11. Pulp fiction.
– wrecker
12. The Lion King.
– TheShortPalmTree
13. Mean Girls. The fact that people still quote a comedy from 14 years ago says a lot. Hell, we even celebrate October 3rd as Mean Girls day on social media.
– Souled_Out895
14. Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
– theonlydidymus
15. Nightmare Before Christmas. What an art style.
– Destin715
16. Goodfellas.
– Kaizerchief11
17. The Dark Knight revolutionized not just Batman but superhero movies in general.
– Gokuschka
18. Shrek. Not counting just the memes behind it, it was one of the first CGI movies, had a strong message about being accepted, and had humor for all ages (while having a few less-than-kid-friendly jokes scattered about).
It also has the memes that have been going around for at least 5 years, ancient compared to the lifespan of most memes.
– Anonigmus
19. Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke. Spirited away is the only traditionally animated film to win a nontechnical Oscar, the only non-Western animated film to win an Oscar. It was the highest grossing film in Japan of all time for a long while and is consistently ranked on the top 10 greatest movies of the 21st century, and top 100 of all time. With the exception of maybe a handful, it won every award it was nominated for. And I can’t stress enough that it’s traditionally animated in a world where 99% of animated films are CGI, and the line between CGI and live action is more and more Blurred, a film like spirited away becomes more important as it is not only an opus of its medium, but also because the medium is dying or dead to most audiences. Spirited Away is also approachable by and easily enjoyed by anyone. It reflects positive themes of empowerment, respect, and Justice. Spirited also manages to represent the love between a male and a female that’s not romantic, but platonic and built on respect and admiration for one another.
Princess Mononoke is a better movie, in my opinion, but is probably less important to and for mainstream attention and study because it didn’t have the impact or approachability.
– DrNoided
20. Fight Club.
– DemocraticRepublic
21. Schindler’s List.
– J9809
22. Wall-E definitely. Not only is it a gorgeous film, with the first half being a stellar “silent” film but it carries messages of environmentalism and anti-consumerism which we are now starting to see fully the repercussions of in our own environment.
– flapjackisyum
23. Leon
Natalie Portman put on a command performance at age 12, plus Jean Reno and Gary Oldman going head to head.
– xmagusx
24. No Country For Old Men.
– Mista_Madridista
25. Fargo
– xmagusx
no one mentioned the sandlot?
If you think you have to name Shawshank Redemption as a potential iconic movie, a movie which has topped the IMDb 250 list for ages, I don’t think you really understand the idea.
Kinda goes for most 90s movies being named here.
While I disagree with the mean girls mention, it’s probably the most original mention in this list.
Bohemian Rhapsody, i think that movie will be an important figure that will set the standards for future real life, biography movies. Definately deserves a spot here.
About half of these aren’t from the 90s.
From 1990 to the present
Most of these are established classics. Terrible list.
I believe the movies made by Clint Eastwood will become classics,
especially Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino
Plan 9 from Outer Space
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052077/
For better or worse (emphasis on the latter), the Twilight Saga will stand as Generation Y’s legacy to pop culture. All the other YA films that followed (Hunger Games, Divergent, etc.) will be seen as relics of the early-2010s YA period.