Movie Memory Machine is your guide to the forgotten films of the ’80s, ’90s, 2000s, and beyond. Every week, our rogue time machine drops us into a different year to revisit wide-release movies that history left behind—cult favorites, forgotten flops, and everything in between. Along the way, we uncover behind-the-scenes trivia, oddball production choices, and the cultural baggage these movies left behind. Then we decide: does this movie deserve to return to modern memory—or stay lost in time?
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) · May 22, 2026
The Three Musketeers (2011)
The Three Musketeers (2011) · May 8, 2026
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) · May 1, 2026
5-For: The Phantom of the Opera (2004) | A Legacy of Masks, Madness, and Musical Mayhem
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) · Apr 27, 2026
Mini-Transmission: The Phantom of the Opera (2004) | Unmasking the Aftermath
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) · Apr 24, 2026
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) | The Masked Megamusical That Refused to Stay in the Shadows
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) · Apr 17, 2026
5-For: The Banger Sisters (2002) | Women, Chaos, and the Messy Aftermath of Youth
The Banger Sisters (2002) · Apr 13, 2026
Mini-Transmission: The Banger Sisters (2002) | Goldie & Sarandon’s Rock ’n’ Roll Reunion
The Banger Sisters (2002) · Apr 10, 2026
The Banger Sisters (2002) | Goldie, Sarandon, and the Last Gasp of Rock ’n’ Roll Rebellion
The Banger Sisters (2002) · Apr 3, 2026
5-For: Bandits (2001) | Charming Criminals and the Art of the Heist Hangout
Bandits (2001) · Mar 30, 2026
Mini-Transmission: Bandits (2001) | Heists, Heartaches, and Homemade Crime Solutions
Bandits (2001) · Mar 27, 2026
Bandits (2001) | The Oddball Heist Rom-Com Hollywood Forgot
Bandits (2001) · Mar 20, 2026
5-For: Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) | Strangers, Secrets & One Long Night
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) · Mar 16, 2026
Mini-Transmission: Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) | Secrets, Songs & State Lines
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) · Mar 13, 2026
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) | A Noir Mystery Where Nobody Checks Out Clean
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) · Mar 6, 2026
5-For: The Thirteenth Floor (1999) | Five Films That Question Reality Itself
The Thirteenth Floor (1999) · Mar 2, 2026
Mini-Transmission: The Thirteenth Floor (1999) | Cracks in the Simulation
The Thirteenth Floor (1999) · Feb 27, 2026
The Thirteenth Floor (1999) | The Sci-Fi Thriller That The Matrix beat to the Simulation Punch
The Thirteenth Floor (1999) · Feb 20, 2026
5 For: The Dream Team (1989)
The Dream Team (1989) · Feb 16, 2026
Mini-Transmission: The Dream Team (1989)
The Dream Team (1989) · Feb 13, 2026
The Dream Team (1989) | Michael Keaton Leads a Chaotic Comedy Breakout
The Dream Team (1989) · Feb 6, 2026
5-For: Tag (2018) | When Adult Friendships Become Contact Sports
Tag (2018) · Feb 2, 2026
Mini-Transmission: Tag (2018) | The Bromance Arms Race Continues
Tag (2018) · Jan 30, 2026
Tag (2018) | The Wild, True Story of a Lifelong Game Taken Too Far
Tag (2018) · Jan 23, 2026
5-For: War Horse (2011) | Cinema’s Most Heroic Horses (Plus One Brutal Battlefield)
War Horse (2011) · Jan 19, 2026
Mini-Transmission: War Horse (2011) | Spielberg Prestige, Battlefield Horses, and Next Week’s Leap
War Horse (2011) · Jan 16, 2026
War Horse (2011) | Spielberg’s Sweeping WWI Epic That Time Forgot
War Horse (2011) · Jan 9, 2026
5-For: The Meteor Man (1993) | Five Films That Shaped, Shadowed, or Subverted the Superhero Dream
The Meteor Man (1993) · Jan 5, 2026
Mini-Transmission: The Meteor Man (1993) | The Superhero Who Tried to Save the Whole Neighborhood
The Meteor Man (1993) · Jan 2, 2026
The Meteor Man (1993) | The First Black Superhero Blockbuster That Hollywood Forgot
The Meteor Man (1993) · Dec 26, 2025
5-For: Marci X (2003) | Five Films That Explored Culture, Comedy, and Chaos with… Mixed Results
Marci X (2003) · Dec 22, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Marci X (2003) | When Friends Meets In Living Color
