Lachlan's Films of the Years

Because I've been doing this stupid thing in my notes anyway so why not do something with it.
Most of these rankings are for movies I haven't seen in years (or even decades); thus my opinions in many cases are based on a weird hybrid of nostalgia, hindsight, or the Reception section of a Wikipedia page. I've tried to remember in each case what my actual opinion is (or was), but sometimes you can't avoid these things leaking in. Are the ones near the top always better films than ones beneath? Certainly not. But in general I remember enjoying them more. Not that my opinion matters at all - which calls into question the purpose of creating this thing in the first place - but I don't know, it was a bit of fun.

See also: A List of Every Film I've Ever Seen

2017

  1. Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  2. Blade Runner 2049

  3. Dunkirk

  4. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

  5. Logan

  6. IT

  7. Get Out

  8. Spider-Man: Homecoming

  9. The Shape of Water

  10. Coco

  11. Baby Driver

  12. Thor: Ragnarok

  13. Wonder Woman

  14. War for the Planet of the Apes

  15. Alien: Covenant

  16. The Lego Batman Movie

  17. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2

  18. Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds

  19. Split

  20. The Fate of the Furious

  21. The Great Wall

  22. Ghost in the Shell

  23. Kong: Skull Island

  24. Beauty and the Beast

  25. Justice League

  26. Kingsman: The Golden Circle

  27. Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Mean Tell No Tales

2016

  1. Arrival

  2. Captain America: Civil War

  3. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  4. Don't Breathe

  5. La La Land

  6. Zootopia

  7. The Handmaiden

  8. Hidden Figures

  9. Deadpool

  10. Lion

  11. The Conjuring 2

  12. For the Love of Spock

  13. Finding Dory

  14. The Shallows

  15. Star Trek Beyond

  16. Doctor Strange

  17. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

  18. Hail, Caesar!

  19. Jason Bourne

  20. Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice

  21. Ghostbusters

  22. Me Before You

  23. The Angry Birds Movie

  24. Suicide Squad

2015

  1. Mad Max: Fury Road

  2. Inside Out

  3. The Martian

  4. Sicario

  5. Ex Machina

  6. Last Cab to Darwin

  7. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  8. Avengers: Age of Ultron

  9. The Big Short

  10. Furious 7

  11. Creed

  12. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

  13. Jurassic World

  14. Ant-Man

  15. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'

  16. Spectre (007)

  17. Spooks: The Greater Good

  18. Paper Towns

  19. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

  20. Pitch Perfect 2

  21. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

  22. Ghostbusters

  23. San Andreas

  24. Point Break

  25. Minions

  26. Fifty Shades of Grey

  27. Terminator: Genisys

2014

  1. Interstellar

  2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

  3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

  4. X-Men: Days of Future Past

  5. Nightcrawler

  6. Edge of Tomorrow

  7. Guardians of the Galaxy

  8. The Lego Movie

  9. The Imitation Game

  10. Gone Girl

  11. Kingsman: The Secret Service

  12. Big Hero 6

  13. How to Train Your Dragon 2

  14. 22 Jump Street

  15. John Wick

  16. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

  17. Godzilla

  18. The Hunger Games - Mockingjay Part 1

  19. The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies

  20. The Amazing Spider-Man 2

  21. The Monuments Men

  22. Anabelle

  23. Exodus: Gods and Kings

  24. Transcendence

  25. The Giver

  26. Horrible Bosses 2

  27. Transformers: Age of Extinction

  28. Maleficent

  29. The Inbetweeners 2

2013

  1. Gravity

  2. Iron Man 3

  3. Pacific Rim

  4. Star Trek Into Darkness

  5. Frozen

  6. The Conjuring

  7. Oblivion

  8. Ender's Game

  9. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  10. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  11. Begin Again

  12. This Is The End

  13. Fast & Furious 6

  14. Man of Steel

  15. Monsters University

  16. Elysium

  17. The Book Thief

  18. Thor: The Dark World

  19. World War Z

  20. Now You See Me

  21. The Lone Ranger

  22. The Wolverine

  23. Red 2

  24. The Heat

  25. The Internship

  26. A Good Day to Die Hard

2012

  1. The Avengers

  2. Looper

  3. Lincoln

  4. Not Suitable for Children

  5. 21 Jump Street

  6. The Cabin in the Woods

  7. The Hunger Games

  8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  9. Skyfall

  10. Prometheus

  11. Pitch Perfect

  12. Django Unchained

  13. Indie Game: The Movie

  14. Cloud Atlas

  15. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  16. Argo

  17. The Dark Knight Rises

  18. The Amazing Spider-Man

  19. Sinister

  20. The Bourne Legacy

  21. Men in Black 3

  22. Jack Reacher

  23. The Dictator

  24. Battleship

2011

  1. Toy Story 3

  2. Rise of the Planet of the Apes

  3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

  4. Fast Five

  5. The Inbetweeners Movie

  6. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

  7. Contagion

  8. The Captains

  9. X-Men: First Class

  10. Paul

  11. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

  12. The Intouchables

  13. Transformers: The Dark of the Moon

  14. The Tunnel

  15. Kung Fu Panda 2

  16. War Horse

  17. Source Code

  18. The Sitter

  19. Anonymous

  20. Captain America: The First Avenger

  21. Thor

  22. Cowboys & Aliens

  23. Rio

  24. Paranormal Activity 3

  25. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  26. Johnny English Reborn

