List of years in film
This page indexes the individual year in film pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point.
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19th century in film
See also: 19th century in film
- 1875 - D. W. Griffith is born.
- 1885
- 1886
- 1887
- 1888 - The first credited film, Roundhay Garden Scene, is recorded.
- 1889
- 1890
- 1891
- 1892
- 1893
- 1894 - Thomas Edison records Fred Ott's sneeze.
- 1895 - The Lumière brothers gave the first public screening of movies at which admission was charged Dec. 28th, in Paris.
- 1896
- 1897
- 1898
- 1899 - The first film version of Cinderella.
1900s
See also: 1900s in film
- 1900
- 1901
- 1902 - A Trip to the Moon by George Méliès.
- 1903 - The Great Train Robbery by Edwin S. Porter.
- 1904 - The Great Train Robbery, a remake by Siegmund Lubin.
- 1905
- 1906 - The world's first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, released in Australia.
- 1907 - Ben Hur, directed by Sidney Olcott.
- 1908 - Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company.
- 1909
1910s
- 1910 - The first film version of Frankenstein.
- 1911 - Nestor Films opens the first motion picture studio in Hollywood.
- 1912 - From the Manger to the Cross, directed by Sidney Olcott. First American feature film made, Oliver Twist.
- 1913 - The first Charlie Chaplin movies are made.
- 1914 - Tillie's Punctured Romance produced by Mack Sennett, stars Marie Dressler, Charlie Chaplin, and Mabel Normand.
- 1915 - The Clansman, based on the novel and play by Thomas W. Dixon and directed by D.W. Griffith, premieres in Los Angeles. Later, Dixon suggests that the film be retitled The Birth of a Nation. The Country Girl, starring Florence LaBadie.
- 1916 - D. W. Griffith's second monumental production, Intolerance is released.
- 1917 - Technicolor is introduced.
- 1918 - My Four Years in Germany is the first Warner Brothers production. First National releases the first Tarzan film, starring Elmo Lincoln.
- 1919 - United Artists is founded by Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and D. W. Griffith.
1920s
See also: 1920s in film
- 1920 - Buster Keaton begins starring in shorts and his first feature, The Saphead at Metro. Erich Von Stroheim's The Devil's Passkey stars Mae Busch at Goldwyn.
- 1921 - Laurel and Hardy's first film together, A Lucky Dog.
- 1922 - Nosferatu, first vampire film. Also, Our Gang series begins at Hal Roach studios.
- 1923 - Harold Lloyd's Safety Last produced by Hal Roach, released by Pathe. Charles Chaplin releases A Woman of Paris.
- 1924 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio established. Erich von Stroheim's magnum opus, Greed released.
- 1925 - Lon Chaney's The Phantom of the Opera is released by Universal with color sequences. Sergei Eisenstein directed The Battleship Potemkin.
- 1926 - First Vitaphone feature, Don Juan starring John Barrymore, released by Warner Brothers.
- 1927 - Al Jolson movie The Jazz Singer popularizes sound motion pictures.
- 1928 - First talkie cartoon, Dinner Time is produced. The second talkie cartoon, Steamboat Willie, by Walt Disney, is released a month later.
- 1929 - The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are distributed.
1930s
See also: 1930s in film
- 1930 - The first Busby Berkely musical film, Whoopee starring Eddie Cantor, is released by Goldwyn in color.
- 1931 - Laurel & Hardy's first feature, Pardon Us is released by MGM.
- 1932 - Shirley Temple's film career begins.
- 1933 - Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees premieres, the first film produced in the three-strip Technicolor process. The film Ecstacy, which shows simulated sex, shocks audiences.
- 1934 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum. Shirley Temple becomes a star. The Production Code is amended to require all films to obtain a certificate of approval. The code is effectively enforced for the first time with the removal of nude scenes from the movie Tarzan and his Mate.
- 1935 - The first feature-length motion picture in three-strip Technicolor, RKO's Becky Sharp.
- 1936 - Thelma Todd's An All-American Toothache, co-starring Patsy Kelly and Mickey Daniels.
- 1937 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, first feature-length animated movie.
- 1938 - Bringing Up Baby released to a cold box-office reception.
