Films That Define Generation X

Gen Xers faced the world with a unique set of traits and values that, if you pay close attention, are extremely evident in the movies that define the era, along with the perfect fashion choices of the '80s and '90s.

The movies that define Generation X have a few themes in common: post-graduate ennui, a distaste for authority and yuppies, "slacker" tendencies, feelings of alienation, a desire to disrupt the norm, punk music, and lots of flannel

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Clerks (1994)

Clerks (1994)

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Pulp Fiction (1994)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

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The Doom Generation (1995)

The Doom Generation (1995)

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Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

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Suburbia (1996)

Suburbia (1996)

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My Own Private Idaho (1991)

My Own Private Idaho (1991)

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Hackers (1995)

Hackers (1995)

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Dazed and Confused (1993)

Dazed and Confused (1993)

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Trainspotting (1996)

Trainspotting (1996)

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Slacker (1991)

Slacker (1991)

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River's Edge (1987)

River's Edge (1987)

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Natural Born Killers (1994)

Natural Born Killers (1994)

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The Basketball Diaries (1995)

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

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Dead Man (1995)

Dead Man (1995)

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Desert Blue (1999)

Desert Blue (1999)

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Falling Down (1993)

Falling Down (1993)

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Once Were Warriors (1994)

Once Were Warriors (1994)

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Lost Highway (1997)

Lost Highway (1997)

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Singles (1992)

Singles (1992)

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Pump Up the Volume (1990)

Pump Up the Volume (1990)

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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

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Freeway (1996)

Freeway (1996)

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Election (1999)

Election (1999)

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Mallrats (1995)

Mallrats (1995)

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Chasing Amy (1997)

Chasing Amy (1997)

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Before Sunrise (1995)

Before Sunrise (1995)

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Say Anything... (1989)

Say Anything... (1989)

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Empire Records (1995)

Empire Records (1995)

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Swingers (1996)

Swingers (1996)

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Wayne's World (1992)

Wayne's World (1992)

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High Fidelity (2000)

High Fidelity (2000)

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Fight Club (1999)

Fight Club (1999)

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Ghost World (2001)

Ghost World (2001)

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The Breakfast Club (1985)

The Breakfast Club (1985)

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Heathers (1988)

Heathers (1988)

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Pretty in Pink (1986)

Pretty in Pink (1986)

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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

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Betty Blue (1986)

Betty Blue (1986)

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Run Lola Run (1998)

Run Lola Run (1998)

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

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