Commonly speaking, there is a consensus about how many generations there are in the 20th century. In broad terms, we usually discuss seven: the Greatest Generation, the Silent Generation, the Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, and the most recent addition, Gen Alpha. Dividing society into these classes allows us to better understand the numerous trends and behaviors that arise in each.

Every generation has its defining film (or films). These movies speak to their time and place , bottling a particular moment in time, often becoming a shared cultural text. Decades later, people can reflect back on that movie and where they were in life when it came out, the film becoming a kind of personal reference point. The titles below cover all the major generations, from Greatest to Gen Alph

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