Basterds
2010 - Inception
2011 - X-Men First Class
2012 - Wreck-It Ralph
2013 - Her Army of Darkness, because Bruce Campbell slept for too long, and this is a weak year.
2014 - Guardians of the Galaxy
2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road
2016 - Arrival
2017 - Blade Runner 2049

I'm really, really not into gangster flicks.  I do think, to be clear, Goodfellas is a great film, it's obviously well shot, well written and well acted, but... it's not a genre i care about particularly so it's not something that's ever really going to top my favourites, however good it is.  Ditto Mean Streets.  This is, after all, a "favourites" thread, not "objectively best" thread.