Titanic (1997)
TItanic was once the enormous new blockbuster everyone was talking about, but it now belongs to a completely different generation of Hollywood, making its 1997 release date feel almost impossible.
Toy Story (1995)
The movie that introduced audiences to Woody and Buzz also introduced the world to the first fully computer animated feature film, making its 1995 release feel particularly strange in an era when animated movies dominate theaters.
Fight Club (1999)
The movie’s anti consumerist attitude still feels surprisingly current, yet the world of Fight Club predates smartphones, social media, and most of the internet culture that would later make its themes feel even more relevant.
Men in Black (1997)
The futuristic gadgets and alien filled New York setting still have plenty of charm, but the movie belongs to an era when Will Smith was only beginning his transformation into one of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars.
The Mummy (1999)
Brendan Fraser’s adventure movie feels like one of those films that could have come out much later, yet its 1999 release means it is now closer to the 1970s than to the present day.
American Pie (1999)
The movie helped define a particular kind of late 1990s teen comedy, but its world of dial up internet, burned CDs, and landline phones now feels like a snapshot from an entirely different era.
