The History of
Motion Pictures -
By Decade
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Individual Years
and Timelines
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The Pre-1920s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
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Pre-1920s Film History:
Early Cinematic Origins, and The Infancy
of Film
Pre-1900s Film History Milestones:
Up To 1889
Pre-1900s Film History Milestones:
1890-1899
1900s Film History Milestones:
1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909
1910s Film History Milestones:
1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919
The Greatest Films of the Pre-1920s:
1902 | 1903 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1919
History of Sex in Cinema:
Historical Overview | Pre-1920s
Movie Title Screens:
(1900-1919)
Greatest Last Film Lines: 1910s-1930s
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
Silent Era
Greatest Film Flops, Disasters, Bombs:
Silents |
The 1920s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
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1920s Film History:
The Pre-Talkies and the Silent Era
1920s Film History Milestones:
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
The Greatest Films of the 1920s:
1920 |
1921 | 1922 | 1923
| 1924 | 1925 |
1926 | 1927 | 1928
| 1929
Top 10 Box Office Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 1920s
Greatest Silent Films
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30
Best Picture Milestones (late 1920s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
1920-1926 | 1927-1929
Movie Title Screens:
(1920-1929)
Greatest Last Film Lines: 1910s-1930s
Great Film Quotes - 1920s-1930s
Greatest Last Film Lines: 1910s-1930s
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
Silent Era
Greatest Movie Props in Film
History: 1920s-1930s
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The 1930s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
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1930s Film History:
The Talkies, the Growth of the Studios and 'The
Golden Age of Hollywood'
1930s Film History Milestones:
1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
The Greatest Films of the 1930s:
1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939
Top 10 Box Office Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 1930s
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
Best Picture Milestones (1930s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
1930-1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934-1937 | 1938-1939
Movie Title Screens:
(1930-1939)
Great Film Quotes - 1920s-1930s
Greatest Last Film Lines: 1910s-1930s
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
The 1930s
Greatest Movie Props in Film History: 1920s-1930s
Greatest Film Flops, Disasters, Bombs:
1930s |
The 1940s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
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1940s Film History:
The War and Post-War Years, the Beginnings of
Film Noir
1940s Film History Milestones:
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
The Greatest Films of the 1940s:
1940
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943
| 1944 | 1945 | 1946
| 1947 | 1948 | 1949
Top 10 Box Office Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 1940s
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
Best Picture Milestones (1940s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
1940-1944 | 1945-1949
Movie Title Screens:
(1940-1949)
Great Film Quotes - 1940s
Greatest Last Film Lines: 1940s
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
The 1940s
Greatest Movie Props in Film History: 1940s
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The 1950s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
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1950s Film History:
The Cold War and Post-Classical Era, the Era of
Epic Films and the Threat of Television
1950s Film History Milestones:
1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
The Greatest Films of the 1950s:
1950
| 1951 | 1952 | 1953
| 1954 | 1955 | 1956
| 1957 | 1958 | 1959
Top 10 Box Office Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 1950s
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
Best Picture Milestones (1950s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
1950-1954 | 1955-1956 | 1957-1959
Movie Title Screens:
(1950-1959)
Great Film Quotes - 1950s
Greatest Last Film Lines: 1950s
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
The 1950s
Greatest Movie Props in Film History: 1950s
Greatest Film Flops, Disasters, Bombs:
1950 -1959 |
The 1960s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
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1960s Film History:
The End of the Hollywood Studio System, and the
Era of Independent, Underground Cinema
1960s Film History Milestones:
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
The Greatest Films of the 1960s:
1960
| 1961 | 1962 | 1963
| 1964 | 1965 | 1966
| 1967 | 1968 | 1969
Top 10 Box Office Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 1960s
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Best Picture Milestones (1960s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
1960-1961 | 1962-1963 | 1964 | 1965-1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
Movie Title Screens:
(1960-1969)
Great Film Quotes - 1960s
Greatest Last Film Lines: 1960s
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
The 1960s
Greatest Movie Props in Film History: 1960s
Greatest Film Flops, Disasters, Bombs:
1960 -1966, 1967-1969 |
