I turn 40 in December of 2025. To mark that and deal with my existential sense of dread, I've picked out my favourite movie for every year that I've been alive. Haven't seen them? Check 'em out and then feel free to let me know how wrong I am. More into music? I also did that.

Note: this isn't the movie that was my favourite at the time (I wasn't watching Blue Velvet at 1, please don't think poorly of my parents), it's the movie I most like now that was released in that year.

• 1985 – Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

• 1986 – Blue Velvet

• 1987 – Moonstruck

• 1988 – They Live

• 1989 – Say Anything

• 1990 – Miller's Crossing

• 1991 – The Commitments

• 1992 – Batman Returns

• 1993 – Jurassic Park

• 1994 – Leon the Professional

• 1995 – Heat

• 1996 – Scream*

• 1997 – Boogie Nights

• 1998 – Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels

• 1999 – 10 Things I Hate About You

• 2000 – Almost Famous

• 2001 – Donnie Darko

• 2002 – The Count of Monte Cristo

• 2003 – Lost in Translation*

• 2004 – The Life Aquatic

• 2005 – Serenity

• 2006 – The Departed

• 2007 – Hot Fuzz*

• 2008 – The Dark Knight

• 2009 – Moon

• 2010 – Scott Pilgrim

• 2011 – Kill List

• 2012 – Cabin in the Woods

• 2013 – Prisoners

• 2014 – The Guest*

• 2015 – Mad Max: Fury Road*

• 2016 – Train to Busan*

• 2017 – Paddington 2

• 2018 – Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

• 2019 – John Wick 3

• 2020 – Wolfwalkers

• 2021 – The Green Knight

• 2022 – The Northman*

• 2023 – Godzilla Minus One*

• 2024 – Nosferatu

• 2025 – ???

My Top Ten Movies: Seven Samurai, The Thing, Scream, Lost in Translation, Hot Fuzz, The Guest, Fury Road, Train to Busan, the Northman, Godzilla Minus One.