  27. Cars 2

  28. Battle Los Angeles

2010

  1. Inception

  2. The Social Network

  3. Scott Pilgrim vs The World

  4. How to Train Your Dragon

  5. Tangled

  6. The King's Speech

  7. Kick-Ass

  8. Easy A

  9. RED

  10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1

  11. Iron Man 2

  12. Tron: Legacy

  13. Tomorrow, When The War Began

  14. Despicable Me

  15. Predators

  16. The Karate Kid

  17. Shutter Island

  18. Paranormal Activity 2

  19. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

  20. Insidious

  21. The A-Team

  22. Ghost Writer

  23. Clash of the Titans

  24. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2009

  1. District 9

  2. Star Trek

  3. Inglourious Basterds

  4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  5. Avatar

  6. Whip It

  7. Zombieland

  8. Invictus

  9. The Road

  10. The Princess and the Frog

  11. The Blind Side

  12. The Invention of Lying

  13. Get Smart

  14. Julie & Julia

  15. Where the Wild Things Are

  16. 17 Again

  17. Knowing

  18. Hachi: A Dog's Tale

  19. The Men Who Stare at Goats

  20. 2012

  21. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

  22. Fast & Furious

  23. G-Force

  24. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

  25. Sherlock Holmes

  26. Brüno

  27. Underworld: Rise of the Lycan

  28. Terminator: Salvation

  29. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

  30. Monsters vs Aliens

  31. The Twilight Saga: New Moon

  32. X-Men Origins: Wolverine

  33. Dragon Ball Evolution

2008

  1. The Dark Knight

  2. Iron Man

  3. Wall-E

  4. Burn After Reading

  5. Cloverfield

  6. Kung Fu Panda

  7. Slumdog Millionaire

  8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  9. I Am Legend

  10. Hancock

  11. The Incredible Hulk

  12. Wanted

  13. Yes Man

  14. A Matter of Loaf and Death

  15. The Spiderwick Chronicles

  16. Bolt

  17. Superhero Movie

  18. Quantum of Solace

  19. The Day the Earth Stood Still

  20. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

  21. Twilight

  22. Eagle Eye

  23. Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2007

  1. The Bourne Ultimatum

  2. Atonement

  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  4. Juno

  5. Sunshine

  6. Die Hard 4.0

  7. Hot Fuzz

  8. Paranormal Activity

  9. Superbad

  10. Death at a Funeral

  11. Ocean's Thirteen

  12. Transformers

  13. The Mist

  14. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

  15. The Darjeeling Limited

  16. The Simpsons Movie

  17. Spider-Man 3

  18. The Bucket List

  19. Stardust

  20. Hot Rod

  21. Beowulf

  22. Mr Bean's Holiday

  23. Shrek the Third

  24. Wild Hogs

  25. Aliens vs Predator 2: Requiem

  26. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

  27. The Seeker: Dark is Rising

  28. Alvin and the Chipmunks

2006

  1. The Prestige

  2. Casino Royale

  3. An Inconvenient Truth

  4. The Last King of Scotland

  5. Mission Impossible III

  6. Happy Feet

  7. Cars

  8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

  9. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

  10. Stick It

  11. Over the Hedge

  12. Eight Below

  13. Night at the Museum

  14. X-Men: The Last Stand

  15. Goal!

  16. The Devil Wears Prada

  17. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

  18. Superman Returns

  19. She's the Man

  20. The Pink Panther

  21. Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

  22. Barnyard

  23. Eragon

2005

  1. Batman Begins

  2. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

  3. Wallace and Gromit & The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  4. War of the Worlds

  5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  6. Serenity

  7. March of the Penguins

  8. Mr and Mrs Smith

  9. The World's Fastest Indian

  10. V for Vendetta

  11. Sky High

  12. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  13. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  14. Nanny McPhee

  15. Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows

  16. Zathura

  17. Fantastic Four

  18. Cheaper by the Dozen 2

  19. Monster-in-Law

  20. Herbie: Fully Loaded

  21. Chicken Little

2004

  1. The Incredibles

  2. The Bourne Supremacy

  3. The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  4. Shrek 2

  5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  6. Shaun of the Dead

  7. Spider-Man 2

  8. King Kong

  9. DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

  10. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

  11. Million Dollar Baby

  12. Howl's Moving Castle

  13. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

  14. Shark Tale

  15. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

  16. Alien vs Predator

  17. Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui

  18. The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata

  19. Thunderbirds

  20. The Day After Tomorrow

  21. Ocean's Twelve

  22. Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

  23. Garfield

2003

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  2. Finding Nemo

  3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  4. X2

  5. Love Actually

  6. Bionicle: Mask of Light

  7. School of Rock

  8. The Italian Job

  9. Johnny English

  10. Holes

  11. Big Fish

  12. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

  13. Cheaper by the Dozen

  14. Freaky Friday

  15. 2 Fast 2 Furious

  16. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

  17. The Cat in the Hat

  18. Inspector Gadget 2

2002

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  2. The Bourne Identity

  3. Bend it Like Beckham

  4. 28 Days Later

  5. Spider-Man

  6. Lilo & Stitch

  7. Minority Report

  8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  9. Crackerjack

  10. Ice Age

  11. Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

  12. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

  13. Clockstoppers

  14. Equilibrium

  15. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

  16. Men in Black II

  17. Scooby-Doo

  18. Stuart Little 2

  19. The Adventures of Pluto Nash

2001

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  2. Monsters, Inc.

