The 1980s — Popcorn & Power Ballads
In Back to the Future, Marty McFly accidentally travels to this year — and nearly erases himself from existence.
1955
In Home Alone, Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind while his family travels to this city for Christmas.
Paris
This 2001 film began an epic journey to destroy the One Ring.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
This 2012 Marvel movie assembled Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for the first time.
The Avengers
Tom Cruise returned to the cockpit in this 2022 high-flying sequel.
Top Gun: Maverick
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner” comes from this 1987 dance romance set in the Catskills.
Dirty Dancing
This 1994 Disney film had everyone singing “Hakuna Matata.”
The Lion King
This film launched a global wizarding phenomenon about “the boy who lived.”
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
“Stay” became a tearjerker word in this Christopher Nolan sci-fi drama.
Interstellar
Dune: Part One (2021) was directed by this Canadian visionary known for Arrival and Blade Runner 2049.
Denis Villeneuve
In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Elliott uses this candy to lure E.T. out of hiding.
Reese’s Pieces
The “What’s in the box?” scene became infamous in this David Fincher crime thriller.
Se7en
In The Dark Knight, Harvey Dent’s coin symbolizes his descent into becoming this villain.
Two-Face
Get Out earned Jordan Peele an Oscar for this category — rare for a horror director.
Best Original Screenplay
Everything Everywhere All at Once stars this actress, who finally won her first Oscar for it.
Michelle Yeoh
Ripley goes head-to-head with the Xenomorph Queen in this 1986 sci-fi sequel.
Aliens
In The Sixth Sense, Bruce Willis’ character turns out to be this — twist!
Ghost
Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation was set in this Japanese city.
Tokyo
In La La Land, this real-life city plays as big a role as any character.
Los Angeles
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie became 2023’s top-grossing film and made this word an internet phenomenon.
Kenergy
The Breakfast Club’s director helped define ‘80s teen cinema with six hits, including Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Name him.
John Hughes
Fight Club ends with skyscrapers collapsing to this haunting Pixies song.
“Where Is My Mind?”
This 2007 Coen Brothers film features a silent killer and the line, “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?”
No Country for Old Men
This 2018 Marvel film became the first superhero movie ever nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Black Panther
This 2022 indie horror film by Ti West starred Mia Goth as both the aging killer and the young starlet she once was.
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