The 10 best movies built for nostalgia

Brooklyn Simmons

20th century women

The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.

Dazed and Confused

The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.

Cooley High

In 1964 on Chicago's Near-North Side, the lives of four carefree high school seniors and best friends, including an aspiring playwright and an all-city basketball champion, takes a tragic turn.

Stand by Me

After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.

Stand by Me

Back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.

Goodfellas

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

Almost Famous

A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

Lady Bird

In 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.

Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big.

Not Fade Away

Adventureland

In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.

heart touching Oscar-winning films

Brooklyn Simmons