A century of cinema, decade by decade
The silent era gives way to sound. Hollywood establishes its golden foundation.
Depression-era escapism drives the studio system to its peak creative output.
War shapes storytelling. Film noir emerges from the shadows.
Widescreen spectacle, sci-fi anxieties, and the birth of teen culture.
The old studio system collapses. Counterculture rewrites cinema's rules.
The Movie Brats arrive. Auteur filmmaking at its most daring and raw.
Blockbuster culture takes hold. Practical effects reach their pinnacle.
Independent cinema explodes. Genre boundaries blur and shatter.
Digital filmmaking democratizes the art. Franchise era begins.
Streaming disrupts everything. Prestige TV and cinema converge.
A pandemic reshapes release windows. Streaming becomes the new normal.