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1994 was the best year in movie history

Pulp Fiction
Shawshank Redemption
The Lion King
Forrest Gump
Leon the Proffesional

and many many more...

no year had a higher density of top movies that are still great more then 2 decades later

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Ynotisay · M

Good year.
I might go with 1977 though. Some different styles were ushered in.
(EDIT: These movies are from 1979)
- Alien
– All That Jazz
– Apocalypse Now
– Being There
– Breaking Away
– The Great Santini
– The Jerk
– Kramer vs. Kramer
– Meatballs
– Monty Python's Life of Bryan
– Norma Rae
– North Dallas Forty

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tiggerandariel13 · 41-45, MVIP

@Ynotisay Smokey and the bandit cam out in 1977 also

Ynotisay · M

@SW-User That was '77. I screwed up and meant to write '79.

bijouxbroussard · F

@Ynotisay Between The Lines came out in 1977. It’s definitive to me, because it feels the way I remember the 1970s.

DreamCoCreators · 36-40, M

Pulp fiction is my fav film of all time!! "Nah man, I'm pretty ... far from ok" XD

luckranger71 · 51-55, M

Quiz Show. Underrated but solid.

firefall · 61-69, M

@luckranger71 yes, one that was very good indeed

bijouxbroussard · F

@luckranger71 Yes. A very good movie about an actual event. It was fascinating.

Ynotisay · M

@luckranger71 Good call. Great flick.

tiggerandariel13 · 41-45, MVIP

other 1994 films with honors Speed and Beverly hills cop 3

Reboot · 46-50, M

Those are all very good movies, I'll agree. However, saying that 1994 was the best year in movie history is really pushing it. There have been plenty of years that have had better box office turnout and income than 1994.
I think this statement is more opinion than any specific measurable criteria.

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Reboot · 46-50, M

@LadyJedi But one movie that changed the entire genre can. :)

Point in fact, name one other movie that has changed how people look at a genre of movie the way Star Wars changed science-fiction.

LadyJedi · 36-40, F

@Reboot jurassic park, termiantor 2 for special effects...

kubricks 2001 for scifi....

lord of the rings for fantasy...

dirty harry for crime movies...

the good the bad and the ugly for western....

Reboot · 46-50, M

@LadyJedi Once again it all cycles back to opinion and I think I'll just leave this post alone. The "Dirty Harry" comment made me laugh though. Thanks for that. :)

sometimeslonelytoo · 51-55, M

I enjoyed The Shawshank Redemption, and came to like Forrest Gump a lot more on rewatches than on first viewing. Pulp Fiction I found over-rated. The Lion King, so hyped, I've never wanted to watch it - maybe I'm missing-out..? Leon I liked a lot, but far more-so in it's cut version.

hunkalove · 61-69, M

It was a good year!

Subsumedpat · 36-40, M

But best is quality not quantity, I don't know that those movies even added together are better than say Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, or the Godfather.

Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M

@Subsumedpat Ew. Two of those films are film hipster drivel

LadyJedi · 36-40, F

@Subsumedpat not gonna argue that any movie is better then the godfather...

but more making a point about the year and how great and innovative hollywood was then.

now its only comic adaptions and part 2 .. 3.. 4... of whatever other movie

Chevy454 · 46-50, M

I couldn’t get through 10 minutes of The Godfather @Subsumedpat

SW-User

But the Room didn't come out until 2004 >:(

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hunkalove · 61-69, M

@SW-User I tried to get The Room from the library. They don't have it but they do have the movie about it.

SW-User

@hunkalove I am so pissed that they don't show the movie about The Room in cinemas here >:(

LadyJedi · 36-40, F

@SW-User the full movie in on youtube btw... it was voted to to be the worst movie of the last century

SW-User

never seen pulp fiction, shawshank redemption nore leon the profession.

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firefall · 61-69, M

@LadyJedi really. Especially Leon

Ynotisay · M

@SW-User Oh...Pulp Fiction is REALLY good film making. As it Shawshank. An amazing story. REALLY well acted. Check 'em out.

emptysoul44 · 41-45, M

@LadyJedi he never seen pulp fiction! 😂 go wake up the Gimp!

romper69 · 51-55, M

Hmmm...maybe if you take away Forrest and add Hudsucker Proxy

I'd go with 1982..

The Thing
Blade Runner
48 Hours
Fiirst Blood
ET
Poltergeist
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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