The 2020s In Film
Movements
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This satirical fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig was the highest grossing film of 2023. The movie explores feminism, masculinity, and philosophy more broadly.

Barbie (2023)

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This European cultural movement took place at the end of the Late Middle Ages and the beginning of the early modern era. The movement's intellectual basis was founded in its version of humanism. Literature, art, and philosophy were central parts of the movement.

The Renaissance

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Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam

Grunge Bands

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The most-consumed brewed beverage in the world.

Coffee

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This independent U.S. agency was formed in 1958, and was the backdrop to the 2016 biographical drama film Hidden Figures, which is set during this agency's pivotal time in the Cold War Era.

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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This fantasy adventure comedy film follows four misfits from Chuglass, Idaho, who are pulled through a portal into different world, and must embark on a quest back to the real world and aide their new friend, played by Jack Black, against the primary antagonist, Malgosha.

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

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This is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement that rose to prominence in early-20th-century Europe. Belief in the social hierarchy and the use of political violence are two defining traits of this movement.

Fascism

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Artificer, Cleric, Monk

Dungeons & Dragons Classes

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Coming from the Inuit word for "house" or "shelter", this structure can be made out of any material, although packed snow is the most common.

Igloo

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A feeling of apprehension that you are either not in the know about or missing out on information, events, experiences, or life decisions.

FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)

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This American superhero film written and directed by James Gunn, follows the titular hero as he faces the collapse of his reputation and international forces, all orchestrated by his arch-enemy.

Superman (2025)

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This social movement promotes total abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages. The movement saw great success between 1920 and 1933 in the U.S. primarily driven by Protestants and women.

Temperance/Prohibition

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Charles III of the United Kingdom, Philippe of Belgium, Salman of Saudi Arabia

Kings

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The fastest growing grass on Earth may, depending on the species, flower only once every 150 years.

Bamboo

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This acronym groups together related technical disciplines, often sharing an emphasis on critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills. The term is typically used in the context of education.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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In this superhero film, the two titular characters work together, reluctantly, to stop an intertemporal organization from destroying one of the protagonist's universe. The film was the second-highest-grossing film of 2024 and the highest-grossing R-rated film ever.

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

800

DAILY DOUBLE

This was the movement of 5 million Black Americans out of the rural Southern United States to urban centers elsewhere between 1910 and 1970. It was caused by poor economic and social conditions due to prevalent racial segregation and discrimination.

The Great Migration

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Cosmopolitan, Manhattan, Sidecar

Cocktails

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This is to have or emit a sharp high-pitched tone or sound.

Shrill

800

A breathing apparatus that provides an underwater diver with breathing gas at the ambient pressure.

SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus)

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This 2022 animated adventure comedy film follows the titular character, who uneasily works with others to find magic that will allow him to cheat death.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

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This style of visual arts, architecture, and product design first appeared in Paris in the 1910s. This style is associated luxury, glamour and exuberance. Famous architecture within this movement includes the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building.

Art Deco

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Energy, Homeland Security, the Treasury

U.S. Cabinet Departments

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DAILY DOUBLE

This is an alloy consisting essentially of copper and zinc in variable proportions, often used to manufacture instruments such as trombones, trumpets, and tubas.

Brass

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A numeric or alpha-numeric passcode used in the process of authenticating a user accessing a system.

PIN (Personal Identification Number)