  3. Spirited Away

  4. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

  5. Shrek

  6. Black Hawk Down

  7. Atlantis: The Lost Empire

  8. Spy Kids

  9. Ocean's Eleven

  10. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

  11. Zoolander

  12. Super Troopers

  13. Jurassic Park III

  14. Evolution

  15. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

  16. Life as a House

  17. The Fast and the Furious

  18. The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

2000

  1. Chicken Run

  2. Cast Away

  3. The Dish

  4. Memento

  5. The Emperor's New Groove

  6. Gladiator

  7. Dinosaur

  8. Snatch

  9. X-Men

  10. The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire

  11. Mission Impossible 2

  12. Godzilla

  13. The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

  14. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  15. Charlie's Angels

1999

  1. Toy Story 2

  2. The Iron Giant

  3. 10 Things I Hate About You

  4. The Green Mile

  5. The Sixth Sense

  6. Tarzan

  7. Being John Malkovich

  8. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

  9. The Blair Witch Project

  10. Muppets from Space

  11. Dudley Do-Right

  12. Stuart Little

  13. Inspector Gadget

  14. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

1998

  1. A Bug's Life

  2. Saving Private Ryan

  3. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

  4. The Truman Show

  5. Following

  6. The Prince of Egypt

  7. Rush Hour

  8. The Rugrats Movie

  9. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

  10. Paulie

  11. The Real Macaw

  12. The Parent Trap

1997

  1. Men in Black

  2. The Castle

  3. Anastasia

  4. The Full Monty

  5. Gattaca

  6. Face/Off

  7. George of the Jungle

  8. Titanic

  9. The Lost World: Jurassic Park

  10. Alien: Resurrection

  11. Bean

  12. FairyTale: A True Story

  13. The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island

  14. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1996

  1. Independence Day

  2. The Rock

  3. Mission: Impossible

  4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  5. Muppets Treasure Island

  6. Matilda

  7. The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists

1995

  1. Toy Story

  2. Ghost in the Shell

  3. A Close Shave

  4. Apollo 13

  5. Die Hard With a Vengeance

  6. Jumanji

1994

  1. The Lion King

  2. Pulp Fiction

  3. The Shawshank Redemption

  4. Speed

  5. The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure

  6. Aladdin 2: Return of Jafar

  7. Four Weddings and a Funeral

  8. Interview with the Vampire

1993

  1. Jurassic Park

  2. The Wrong Trousers

  3. Groundhog Day

  4. Free Willy

  5. Mrs. Doubtfire

  6. Beethoven's 2nd

1992

  1. Aladdin

  2. Reservoir Dogs

  3. Alien 3 [Assembly Cut]

  4. FernGully: The Last Rainforest

  5. Beethoven

1991

  1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

  2. Beauty and the Beast

1990

  1. Home Alone

  2. Edward Scissorhands

  3. Back to the Future, Part III

  4. Die Hard 2: Die Harder

1989

  1. The Little Mermaid

  2. Dead Poets Society

  3. Back to the Future, Part II

  4. Grand Day Out

  5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

  6. Ghostbusters II

1988

  1. My Neighbour Totoro

  2. The Land Before Time

  3. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1987

  1. Spaceballs

  2. Predator

  3. The Princess Bride

1986

  1. Aliens

  2. Laputa: Castle in the Sky

  3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

  4. Labyrinth

  5. Top Gun

  6. The Karate Kid, Part II

1985

  1. Back to the Future

  2. The Breakfast Club

  3. Witness

1984

  1. Ghostbusters

  2. The Terminator

  3. 2010: The Year We Make Contact

  4. The Karate Kid

  5. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

  6. This is Spinal Tap

1983

  1. Return of the Jedi

  2. Local Hero

1982

  1. Blade Runner [Director's Cut]

  2. The Thing

  3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial

  4. Tron

1981

  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark

1980

  1. The Empire Strikes Back

  2. Flying High

  3. Caddyshack

  4. The Nude Bomb

1979

  1. Alien

1978

  1. Grease

1977

  1. Star Wars

1975

  1. Jaws

  2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1973

  1. The Exorcist

  2. Live and Let Die

1972

  1. The Godfather

1971

  1. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

1968

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

  2. Planet of the Apes

1966

  1. Thunderbirds Are Go!

1964

  1. The Pink Panther

1958

  1. Vertigo

1955

  1. Rebel Without a Cause

1954

  1. Rear Window

1950

  1. Cinderella

1942

  1. Bambi

1937

  1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

 
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