A lot of memorable movies are celebrating milestone anniversaries in this the year of our lord, 2021. Before we head into a brand new Fall season, and simultaneous Oscar season, let’s take a look back at some of those films which helped shape each our individual tastes. Be warned, however, as I can’t guarantee that the following movie anniversaries won’t make you feel old.
10 Years
Sound of My Voice – January 23
Take Shelter – January 24
Rango – March 2
Sucker Punch – March 24
Hanna – April 7
Fast Five – April 20
Thor – May 6
Bridesmaids – May 13
X-Men: First Class – June 3
Super 8 – June 10
Green Lantern – June 17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part II – July 15
Captain America: The First Avengers – July 22
Rise of the Planet of the Apes – August 5
Drive – September 16
Moneyball – September 23
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – December 16
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – December 20
15 Years
Hostel – January 6
High School Musical – January 20
V for Vendetta – March 17
Slither – March 31
Mission: Impossible III – May 5
Cars – June 9
The Devil Wears Prada – June 30
Little Miss Sunshine – July 26
Miami Vice – July 28
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby – August 4
Snakes on a Plane – August 18
Crank – September 1
Idiocracy – September 1
The Departed – October 6
The Prestige – October 20
Borat – November 3
Stranger Than Fiction – November 10
Casino Royale – November 17
The Fountain – November 22
Children of Men – December 25
Pan’s Labyrinth – December 29
20 Years
Memento – March 16
A Knight’s Tale – May 11
Shrek – May 18
Moulin Rouge! – June 1
The Fast and the Furious – June 22
Legally Blonde – July 13
Wet Hot American Summer – July 27
The Others – August 10
Jeepers Creepers – August 31
Zoolander – September 28
Training Day – October 5
Mulholland Drive – October 26
Donnie Darko – October 26
Monsters Inc. – November 2
Amélie – November 2
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – November 16
Ocean’s Eleven – December 7
The Royal Tenenbaums – December 14
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – December 19
A Beautiful Mind – December 21
Black Hawk Down – December 28
25 Years
From Dusk till Dawn – January 17
Happy Gilmore – February 16
Fargo – March 8
The Craft – May 3
Twister – May 10
Mission: Impossible – May 22
The Rock – June 7
The Cable Guy – June 14
Independence Day – July 3
Trainspotting – July 19
That Thing You Do – October 4
The Long Kiss Goodnight – October 11
Swingers – October 18
Romeo + Juliet – November 1
The English Patient – November 15
Star Trek: First Contact – November 22
Jerry Maguire – December 13
Scream – December 20
30 Years
The Silence of the Lambs – February 14
New Jack City – March 8
What About Bob? – May 17
Thelma & Louise – May 24
City Slickers – June 7
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves – June 14
The Rocketeer – June 21
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – July 3
Boyz in the Hood – July 12
Point Break – July 12
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey – July 19
Barton Fink – August 22
The Fisher King – September 20
The People Under the Stairs – November 1
Cape Fear – November 13
The Addams Family – November 22
Beauty and the Beast – November 22
Hook – December 11
The Last Boy Scout – December 13
JFK – December 20
40 Years
Scanners – January 14
My Bloody Valentine – February 11
The Howling – April 10
Clash of the Titans – June 12
History of the World, Part I – June 12
Raiders of the Lost Ark – June 12
The Cannonball Run – June 19
Superman II – June 19
Stripes – June 26
Escape from New York – July 10
The Fox and the Hound – July 10
Arthur – July 17
Blow Out – July 24
Heavy Metal – August 7
An American Werewolf in London – August 21
Enter the Ninja – October 2
My Dinner with Andre – October 11
The Evil Dead – October 15
Halloween II – October 30
Time Bandits – November 6
Chariots of Fire – December 20
50 Years
THX 1138 – March 11
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song – April 23
Escape from the Planet of the Apes – May 21
The Beguiled – May 28
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – June 30
Shaft – July 2
The Omega Man – August 1
The French Connection – October 9
The Last Picture Show – October 22
Fiddler on the Roof – November 3
A Clockwork Orange – December 19
Harold and Maude – December 20
Dirty Harry – December 23
Straw Dogs – December 29
Those are the big, notable movie anniversaries that we’re celebrating this year! What do you think? Do you feel old yet? Do you have any particularly fun memories of going to the theater to see any of these flicks? If so, sound off in the comments section below and let us and the rest of the movie-loving world know!
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