12 Films That Baby Boomers Cherish
If you're a Baby Boomer (born between 1946 and 1964), we’d love to hear your thoughts on this nostalgic compilation of classic films.
**The Big Chill (1983)**
Tom Berenger, Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline, and William Hurt star in The Big Chill (1983) – Credit: C/O Columbia Pictures
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Writers: Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek
Cast: Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, JoBeth Williams, Don Galloway
A group of eight friends comes together 15 years after college when one of their own, Alex, dies by suicide. Kevin Costner was originally cast as Alex, but all his scenes were removed for creative reasons. This film is made for baby boomers, about baby boomers.
**The Graduate (1967)**
Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (1967) – Credit: C/O Embassy Pictures
Director: Mike Nichols
Writers: Calder Willingham, Buck Henry, Charles Webb
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, Murray Hamilton, William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson
The Graduate features Dustin Hoffman as an aimless 21-year-old graduate seduced by the married Mrs. Robinson (Bancroft) while he is involved with her daughter (Ross). Based on Charles Webb’s novel from 1963, it boasts one of the most iconic soundtracks, highlighted by the Simon & Garfunkel classic “Mrs. Robinson.”
**The Godfather (1972)**
Al Pacino and Simonetta Stefonelli in The Godfather (1972) – Credit: C/O Paramount
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall, Talia Shire, John Cazale
This iconic film — regarded as one of the greatest ever made — chronicles the journey of young Al Pacino as Michael Corleone, an unlikely but talented protege destined to lead his father Vito Corleone’s (Brando) formidable mob family.
**Forrest Gump (1994)**
Robin Wright and Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994) – Credit: C/O Paramount Pictures
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writers: Winston Groom, Eric Roth
Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Mykelti Williamson, Gary Sinise
In this 1995 Best Picture winner, Forrest Gump (Hanks) might lack intelligence but comprehends love and often experiences incredible luck. The narrative, spanning from the 1950s to the 1970s, unfolds through Forrest’s perspective as he pursues Jenny (Robin Wright), the woman he cherishes. It represents Zelig for baby boomers.
**The Shawshank Redemption (1994)**
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – Credit: C/O Warner Bros
Director: Frank Darabont
Writers: Stephen King, Frank Darabont
Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore
Inspired by Stephen King’s 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, this classic film depicts the powerful friendship between two convicts. Andy Dufresne, one of them, aids the warden in a money laundering plot, later turning it to his advantage. It’s a film you can enjoy with family across generations.
**Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)**
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford in Star Wars (1977) – Credit: C/O 20th Century Fox
Director: George Lucas
Writer: George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Cushing
In the original Star Wars film, Luke Skywalker (Hamill) joins forces with Han Solo (Ford) and two friendly droids to rescue the galaxy from the Empire’s sinister battle station and save Princess Leia (Fisher) from Darth Vader (Prowse).
It’s a landmark film for both baby boomers and Generation X.
**Shaft (1971)**
Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971) – Credit: C/O Paramount Pictures
Director: Gordon Parks
Writers: Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black
Cast: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwen Mitchell
In this Blaxploitation crime thriller adapted from Ernest Tidyman’s novel, Richard Roundtree plays
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12 Films That Baby Boomers Cherish
Here are 12 films that resonate with Baby Boomers, ranging from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to The Big Chill and The Graduate.