Arnold Schwarzenegger became the governor of California, Cristiano Ronaldo made his Manchester United debut and we were still a year away from the release of Mean Girls. Yes, 2023 may seem like yesterday but it most definitely wasn't.
And is there anything that makes you feel older than discovering one of your favourite films is infact 20 years old? Well...maybe, but it certainly doesn't give us a youthful glow.
Here are 10 films that you won't believe actually turn 20 years old this year. Eeek.
1. Finding Nemo
One of the best Disney Pixar films ever produced, Finding Nem somehow turns 20 this year and we still love it as much as we did the day it landed on cinema screens.
2. Elf
Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf is now as much as Christmas classics such as Miracle On 34th Street or Home Alone. Now a staple of many family's diet on December 25th, it turns 20 this year! Photo: Contributed
3. School Of Rock
A childhood film that warms the heart of so many. Jack Black stars as substitute teacher Dewey Finn, who enters an elementary private school after being kicked out of his rock band - but he's not there for some teacher, he's there's to do some rocking!
4. Freaky Friday
Just to remind you, Lindsay Lohan is great. In the early 00s, she was at the peak of her powers too for films such as Freaky Friday. The film sees her wake up one day to realise she and her mother (played by Jamie-Lee Curtis) have somehow switched bodies. Classic early Millennium film-making.