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Movies by Year, 1990–2009

One question per year about movies and actors. Can you answer them all?
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First submittedAugust 26, 2013
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Year
Clue
Answer
2009
This James Cameron production becomes the highest-grossing film of all-time
Avatar
2008
The Coen brothers share a Best Director Oscar for this movie
No Country for Old Men
2007
This movie about ancient Spartan warriors hits theaters
300
2006
This actor goes on an anti-Semitic rant after being arrested for drunk driving
Mel Gibson
2005
Jamie Foxx wins a Best Actor award for his portrayal of this singer
Ray Charles
2004
Aramaic and Latin are the only languages used in this Biblical movie
The Passion of the Christ
2003
The Wachowskis release the third film of this series
The Matrix
2002
This "Monster's Ball" actress becomes the first African-American to win an Oscar for Best Actress
Halle Berry
2001
George Clooney stars in a remake of this Frank Sinatra movie
Ocean's 11
2000
This Chow-Yun Fat movie becomes the highest-grossing foreign film in U.S. history
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
1999
This low-budget horror movie, featuring "found" footage, become a surprise success
The Blair Witch Project
1998
Two different asteroid impact movie hit theaters. Name either.
Deep Impact | Armageddon
1997
This movie becomes the first to gross over $1 billion
Titanic
1996
Michael Jordan stars in this basketball movie
Space Jam
1995
This movie, the first by Pixar, is released
Toy Story
1994
This Quentin Tarantino movie wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival
Pulp Fiction
1993
This actor is killed by a prop gun while filming "The Crow"
Brandon Lee
1992
This Kevin Costner movie is released - its soundtrack is the best-selling of all time
The Bodyguard
1991
"JFK", by this director, implies that Kennedy was killed by a high-level conspiracy
Oliver Stone
1990
Johnny Depp stars in this movie, the first of his many collaborations with director Tim Burton
Edward Scissorhands
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39 Comments
bebn123
+4
Level 61
Oct 5, 2013
To be honest, I thought "A Bug's Life" was Pixar's first movie until I took this quiz. Guess I learned something new today!
DiscoBayGolfer
+1
Level 80
Mar 10, 2014
must have spelled scissorhands wrong because I was fairly certain that it was right...
fuanacdc
+2
Level 89
Sep 18, 2014
I love that Space Jam is on this list
Ian1979
+1
Level 71
Dec 30, 2014
Great quiz. Thank for posting. I would love to do more like this
plattitude
+2
Level 94
Dec 23, 2015
I was sure the Costner flick would be Prince of Thieves. Not my favorite actor, but can't argue with either of those soundtracks.
kalbahamut
+5
Level 79
Feb 20, 2017
Now now, the Canadian government has apologized many times for Bryan Adams.
TheCrusher
+1
Level 70
Nov 21, 2022
They should also say sorry for Justin Bieber... Or is it too late now?
Hominka
+2
Level 81
Dec 31, 2015
Okay, I obviously shouldn't bother with Movie quizzes. I only got 1.
SundarIsaacs
+2
Level 57
Nov 6, 2019
I got 2. Ha!
ferdy86
+2
Level 77
Dec 31, 2015
Deep Impact was a comet, not an asteroid. Just saying.
kalbahamut
+7
Level 79
Dec 31, 2015
But what was the comet's motivation?
ander217
+1
Level 73
Jan 4, 2016
Glad QM included the word impact in the clue or I would never have gotten that one. Finished all with 1:58 left - I think this is the first movie quiz I've gotten 100%.
freon22tec
+1
Level 57
Jan 2, 2016
The other "asteroid" movie actually featured a comet
Quizmaster
+11
Level ∞
Dec 11, 2018
Oh, in that case the movies weren't similar at all.
prs17
+3
Level 73
Dec 13, 2018
You could rephrase the question as something like,

"Along with Armaggedon, one of two movies to make a big impact at the box office"

IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Dec 12, 2018
I thought it was Space Invaders. I always get those two confused.
Carry
+1
Level 63
Nov 18, 2019
SPOILER ALERT The meteroid never impacts earth in Armageddon. Whoopsie. I get the essence of the question though and got no problem with it.
Kalleanon
+1
Level 66
Oct 6, 2020
Assuming you mean meteoroid, they're typically no more than 1m. They can become meteors or meteorites under certain circumstances but they're nothing to do with asteroids. The thing in Armageddon was an asteroid.
Deathsunglasses
+4
Level 45
Aug 21, 2017
The only one I had trouble with was the Frozen question.

The rock I live under is fine.

Lemondance
+3
Level 67
Nov 21, 2022
Frozen question?? What did this quiz used to be?
LadyDulcinea
+2
Level 67
Feb 2, 2019
I typed "Dances with Wolves" and "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" about 10 different ways before remembering "The Bodyguard"
JackBeNimble
+3
Level 82
Nov 5, 2019
At least you weren't convinced that "Hidden Tiger, Crouching Dragon" was the highest-grossing foreign film...
Qikiq
+5
Level 89
Nov 6, 2019
I still think there must be a better movie-related question for 2006 than Mel Gibson's real-life bad behavior.
Djilas
+2
Level 86
Nov 8, 2019
Plenty of interesting movies available for a movie quiz instead of some random tabloid story about a director that already appears in the quiz. But there's always Apocalypto if you love Mel so much. Lives of Others, Prestige, Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth, Little Miss Sunshine, The Departed, Babel, Borat, The Queen, The Last King of Scotland, Volver, Zwartboek, Blood Diamond, Letters from Iwo Jima etc.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Dec 14, 2019
I was actually a paid extra for one of the 2nd unit director's scenes in Deep Impact, but my scene got cut to shreds and I could never find myself.
HighFidelity
+2
Level 59
Jun 25, 2020
I always thought Saturday Night Fever was the highest selling soundtrack of all time. Looks like SNF wins out in the US but not worldwide.
idontkn1
+1
Level 94
Jul 29, 2020
I knew the two present participles and the two animals for 2000. I just couldn't remember the order of them. Permutations dictated that there were 4 possible answers and of course it was the fourth one that I tried that was correct.
cactus
+1
Level 71
Oct 15, 2020
Jurassic Park is the first movie to have grossed 1billion I'm pretty sure. Titanic was to first to gross 2billion.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Nov 21, 2022
JP got very close to making a billion dollars worldwide... which was a big achievement at the time...but it didn't actually cross the $1B threshold until the 2013 reissue.
OfficerDibble
+3
Level 86
Nov 11, 2020
I think the Costner movie might more fairly be described as a Houston movie - they co-starred, but he can hardly take any credit for the soundtrack. He didn't write or direct or anything.
TheCrusher
+1
Level 70
Nov 21, 2022
Putting Whitney Houston in the clue would kind of give it away though, wouldn't it? I don't mind a challenge.
aloepottt
+1
Level 55
Dec 30, 2021
not the last movie anymore lol
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Nov 21, 2022
1999 has a past participle problem, methinks. It should be “became”?
TheCrusher
+1
Level 70
Nov 21, 2022
It's the "s" that's missing. None of the other clues are in the past tense...
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Nov 23, 2022
Quite right! Good catch!
bostjan
+1
Level 71
Nov 22, 2022
Oliver Stone - is he a movie or an actor? LOL
Yanni47
+1
Level 80
Nov 22, 2022
The Coen Brothers may have won the Oscar in 2008, but the film obviously came out the year before.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Sep 6, 2025
The question wasn't referring to when the film came out, just the Oscars
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Sep 6, 2025
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