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11-07-2022, 01:15 AM
https://www.looper.com/1084827/movies-that-defined-generation-x/
BY CHRIS HODGES/NOV. 6, 2022 1:15 PM UTC
There are no definitively agreed upon years to define any given generation, but the people who comprise Generation X are generally considered to be those who were children in the 1970s and 1980s, entered their teen years in the '80s and '90s, and were adults around the time of the millennium (via Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Generation-X)). Other nicknames for that demographic are the "latchkey generation" — because they often came home to empty houses and had to use their keys to let themselves in — and the "MTV Generation," as many of them grew up alongside the cable network, which defined pop culture in this era (via BridgeWorks (https://www.generations.com/insights/generation-x-101)).
Gen Xers are often associated with cynicism, as they grew up in a time where the values of capitalism were heightened and it felt like everything was seen as a commodity or marketing opportunity for the Baby Boomer generation that preceded them. At the same time, things like the AIDS epidemic and the rise of drug use also contributed to the sense of malaise that Gen Xers often felt.
But it's not all bad news, as Gen X was also the generation of great indie films (https://www.looper.com/877704/best-indie-movies-of-all-time-ranked/), the introduction of home computers/the internet, and a thriving economy (for a time). And all of this — the good and the bad — informed the films that were made by and/or for Gen Xers, so these are the ones that best represent the various aspects of Generation X.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Do the Right Thing
Reality Bites
Swingers
Empire Records
The Goonies
Trainspotting
Wayne's World
Singles
Heathers
Poetic Justice
Clerks
Hackers
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
The Lost Boys
Dazed and Confused
Fight Club
St. Elmo's Fire
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Office Space
Boyz n the Hood
High Fidelity
Slacker
Say Anything...
The Breakfast Club
BY CHRIS HODGES/NOV. 6, 2022 1:15 PM UTC
There are no definitively agreed upon years to define any given generation, but the people who comprise Generation X are generally considered to be those who were children in the 1970s and 1980s, entered their teen years in the '80s and '90s, and were adults around the time of the millennium (via Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Generation-X)). Other nicknames for that demographic are the "latchkey generation" — because they often came home to empty houses and had to use their keys to let themselves in — and the "MTV Generation," as many of them grew up alongside the cable network, which defined pop culture in this era (via BridgeWorks (https://www.generations.com/insights/generation-x-101)).
Gen Xers are often associated with cynicism, as they grew up in a time where the values of capitalism were heightened and it felt like everything was seen as a commodity or marketing opportunity for the Baby Boomer generation that preceded them. At the same time, things like the AIDS epidemic and the rise of drug use also contributed to the sense of malaise that Gen Xers often felt.
But it's not all bad news, as Gen X was also the generation of great indie films (https://www.looper.com/877704/best-indie-movies-of-all-time-ranked/), the introduction of home computers/the internet, and a thriving economy (for a time). And all of this — the good and the bad — informed the films that were made by and/or for Gen Xers, so these are the ones that best represent the various aspects of Generation X.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Do the Right Thing
Reality Bites
Swingers
Empire Records
The Goonies
Trainspotting
Wayne's World
Singles
Heathers
Poetic Justice
Clerks
Hackers
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
The Lost Boys
Dazed and Confused
Fight Club
St. Elmo's Fire
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Office Space
Boyz n the Hood
High Fidelity
Slacker
Say Anything...
The Breakfast Club