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Films That Define Generation X - Page 3

Gen Xers faced the world with a unique set of traits and values that, if you pay close attention, are extremely evident in the movies that define the era, along with the perfect fashion choices of the '80s and '90s.
The movies that define Generation X have a few themes in common: post-graduate ennui, a distaste for authority and yuppies, "slacker" tendencies, feelings of alienation, a desire to disrupt the norm, punk music, and lots of flannel
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The Ice Storm (1997)
The Ice Storm (1997)
81
86%7.4
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
82
74%8.2
Sling Blade (1996)
Sling Blade (1996)
83
96%8.0
Boogie Nights (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
84
93%7.9
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
85
90%7.4
Chungking Express (1994)
Chungking Express (1994)
86
89%8.1
Happiness (1998)
Happiness (1998)
87
83%7.7
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
88
92%7.1
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
89
93%8.4
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
90
89%7.5
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
91
93%7.3
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
92
85%7.5
American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
93
87%8.3
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
94
79%7.2
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
95
98%8.3
American Movie (1999)
American Movie (1999)
96
94%7.9
Three Colors: Red (1994)
Three Colors: Red (1994)
97
100%8.1
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
98
98%7.9
Three Colors: White (1994)
Three Colors: White (1994)
99
87%7.6
The Color of Paradise (1999)
The Color of Paradise (1999)
100
87%8.2
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
101
97%8.0
Perfect Blue (1997)
Perfect Blue (1997)
102
83%8.0
The City of Lost Children (1995)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
103
79%7.5
Show Me Love (1998)
Show Me Love (1998)
104
90%7.5
Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
105
82%7.6
The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
106
86%7.6
Nil by Mouth (1997)
Nil by Mouth (1997)
107
77%7.3
East Is East (1999)
East Is East (1999)
108
78%6.9
Orlando (1992)
Orlando (1992)
109
83%7.2
Map of the Human Heart (1993)
Map of the Human Heart (1993)
110
78%7.1
An Angel at My Table (1990)
An Angel at My Table (1990)
111
95%7.5
Bound (1996)
Bound (1996)
112
90%7.3
Kalifornia (1993)
Kalifornia (1993)
113
58%6.7
Dogfight (1991)
Dogfight (1991)
114
79%7.4
This Boy's Life (1993)
This Boy's Life (1993)
115
76%7.3
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
116
76%6.6
Romper Stomper (1992)
Romper Stomper (1992)
117
79%6.8
Scarfies (1999)
Scarfies (1999)
118
6.5
Untamed Heart (1993)
Untamed Heart (1993)
119
56%6.8
Wonderland (1999)
Wonderland (1999)
120
63%7.1
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