Marci X (2003) · Dec 19, 2025
Marci X (2003) | Lisa Kudrow & Damon Wayans Teach Cringe
Marci X (2003) · Dec 12, 2025
5 For: Surviving Christmas (2004) | Money, Make-Believe Families & Holiday Meltdowns
Surviving Christmas (2004) · Dec 8, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Surviving Christmas (2004) | The Christmas Comedy Hollywood Tried to Hide
Surviving Christmas (2004) · Dec 5, 2025
Surviving Christmas (2004) | Ben Affleck’s Forgotten Festive Misfire
Surviving Christmas (2004) · Nov 28, 2025
5 For: The Brothers Bloom (2008)
The Brothers Bloom (2008) · Nov 24, 2025
Mini-Transmission: The Brothers Bloom (2008) | Rian Johnson's Montages
The Brothers Bloom (2008) · Nov 21, 2025
The Brothers Bloom (2008) | Rian Johnson's Wes Anderson Movie
The Brothers Bloom (2008) · Nov 14, 2025
5 For: Nightmare Alley (2021)
Nightmare Alley (2021) · Nov 10, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Nightmare Alley (2021) | Mentalism Gone Wrong
Nightmare Alley (2021) · Nov 7, 2025
Nightmare Alley (2021) | Guillermo del Toro and Bradley Cooper Geek Out
Nightmare Alley (2021) · Oct 31, 2025
5 For: In Dreams (1999)
In Dreams (1999) · Oct 27, 2025
Mini-Transmission: In Dreams (1999) - Psychic Killer Robert Downey Jr pairs with a Bluetooth Printer
In Dreams (1999) · Oct 24, 2025
In Dreams (1999) | Robert Downey Jr. as a Fairy Tale Serial Killer
In Dreams (1999) · Oct 17, 2025
5 For: The Skeleton Key (2005) – Body Swaps, Hypnosis, and Haunted Minds
The Skeleton Key (2005) · Oct 13, 2025
Mini-Transmission: The Skeleton Key (2005) – The Dark Spirits of the Panama Hat
The Skeleton Key (2005) · Oct 10, 2025
The Skeleton Key (2005) | A Case for PG-13 Horror
The Skeleton Key (2005) · Oct 3, 2025
5 For: The Vampire's Assistant: Cirque du Freak (2009)
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) · Sep 29, 2025
Mini-Transmission: The Vampire's Assistant: Cirque du Freak (2009)
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) · Sep 26, 2025
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) | We love a failed Hollywood franchise
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) · Sep 19, 2025
5 For: Hotel Artemis (2018)
Hotel Artemis (2018) · Sep 15, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Hotel Artemis (2018) – Don’t Take Off Your Mask During a Heist
Hotel Artemis (2018) · Sep 12, 2025
Hotel Artemis (2018) | The Cult Appreciation Starts Here
Hotel Artemis (2018) · Sep 5, 2025
5 For: Body of Lies (2008) – Spies, Beards, and Edge-of-Your-Seat Thrillers
Body of Lies (2008) · Sep 1, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Body of Lies (2008) – “Cut the Bullshit, Give Me the Information”
Body of Lies (2008) · Aug 29, 2025
Body of Lies (2008) | The Most Forgettable Movie of All-Time
Body of Lies (2008) · Aug 22, 2025
Mini-Transmission: The Rundown (2003) | Between The Rock and a Jungle Place
The Rundown (2003) · Aug 15, 2025
5 For: The Rundown (2003)
The Rundown (2003) · Aug 11, 2025
The Rundown (2003) | The Rock in the Jungle (Before Jumanji)
The Rundown (2003) · Aug 8, 2025
5 For: Wicker Park (2004)
Wicker Park (2004) · Aug 4, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Wicker Park (2004)
Wicker Park (2004) · Aug 1, 2025
Wicker Park (2004) | The Most 2004 Movie Ever Made?
Wicker Park (2004) · Jul 25, 2025
He’s Just Not That Into You (2009) | Bare-Minimum Boyfriends & Dead Dating Advice
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) · Jul 11, 2025
5 For – The Road to Wellville – Decadence, Decay, and the Death of Appetite
The Road to Wellville (1994) · Jul 7, 2025
Mini-Transmission: The Road to Wellville – Character Actors and Retirement from Hollywood
The Road to Wellville (1994) · Jul 4, 2025
The Road to Wellville (1994) – Anthony Hopkins, Yogurt Enemas, and the Weirdest Prestige Comedy Ever
The Road to Wellville (1994) · Jun 27, 2025
Carrie (2013) | Stephen King's Most Underrated Horror Film?
Carrie (2013) · Jun 13, 2025
Playmobil: The Movie (2019) — The LEGO Movie’s Forgotten Cousin | Trailer Breakdown
Playmobil: The Movie (2019) · Jun 6, 2025
Playmobil: The Movie (2019) feat. Josh Boerman of The Worst of All Possible Worlds!
