"A look at the past century through a cinematic lens ~"
Films in chronological order:
1925 - Ordet (1955)
1926 - Anastasia (1997)
1927 - Babylon (2022) [The Jazz Singer / Birth of the Talkie]
1928 - Walt Before Mickey (2015) [Creation of Mickey Mouse]
1929 - Porco Rosso (1992)
1930 - Lucky Lady (1975)
1931 - Road to Perdition (2002)
1932 - The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
1933 - Mr. Jones (2019)
1934 - The Last Emperor (1987) [Puyi crowned Emperor of Manchukuo]
1935 - The Aviator (2004)
1936 - Race (2016)
1937 - The Hindenburg (1975)
1938 - The Sound of Music (1965)
1939 - The Pianist (2002)
1940 - The Darkest Hour (2017)
1941 - Casablanca (1942)
1942 - The Thin Red Line (1998)
1943 - Come and See (1985)
1944 - Son of Saul (2015)
1945 - Oppenheimer (2023) [Trinity test]
1946 - Godzilla Minus One (2023)
1947 - The Brutalist (2024)
1948 - Exodus (1960)
1949 - Trumbo (2015)
1950 - The Master (2012)
1951 - Brooklyn (2015)
1952 - Malcom X (1992)
1953 - The Death of Stalin (2017)
1954 - Blonde (2022) [Filming of ‘The Seven Year Itch’ in Sept. 1954]
1955 - The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) [Obscenity trial]
1956 - Ed Wood (1994)
1957 - The Iron Giant (1999)
1958 - The Godfather Part II (1974)
1959 - In Cold Blood (1967)
1960 - Bridge of Spies (2015) [Francis Powers shot down over Russia]
1961 - Hidden Figures (2016) [Sputnik 4]
1962 - X-Men First Class (2011) [Cuban Missile Crisis]
1963 - Jackie (2016)
1964 - One Night in Miami (2020) [Ali v. Sonny Liston]
1965 - Good Morning Vietnam (1987)
1966 - Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)
1967 - Platoon (1986)
1968 - Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
1969 - First Man (2018)
1970 - Apollo 13 (1995)
1971 - Zodiac (2007) [Interrogation of Arthur Leigh Allen]
1972 - Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
1973 - Elvis (2022)
1974 - Velvet Goldmine (1998)
1975 - Saturday Night (2024)
1976 - Dazed and Confused (1993)
1977 - Summer of Sam (1999)
1978 - Milk (2008)
1979 - Argo (2012)
1980 - American Made (2017)
1981 - Hunger (2008)
1982 - Waltz With Bashir (2008)
1983 - Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
1984 - 1984 (1984)
1985 - Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) [Live aid concert]
1986 - Straight Outta Compton (2015)
1987 - 1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
1988 - No (2012)
1989 - Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
1990 - Jarhead (2005)
1991 - Three Kings (1999)
1992 - 1992 (2022)
1993 - The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
1994 - Hotel Rwanda (2004)
1995 - Invictus (2009) [World Cup]
1996 - Everest (2015)
1997 - Diana (2013)
1998 - Steve Jobs (2015) [Reveal of the iMac]
1999 - The Matrix (1999)
2000 - Strange Days (1995)
2001 - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2002 - Patlabor 2 (1993)
2003 - The Social Network (2010)
2004 - The Hurt Locker (2008)
2005 - Transformers The Movie (1986)
2006 - The Outpost (2019)
2007 - The Big Short (2015)
2008 - Killing Them Softly (2012)
2009 - Sully (2016)
2010 - Absolon (2003)
2011 - The Last Chase (1981)
2012 - I Am Legend (2007)
2013 - The Postman (1997)
2014 - Moon Child (2003)
2015 - End of Evangelion (1997)
2016 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
2017 - The Running Man (1987)
2018 - Rollerball (1975)
2019 - Blade Runner (1982)
2020 - Reign of Fire (2002)
2021 - Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
2022 - Soylent Green (1973)
2023 - X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
2024 - A Boy and His Dog (1975)
2025 - Pacific Rim (2013)
Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound
via ldn.
A look at the past century through a cinematic lens
