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15 Iconic Movies That Shaped the Millennial Generation

From The Sandlot to Mean Girls, these 15 iconic movies supposedly defined Millennials. But did they really? Let’s see if this list actually hits the nostalgia sweet spot!

Every generation has its pop culture touchstones.  Here are 15 movies that supposedly shaped the Millennials, in chronological order:

1.  “The Princess Bride”(1987)  (This one is a total Gen X movie . . . but I guess they passed it down to their kids.)

2.  “The Sandlot”  (1993)

3.  “Jurassic Park”  (1993)

4.  “Scream”  (1996)

5.  “Mulan”  (1998)

6.  “The Big Lebowski”  (1998)

7.  “The Matrix”  (1999)

8.  “The Mummy”  (1999)

9.  “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”  (2001)

10.  “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”  (2001)

11.  “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”  (2004)

12.  “Mean Girls”  (2004)

13.  “Garden State”  (2004)

14.  “Superbad”  (2007)

15.  “Inception”  (2010)

Are you a Millennial?  How does this list sit with you?  Any movies on here that you DON’T relate to?  Any important ones they missed?

(Mental Floss)

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