The 1970s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
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1970s Film History:
The Last Golden Age of American Cinema (the American
"New Wave"), and the Advent of the Block-buster Film
1970s Film History Milestones:
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
The Greatest Films of the 1970s:
1970
| 1971 | 1972 | 1973
| 1974 | 1975 | 1976
| 1977 | 1978 | 1979
Top 10 Box Office Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 1970s
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Best Picture Milestones (1970s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
Movie Title Screens:
(1970-1979)
Great Film Quotes - 1970s
Greatest Last Film Lines: 1970s
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
The 1970s
Greatest Movie Props in Film History: 1970s
Greatest Film Flops, Disasters, Bombs:
1970-1974, 1975-1977, 1978-1979 |
The 1980s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
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1980s Film History:
Teen-Oriented Angst Films, and the Dawn of the
Sequel, with More Blockbusters
1980s Film History Milestones:
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
The Greatest Films of the 1980s:
1980
| 1981 | 1982 | 1983
| 1984 | 1985 | 1986
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989
Top 10 Box Office Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 1980s
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
Best Picture Milestones (1980s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985-1 | 1985-2 | 1986-1 | 1986-2 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
Movie Title Screens:
(1980-1989)
Great Film Quotes - 1980s
Greatest Last Film Lines: 1980s
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
The 1980s
Greatest Movie Props in Film History: 1980s-1 1980s-2 1980s-3
Greatest Film Flops, Disasters, Bombs:
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1987-1989 |
The 1990s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
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1990s Film History:
The Era of Mainstream Films and Alternative or
Independent ("Indie") Cinema; and the Rise of Computer-Generated
Imagery; also the Decade of Remakes, Re-releases, and More Sequels
1990s Film History Milestones:
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
The Greatest Films of the 1990s:
1990
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999
Top 10 Box Office Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 1990s
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Best Picture Milestones (1990s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
1990 | 1991 | 1992-1 | 1992-2 | 1993 | 1994-1 | 1994-2 | 1995-1 | 1995-2 | 1996-1 | 1996-2 | 1997-1 | 1997-2 | 1998-1 | 1998-2 | 1999-1 | 1999-2
Movie Title Screens:
(1990-1999)
Great Film Quotes - 1990s
Greatest Last Film Lines: 1990s
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
The 1990s
Greatest Movie Props in Film History: 1990s-1
1990s-2
Greatest Film Flops, Disasters, Bombs:
1990-1991, 1992-1994, 1995
- 1, 1995 - 2, 1996-1997, 1998, 1999 |
The 2000s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
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2000s Film History:
The New Millennium, an Age of Advanced
Special Effects (3-D and Performance Capture), and the Era of Franchise Films
2000s Film History Milestones:
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
The Greatest Films of the 2000s:
2000
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
Top 10 Box Office Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 2000s
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Best Picture Milestones (2000s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
2000-1 | 2000-2 | 2001-1 | 2001-2 | 2002-1 | 2002-2 | 2003-1 | 2003-2 | 2004-1 | 2004-2 | 2005-1 | 2005-2 | 2006-1 | 2006-2 | 2007-1 | 2007-2 | 2008 | 2009
Movie Title Screens:
(2000-2009)
Great Film Quotes - 2000s
Greatest Last Film Lines: 2000s
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
The 2000s
Greatest
Movie Props in Film History: 2000s-1
2000s-2
Greatest Film Flops, Disasters, Bombs:
2000, 2001
- 1, 2001 - 2, 2002
- 1, 2002 - 2, 2002
- 3, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007-2011 |
The 2010s:
Film History
Part 1, Part 2, Part
3, Part 4, Part 5
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2010s Film History:
Major Changes in the Film-Making Industry
2010s Film History Milestones:
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
The Greatest Films of the 2010s:
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
Top 10 Box Office
Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 2010s
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014,
2015, 2016,
2017,
2018,
2019
Best Picture Milestones (2010s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
Movie Title Screens:
(2010-2019)
The Most Influential Films in American Cinema:
The 2010s
Greatest Movie Props in Film History: 2010s
Greatest Film Flops, Disasters, Bombs:
2007-2011, 2012-2014, 2015-2017, 2018-2019, 2020-2021
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The 2020s:
Film History
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2020s Film History:
2020s Film History Milestones:
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
The Greatest Films of the 2020s:
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Top 10 Box Office
Hits of the Decade (and by Year) of the 2020s
Academy Awards Winners (and History):
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Best Picture
Milestones (2020s)
History of Sex in Cinema:
2020, 2021, 2022
Movie Title Screens:
(2020-2029) |