The Movie Timeline - it's like a timeline, but of movies
Ace Ventura investigates a stolen dolphin mascot. (Miami Gardens, FL - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)
Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy are born. (New York City - The Amazing Spider-Man)
Peter Sarsgaard’s lover’s death becomes the . (Burkittesville, MD - The Blair Witch Project)
Lincoln Rhyme's body is almost cut in half when a steel beam falls on top of him while investigating a crime scene in a collapsed tunnel. This leaves him paralysed. (New York City - The Bone Collector)
A year on a box. (The Bounty Hunter)
Marie Helena Kreutz pays her electric bills. (Spain - The Bourne Identity)
Four kids, Evan, Kayleigh, Tommy and Lenny, go off the rails, or on the rails, depending on the timeline. (The Butterfly Effect)
According to Mitzi, this is the year in which she married Marty Huggins. (Pine Crest, North Carolina - The Campaign)
Patrick Patrickson sees a scrunchie. (Swallow Falls - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)
John McClane takes on "Simon" to foil a heist at the Federal Reserve. (New York City, NY - Die Hard: With a Vengeance)
A documentary film crew films the Mount Rose American Teen Princess pageant. It is won by Becky Lehman, who dies when the floats she is on at a parade blows up. (Mount Rose, Minnesota - Drop Dead Gorgeous)
Mary starts working at Reynold's Extract. (Ohio - Extract)
Eric Bottler and Linus see each other for the last time until Halloween 1998. (Fanboys)
Elise Eliot, Brenda Cushman and Annie Paradis form the First Wives Club, to get revenge on their former husbands who abandoned them. (New York - First Wives Club)
Alex quits his job as an accountant and becomes a video game tester. (Grandma's Boy)
Dade Murphy and his hacker friends thwart Eugene "The Plague" Belford's virus, avoiding worldwide ecological disaster. (New York - Hackers)
Julie James gets a Certificate of Achievement for being in the Student Tutor Program. (Southport, North Carolina - I Know What You Did Last Summer)
Dan Thompkins dies. (Jeff, Who Lives at Home)
Gertie Trinke born, and her mother Gertrude dies in childbirth. (New York - Jersey Girl)
Judy and Peter join the 'Jumanji' board-game started 26 years earlier by Alan Parrish and Sarah Whittle. (Jumanji)
The Power Rangers stop evil Ivan Ooze from destroying the city by gaining the Ninja Megazord. (Angel Grove - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie)
Folkist Fred Knox dies, and daughter Sissy Knox is asked by George Menschell to take her father's place in The Main Street Singers. (A Mighty Wind)
Yankees start making $20,000,000 (Moneyball)
Anna Fitzgerald donates blood to Kate. (My Sister's Keeper)
Johnny sees his aunt. (Night of the Living Dead 3D)
Freddy Krueger is burnt alive for molesting children. (Springwood, Ohio - A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010))
William Castle, son of Frank Castle, born. (The Punisher)
Lisa Barbara Castle is born. (Punisher: War Zone)
Nick Leeson causes a financial meltdown. (Rogue Trader)
Roman Bridger finds Maureen Prescott. (Woodsboro, CA - Scream 3)
Michael Jordan helps the Looney Tunes win a basketball game against the Monstars. (Space Jam)
Street Fighter. (Shadaloo, South East Asia - Street Fighter)
T-1000 arrives from the future to kill John Connor, now protected by a reprogrammed T-800. (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
Andy receives a Buzz Lightyear action figure for his birthday. His cowboy toy Woody gets jealous. Woody and Buzz end up in Sid's house and escape as Andy moves to a new house. (Toy Story)
Short-sighted retailers do not order enough Buzz Lightyear toys to meet demand. (Toy Story 2)
Wedding rings are made. (The Wedding Date)
January: Will Hunting impersonates a police officer. (Boston, MA - Good Will Hunting)
Sunday 1st January: Bridget Jones meets Mark Darcy at Una & Geoffrey Alconbury's New Year's Day Turkey Curry Buffet. (Bridget Jones's Diary)
Friday 6th January: Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards appear in an article in the Two River Times, which also reports that Brodie Bruce has left The Tonight Show. (Chasing Amy)
Saturday 4th February: Scott Smith dies from AIDS-related pneumonia. (San Francisco, California - Milk)
Tuesday 14th February: Chris Brander sends fellow high school senior Jamie Palamino a dozen red roses. (New Jersey - Just Friends)
Thursday 9th March: Barbara Hummel, wife of General Francis Hummel, died. (The Rock)
Friday 17th March: Ronnie Kray dies. (Broadmoor Hospital, Slough, England - The Krays)
Sunday 26th March: Angela Bennett is nearly killed over a computer disc, and has her identity stolen. (Mexico - The Net)
Wednesday 29th March: Angela Bennett arrives back in the USA (as Ruth Marks) after her identity is stolen. (The Net)
Friday 31st March: Selena Quintanilla is shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar. (Corpus Christi, Texas - Selena)
Wednesday 5th April: Martin Asher kills Stuart Boyd and takes his identity. (Taking Lives)
Wednesday 19th April: The Oklahome bombing occurs. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - The Number 23)
Friday 28th April: The Houston Comets win a pick in the NBA lottery. (I Know What You Did Last Summer)
May: Dave Lockwood graduates from Princeon University after just three years. (Princeton, New Jersey - The Change-Up)
June: With the help of Peter Pettigrew's hand, Harry Potter's blood and his father's bone, Lord Voldemort returns to physical form. (Little Hangleton, England - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
June: Using a spell of Dark Magic, Lord Voldemort is returned to physical form; word of this reaches Albus Dumbledore, who acts immediately to reactive the Order of the Phoenix. (Little Hangleton, England - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
June: At their graduation, Chris Brander asks Jamie Palamino to be more than just friends. (New Jersey - Just Friends)
Saturday 24th June: South Africa wins the Rugby World Cup when they beat New Zealand 15-12. (Johannesburg, South Africa - Invictus)
Saturday 1st July: ATF Agent Ray Nicolet records the trial run for the money exchange for Ordell Robbie on his digital audio recorder at 3:07pm. (LAX Airport Parking Structure Row F Structure D - Jackie Brown)
Wednesday 5th July: According to the article "Girl Dead In Car Accident," Susie Willis dies of drowning when her car skids out of control into the reefs near Dawsnon's Beach. The driver, David Egan, who was engaged to her, is unharmed. (Southport, North Carolina - I Know What You Did Last Summer)
Wednesday 5th July: An article saying "MERLINS SCORE BIG" is published. (Southport, North Carolina - I Know What You Did Last Summer)
Wednesday 5th July: Novalee Nation gives birth in a Wal-Mart, creating a media sensation. (Oklahoma - Where The Heart Is)
August: Gertie Trinke born, and her mother Gertrude dies in childbirth. (New York - Jersey Girl)
Tuesday 8th August: A documentary featuring former boxer Dicky Eklund and his crack cocaine addiction airs on HBO. (The Fighter)