The 100 Year Film Challenge

I watch a lot of movies, and this year I challenged myself to watch 100 movies from the last 100 years.

I gave myself 3 rules for the film challenge: 1. It can't be one I've already seen. (This was a bit tough since I've seen A LOT of movies)

2. No documentaries.

3. No animation.

I'm happy to say, I finished this challenge. Here's the list, and my rating out of 5 stars:

The 1920's: 1922 - Nosferatu (2.5/5)

1923 - Safety Last (3.5/5)

1924 - The Marriage Circle (2.5/5) 1925 - Seven Chances (3.5/5)

1926 - Sparrows (3/5)

1927 - The Lodger: A Story of The London Fog (4/5) 1928 - The Cameraman (4/5) 1929 - Spite Marriage (3.5/5)

The 1930's: 1930 - Another Fine Mess (2/5) 1931 - City Lights (3.5/5) 1932 - The Old Dark House (3/5) 1933 - Busy Bodies (2.5/5) 1934 - The Black Cat (2.5/5) 1935 - The Devil Is a Woman (3.5/5)| 1936 - The Invisible Ray (3.5/5) 1937 - Shall We Dance (3.5/5) 1938 - Block-Heads (3/5) 1939 - Stagecoach (2.5/5)

The 1940's: 1940 - The Invisible Woman (3.5/5) 1941 - Citizen Kane (4/5) 1942 - I Married a Witch (2.5/5) 1943 - The Mystery of the 13th Guest (2/5)

1944 - The Big Noise (3/5)

1945 - Scarlet Street (4.5/5) 1946 - The Time of Their Lives (2.5/5) 1947 - Copacabana (3/5) 1948 - The Red Shoes (3.5/5) 1949 - Kind Hearts and Coronets (1/5)

The 1950's: 1950 - Harvey (4/5) 1951 - The African Queen (4/5) 1952 - Jack and the Beanstalk (3.5/5)

1953 - The Titfield and Thunderbolt (1/5) 1954 - Them! (5/5) 1955 - To Catch a Thief (3.5/5) 1956 - The Man Who Knew Too Much (5/5) 1957 - The Deadly Mantis (2/5) 1958 - Vertigo (3.5/5) 1959 - 4D Man (2.5/5)

The 1960's: 1960 - The Battle of the Sexes (3.5/5)

1961 - The Shadow of the Cat (3.5/5) 1962 - Dr. No (3/5) 1963 - X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (3.5/5) 1964 - The Last Man on Earth (2/5) 1965 - The Ipcress File (3/5) 1966 - Batman (5/5) 1967 - Fitzwilly (3.5/5) 1968 - Yours, Mine and Ours (2.5/5) 1969 - The Italian Job (3.5/5) The 1970's: 1970 - The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (3.5/5)

1971 - Dirty Harry (4/5) 1972 - Fist of Fury (3.5/5) 1973 - Schlock (2/5) 1974 - Blood for Dracula (1/5) 1975 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (5/5) 1976 - Murder by Death (1.5/5)

1977 - High Anxiety (2/5) 1978 - Drunken Master (5/5) 1979 - Love at First Bite (2/5) The 1980's: 1980 - Shogun Assassin (5/5) 1981 - Clash of the Titans (2.5/5) 1982 - Eating Raoul (3.5/5) 1983 - The Man with Two Brains (4/5) 1984 - Wheels on Meals (4.5/5) 1985 - The Goonies (4.5/5) 1986 - Three Amigos (3.5/5) 1987 - The Lost Boys (3.5/5) 1988 - Vibes (5/5) 1989 - UHF (3/5) The 1990's: 1990 - Tremors (3/5) 1991 - Point Break (3.5/5) 1992 - Memoirs of an Invisible Man (3.5/5) 1993 - Last Action Hero (2.5/5) 1994 - Timecop (2/5) 1995 - Batman Forever (2/5) 1996 - Mr. Wrong (½/5) 1997 - Face/Off (3.5/5) 1998 - Armageddon (2/5) 1999 - Dudley Do-Right (1.5/5) The 2000's: 2000 - The 6th Day (2/5) 2001 - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2/5) 2002 - The Sweetest Thing (2/5) 2003 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2/5) 2004 - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (3.5/5) 2005 - Cake (1.5/5) 2006 - Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (3.5/5) 2007 - Next (1.5/5)

2008 - My Best Friend's Girl (1.5/5) 2009 - Taking Chances (2.5/5)

The 2010's: 2010 - Killers (1/5) 2011 - Seeking Justice (2/5) 2012 - Spring Breakers (1.5/5) 2013 - Only Lovers Left Alive (2.5/5) 2014 - Dracula Untold (2/5) 2015 - Joy (2.5/5)

2016 - Swiss Army Man (4.5/5) 2017 - Runaway Christmas Bride (½/5) 2018 - Another Time (1/5) 2019 - How to Build a Girl (2/5) The 2020's: 2020 - Looks That Kill (2/5)

2021 - Eternals (2/5)

2020 - The Batman (4/5)

*NOTE: I cannot recommend all of these movies, please do not take their inclusion on this list as so, also some of the ratings were simply opinion based.

Doing this challenge was a lot, but it was cool to see the different trends in cinema through the different decades. In my opinion, the stories were much stronger in some of the earlier decades. However, seeing how CGI and computer graphics evolved over time was neat to see too. Some decades were more conservative than others, and some explored strange societal fears. (like giant bugs in the 50's) Where other decades were much more free flowing and explored strange concepts (Like the 70's) This challenge also pushed me to step outside my comfort zone on a lot of movies and explore some plots that I'd otherwise choose not to.

Will I ever do this challenge again?

No. Once was enough - it was hard to find some of these too. It did give me something to do and work towards at times this year when I just wanted to sit on a couch though.