Playmobil: The Movie (2019) · May 30, 2025
5 For: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) · May 26, 2025
Mini-Transmission: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) · May 23, 2025
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) | Guy Ritchie and Henry Cavill Gone Wild
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) · May 16, 2025
Damsel (2024) | Streaming Dragons for Support Month
Damsel (2024) · Apr 25, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Sahara
Sahara (2005) · Apr 4, 2025
5 For: The Boys in the Boat (2023)
The Boys in the Boat (2023) · Mar 22, 2025
Mini-Transmission: The Boys in the Boat
The Boys in the Boat (2023) · Mar 21, 2025
The Boys in the Boat (2023)
The Boys in the Boat (2023) · Mar 14, 2025
5 For: American Dreamz (2006)
American Dreamz (2006) · Mar 8, 2025
Mini-Transmission: American Dreamz
American Dreamz (2006) · Mar 7, 2025
American Dreamz (2006)
American Dreamz (2006) · Feb 28, 2025
5 For: Gretel and Hansel (2020)
Gretel & Hansel (2020) · Feb 22, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Gretel and Hansel
Gretel & Hansel (2020) · Feb 21, 2025
Gretel and Hansel (2020)
Gretel & Hansel (2020) · Feb 14, 2025
5 For: Poseidon (2006)
Poseidon (2006) · Feb 8, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Poseidon
Poseidon (2006) · Feb 7, 2025
Poseidon (2006) — with Lauren Pritchard and Joe Roche!
Poseidon (2006) · Jan 31, 2025
5 For: The Mexican (2001)
The Mexican (2001) · Jan 24, 2025
Mini-Transmission: The Mexican
The Mexican (2001) · Jan 24, 2025
The Mexican (2001)
The Mexican (2001) · Jan 17, 2025
5 For: Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
Six Days Seven Nights (1998) · Jan 11, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Six Days, Seven Nights
Six Days Seven Nights (1998) · Jan 10, 2025
Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
Six Days Seven Nights (1998) · Jan 3, 2025
5 For: Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) · Dec 28, 2024
Mini-Transmission: Vampire in Brooklyn
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) · Dec 27, 2024
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) · Dec 20, 2024
5 For: The Recruit (2003)
The Recruit (2003) · Dec 14, 2024
Mini-Transmission: The Recruit
The Recruit (2003) · Dec 13, 2024
The Recruit (2003)
The Recruit (2003) · Dec 6, 2024
5 For: Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
The Butler (2013) · Nov 30, 2024
Mini-Transmission: The Butler
The Butler (2013) · Nov 29, 2024
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
The Butler (2013) · Nov 22, 2024
5 For: Lightning Jack (1994)
Lightning Jack (1994) · Nov 16, 2024
Mini-Transmission: Lightning Jack
Lightning Jack (1994) · Nov 15, 2024
Lightning Jack (1994)
Lightning Jack (1994) · Nov 8, 2024
5 For: The Rocker (2008)
The Rocker (2008) · Nov 2, 2024
Mini-Transmission: The Rocker
The Rocker (2008) · Nov 1, 2024
The Rocker (2008)
The Rocker (2008) · Oct 25, 2024
Mini-Transmission: Loser
Loser (2000) · Oct 18, 2024
5 For: The Last Song (2010)
The Last Song (2010) · Oct 5, 2024
Mini-Transmission: The Last Song
The Last Song (2010) · Oct 4, 2024
The Last Song (2010) | Divorce, Fire, Cancer, Beach Houses—Classic Sparks Meltdown
The Last Song (2010) · Sep 27, 2024
Mini-Transmission: Don Juan Demarco
Don Juan DeMarco (1994) · Sep 20, 2024
5 For: Reminiscence (2021)
Reminiscence (2021) · Sep 7, 2024
Mini-transmission: Reminiscence
Reminiscence (2021) · Sep 6, 2024
Reminiscence (2021)
Reminiscence (2021) · Aug 30, 2024
5 For: Money Monster (2016)
Money Monster (2016) · Aug 24, 2024
Mini-transmission: Money Monster
Money Monster (2016) · Aug 23, 2024
Money Monster (2016)
Money Monster (2016) · Aug 16, 2024
5 For: Hope Springs (2012)
Hope Springs (2012) · Aug 10, 2024
Mini-Transmission: Hope Springs
Hope Springs (2012) · Aug 9, 2024
Hope Springs (2012)
Hope Springs (2012) · Aug 2, 2024
Mini-Transmission: S1M0NE
S1m0ne (2002) · Jul 26, 2024
5 For: Poltergeist (2015)
Poltergeist (2015) · Jul 13, 2024
Mini-Transmission: Poltergeist
Poltergeist (2015) · Jul 12, 2024
Poltergeist (2015)
Poltergeist (2015) · Jul 5, 2024
5 For: Barnyard (2006)
Barnyard (2006) · Jun 29, 2024
Mini-Transmission: Barnyard
Barnyard (2006) · Jun 28, 2024
5 For: The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) · Jun 1, 2024
Mini-Transmission: The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) · May 31, 2024
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) · May 24, 2024
5 For: Life or Something Like It (2002)
Life or Something Like It (2002) · May 18, 2024
Mini-Transmission: Life or Something Like It
Life or Something Like It (2002) · May 17, 2024
Life or Something Like It (2002)
Life or Something Like It (2002) · May 10, 2024
5 For: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) · May 4, 2024
Mini-Transmission: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) · May 3, 2024
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) · Apr 26, 2024