From the widespread transition to DVD from VHS to the advent of the digital era and streaming services as the new norm, the past 30 years of filmmaking has seen a multitude of changes and evolutions to fit the ever-expanding landscape of film. However, the singular constant throughout all of these wild changes across the decades is that great, truly inspiring films were consistently being released. There was absolutely no shortage of great films released in this time, with the best of the best becoming legendary icons in their own right.
While each individual is going to have their own select choices of what the best films from the past 30 years are, these 11 films distinctly stick out as some of the most celebrated, versatile, and overall best offerings that the medium of film has had to offer. Even outside of the confines of the past 30 years, these films would make excellent choices for some of the most impactful and greatest filmmaking achievements of all time.
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‘The Dark Knight’ (2008)
Helping to massively revitalize the superhero genre as well as becoming one of the defining blockbusters of the 21st century, The Dark Knight could very easily be considered the greatest superhero movie of all time. The inherent legacy of Christopher Nolan‘s Batman sequel largely precedes itself, as it quickly became not only the quintessential film adaptation of the iconic DC character but one of the biggest, most recognizable superhero movies of all time.
The film hasn’t achieved such a continued legacy thanks to its initial popularity, however, as its mixture of great performances, top-notch action filmmaking, and dynamic deconstruction of Batman and the world of Gotham makes this the defining Batman film experience. It has quickly become the defining superhero blockbuster that all other high-profile superhero films will inevitably be compared to, cementing a legacy that will continue to last well into the future of the superhero genre.
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‘The Social Network’ (2010)
The prospect of a biopic following the rise and creation of social media platform Facebook, especially one being made only a few years after it became the world’s most popular social media platform, by all accounts seemed like a recipe for disaster. However, leave it to David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin to weave together a powerful and self-reflective tale of friendship, betrayal, and billions of dollars that isn’t afraid to paint its biopic subjects in a less than glamorous light.
The Social Network‘s striking approach to the story of Mark Zuckerberg and the creation of Facebook continues to be fascinating all these years later, by simply being a well-crafted work of art that utilized the story to say much more about these people instead of treating them like untouchable gods. With a highly anticipated sequel planned to be released in 2026, The Social Network continues to cement itself in wider culture as one of the most respected and important biopics not just of the past 30 years but of all time.
9
‘Spirited Away’ (2001)
Spirited Away utilizes the very notions and medium of traditional 2D animation with seamless passion and graceful beauty, to a point where it still manages to be one of the most jaw-dropping and breathtaking animated experiences decades after its release. However, the visuals prove to be only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the myriad of reasons that Spirited Away is widely considered to be a masterpiece of Japanese filmmaking and the crowning jewel of Hayao Miyazaki‘s filmography.
The film’s fantasy worldbuilding and magnificent characterization is simply second to none when it comes to animated family filmmaking, immediately engrossing the audience into its highly creative world as it weaves a tale of self-determination and growth that can be appreciated by all. All the inherent strengths that have made Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki’s films such global phenomenons are seen at their absolute best in Spirited Away, which still continues to maintain its status as one of the all-time best animated movies.
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‘The Truman Show’ (1998)
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The prospect of a biopic following rise creation social media platform Facebook especially one being made only few years after became world’s most popular social media platform by all accounts seemed like recipe for disaster. However leave it to strong David Fincher Aaron Sorkin weave together powerful self-reflective tale friendship betrayal billions dollars that isn’t afraid paint its biopic subjects less than glamorous light.
The Social Network striking approach story Mark Zuckerberg creation Facebook continues fascinating all these years later simply being well-crafted work art utilized story say much more about these people instead treating them like untouchable gods. With highly anticipated sequel planned be released in 2026 The Social Network continues cement itself wider culture one most respected important biopics not just past 30 years but all time.
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