- 1939 - Hollywood is in its Golden Age. Gone with the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and The Wizard of Oz premiere.
1940s
See also: 1940s in film
- 1940 - Columbia releases Charley Chase's last film, South of the Boudoir.
- 1941 - Orson Welles' Citizen Kane premieres.
- 1942 - Bambi released. Casablanca, starring Humprey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, released.
- 1943 - Lassie Come Home introduces Lassie.
- 1944 - Last Our Gang shorts, produced by MGM.
- 1945 - National Velvet brings Elizabeth Taylor to prominence.
- 1946 - Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life premieres.
- 1947 - Miracle on 34th Street.
- 1948 - Joan of Arc, starring Ingrid Bergman, Edgar Kennedy's final short for RKO.
- 1949 - Sands of Iwo Jima, directed by Allan Dwan.
1950s
See also: 1950s in film
- 1950 - Disney's Cinderella. Also, Laurel & Hardy's final film, Atoll K is made in Europe.
- 1951 - An American in Paris.
- 1952 - Cinerama is introduced.
- 1953 - Disney's Peter Pan.
- 1954 - On the Waterfront, A Star Is Born and Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window.
- 1955 - East of Eden, starring James Dean.
- 1956 - The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston.
- 1957 - Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley.
- 1958 - Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.
- 1959 - Ben-Hur premieres.
1960s
See also: 1960s in film
- 1960 - Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
- 1961 - West Side Story premieres
- 1962 - Lawrence of Arabia and To Kill a Mockingbird premiere
- 1963 - Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds
- 1964 - The Beatles star in A Hard Day's Night
- 1965 - The Sound of Music premieres
- 1966 - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- 1967 - The Graduate
- 1968 - Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
- 1969 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1970s
See also: 1970s in film
- 1970 - Patton and M*A*S*H are released
- 1971 - The French Connection premieres
- 1972 - The Godfather premieres
- 1973 - The Sting and The Exorcist are released
- 1974 - Blazing Saddles
- 1975 - Steven Spielberg's Jaws, the first summer blockbuster movie is released
- 1976 - Rocky premieres
- 1977 - George Lucas' science fiction film Star Wars is released and The Bee Gees sing in Saturday Night Fever
- 1978 - National Lampoon's Animal House, Dawn of the Dead, The Lord of the Rings, Superman
- 1979 - Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now
1980s
See also: 1980s in film
- 1980 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Caddyshack are released
- 1981 - The George Lucas/Steven Spielberg collaboration, Raiders of the Lost Ark, premieres
- 1982 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial premieres
- 1983 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, The Big Chill, and The Right Stuff are released
- 1984 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Ghost Busters and Amadeus are released
- 1985 - Steven Spielberg's film version of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple premieres
- 1986 - Fatal Attraction premieres
- 1987 - Three Men and a Baby is released
- 1988 - Rain Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise
- 1989 - Batman, directed by Tim Burton, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade starring Sean Connery
1990s
See also: 1990s in film
- 1990 - The first Home Alone is released. Dances with Wolves takes Best Picture
- 1991 - The Silence of the Lambs is released
- 1992 - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Aladdin, Alien 3 and Batman Returns are released
- 1993 - Schindler's List and Jurassic Park are released
- 1994 - Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, and The Lion King
- 1995 - Mel Gibson directs and stars in Braveheart
- 1996 - Fargo and The English Patient are released
- 1997 - The Sweet Hereafter, Titanic, As Good as It Gets, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and Men in Black , and Pa* 1998 - Tom Hanks stars in Saving Private Ryan
- 1999 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Matrix and The Sixth Sense are released
2000s
See also: 2000s in film
- 2000 - Gladiator, Cast Away and O Brother, Where Art Thou? are released
- 2001 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Shrek
- 2002 - Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Spider-Man, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- 2003 - Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Pixar's Finding Nemo
- 2004 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, Spider-Man 2, The Punisher
- 2005 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Batman Begins, Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter Jackson's King Kong
- 2006 - Borat, Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Snakes on a Plane, The Departed.
- 2007 - films scheduled to be released in 2007
- 2008 - films scheduled to be released in 2008
- 2009 - films scheduled to be released in 2009
2010s
- 2010 - films scheduled to be released in 2010
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