OK, I will play along. I stumbled upon Pat Murray’s post who stumbled upon Maro Arment’s 2015 post titled “Popular movies I haven’s seen in the last 15 years”. Pat’s post “Popular Movies I Haven’t Seen: Or trends in movie viewing habits” struck a nerve because I was just asked to name my favorite 2018 movie during one of those “introduce yourself” moments that occurs at the start of some meetings or classes so eveyone can get to know one another. Problem was, I was stumped. I eventually settled on The Incredibles 2 but I am not sure that is really the answer.

Full confession - I also enjoy Pat’s ‘Year in Numbers’ posts, like this one from 2017.

I will update this post once awards season is over (end of February after the host-less 91st Academy Awards).

Key: Seen it, Haven’t seen it

Overall: 167 movies seen out of 304 movies total - 55% seen it rate

2000

(9 seen out of 14)

  • Meet the Parents

  • Cast Away

  • Chocolat

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  • Dinosaur

  • Erin Brockovich

  • Gladiator

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • Mission: Impossible II

  • The Perfect Storm

  • Traffic

  • What Lies Beneath

  • What Women Want

  • X-Men

2001

(9 seen out of 14)

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

  • Monsters, Inc.

  • Shrek

  • A Beautiful Mind

  • Gosford Park

  • Hannibal

  • In the Bedroom

  • Jurassic Park III

  • Moulin Rouge

  • Ocean’s Eleven

  • Pearl Harbor

  • Planet of the Apes

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Mummy Returns

2002

(10 seen out of 14)

  • Die Another Day

  • Chicago

  • Gangs of New York

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  • Ice Age

  • Men in Black II

  • Minority Report

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding

  • Signs

  • Spider-Man

  • Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

  • The Hours

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • The Pianist

2003

(7 seen out of 14)

  • Bruce Almighty

  • Finding Nemo

  • Bad Boys II

  • Lost in Translation

  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

  • Mystic River

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  • Seabiscuit

  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

  • The Last Samurai

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • The Matrix Reloaded

  • The Matrix Revolutions

  • X2

2004

(9 seen out of 14)

  • Meet the Fockers

  • The Incredibles

  • Finding Neverland

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  • Million Dollar Baby

  • Ocean’s Twelve

  • Ray

  • Shark Tale

  • Shrek 2

  • Sideways

  • Spider-Man 2

  • The Aviator

  • The Day After Tomorrow

  • The Passion of the Christ

  • Troy

2005

(8 seen out of 15)

  • Batman Begins

  • Brokeback Mountain

  • Capote

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  • Crash

  • Good Night, and Good Luck

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  • Hitch

  • King Kong

  • Madagascar

  • Mr. and Mrs. Smith

  • Munich

  • Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

  • War of the Worlds

2006

(11 seen out of 15)

  • Casino Royale

  • Cars

  • Babel

  • Happy Feet

  • Ice Age: The Meltdown

  • Letters from Iwo Jima

  • Little Miss Sunshine

  • Mission: Impossible III

  • Night at the Museum

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

  • Superman Returns

  • The Da Vinci Code

  • The Departed

  • The Queen

  • X-Men: The Last Stand

2007

(10 seen out of 15)

  • I Am Legend

  • Juno

  • Ratatouille

  • The Simpsons Movie

  • There Will Be Blood

  • Transformers

  • 300

  • Atonement

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  • Michael Clayton

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets

  • No Country for Old Men

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

  • Shrek the Third

  • Spider-Man 3

2008

(10 seen out of 15)

  • The Dark Knight

  • Quantum of Solace

  • WALL-E

  • Slumdog Millionaire

  • Milk

  • Hancock

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

  • Frost/Nixon

  • Iron Man

  • Kung Fu Panda

  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

  • Mamma Mia!

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • The Reader

2009

(12 seen out of 18)

  • Inglorious Bastards

  • Up

  • Up in the Air

  • 2012

  • A Serious Man

  • An Education

  • Angels & Demons

  • Avatar

  • District 9

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

  • Precious

  • Sherlock Holmes

  • The Blind Side

  • The Hangover

  • The Hurt Locker

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon

  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2010

(10 seen out of 17)

  • Inception

  • The Social Network

  • Toy Story 3

  • 127 Hours

  • Alice in Wonderland

  • Black Swan

  • Despicable Me

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

  • How to Train Your Dragon

  • Iron Man 2

  • Shrek Forever After

  • Tangled

  • The Fighter

  • The Kids Are All Right

  • The Kings’ Speech

  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

  • True Grit

  • Winter’s Bone

2011

(7 seen out of 19)

  • Cars 2

  • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

  • Fast Five

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

  • Hugo

  • Kung Fu Panda 2

  • Midnight in Paris

  • Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol

  • Moneyball

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  • The Artist

  • The Descendants

  • The Hangover Part II

  • The Help

  • The Smurfs

  • The Tree of Life

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  • War Horse

2012

(9 seen out of 19)

  • Skyfall

  • The Avengers

  • The Dark Knight Rises

  • The Hunger Games

  • Amour

  • Argo

  • Beasts of the Southern Wild

  • Django Unchained

  • Ice Age: Continental Drift

  • Les Misérables

  • Life of Pi

  • Lincoln

  • Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

  • Men in Black 3

  • Silver Linings Playbook

  • The Amazing Spider-Man

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2

  • Zero Dark Thirty

2013

(8 seen out of 18)

  • Frozen

  • Gravity

  • Her

  • Monsters University

  • 12 Years a Slave

  • American Hustle

  • Captain Phillips

  • Dallas Buyers Club

  • Despicable Me 2

  • Fast & Furious 6

  • Iron Man 3

  • Man of Steel

  • Nebraska

  • Philomena

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  • The Wolf of Wall Street

  • Thor: The Dark World

2014

(10 seen out of 18)

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1

  • Interstellar

  • American Sniper

  • Birdman

  • Boyhood

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Maleficent

  • Selma

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

  • The Imitation Game

  • The Theory of Everything

  • Transformers: Age of Extinction

  • Whiplash

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past

2015

(8 seen out of 17)

  • Spotlight

  • The Big Short

  • Bridge of Spies

  • Brooklyn

  • Mad Max: Fury Road

  • The Martian

  • The Revenant

  • Room

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Jurassic World

  • Furious 7

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • Minions

  • Spectre

  • Inside Out

  • Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

2016

(8 seen out of 19)

  • Moonlight

  • Arrival

  • Fences

  • Hacksaw Ridge

  • Hell or High Water

  • Hidden Figures

  • La La Land

  • Lion

  • Manchester by the Sea

  • Captain America: Civil War

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  • Finding Dory

  • Zootopia

  • The Jungle Book

  • The Secret Life of Pets

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

  • Deadpool

  • Suicide Squad

2017

(8 seen out of 19)

  • The Shape of Water

  • Call Me by Your Name

  • Darkest Hour

  • Dunkirk

  • Get Out

  • Lady Bird

  • Phantom Thread

  • The Post

  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • Beauty and the Beast

  • The Fate of the Furious

  • Despicable Me 3

  • Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

  • Cars 3

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • Thor: Ragnarok

  • Wonder Woman

2018

(4 seen out of 10)

  • Avengers: Infinity War

  • Black Panther

  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

  • Inredibles 2

  • Aquaman

  • Venom

  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout

  • Bohemian Rhapsody

  • Deadpool 2

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald