Saturday, January 3, 2015

My Favorite Films of 2014


It's that time again! Below you will find my 4th Annual "Favorite Films of the Year" List. This year's list includes my top 20 movies from 2014. Your results may vary. In reverse order, they are as follows:

20. Fury: Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LeBeouf, Michael Pena
19. Snowpiercer: Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell 
18. X-Men (Days of Future Past): James McAvoy, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender
17. The Skeleton Twins: Bill Hader, Kristin Wiig, Luke Wilson
16. Obvious Child: Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy
15. Pride: Paddy Considine, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West
14. Captain America (The Winter Soldier): Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson 
13. Locke: Tom Hardy
12. Guardians of the Galaxy: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper
11. Whiplash: Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Paul Reiser
10. St. Vincent: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O'Dowd
9.   The Drop: Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace
8.   Wild: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadowski
7.   Birdman: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton 
6.   The Imitation Game: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kiera Knightly, Matthew Goode
5.   Force Majeure: Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Kristofer Hivju
4.   Chef: John Favreau, John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara, Scarlett Johannson
3.   The Grand Budapest Hotel: Ralph Fienes, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody
2.   Selma: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo
1.   Boyhood: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke


There are still some promising movies I have not yet seen (American Sniper, Inherent Vice, A Most Violent Year), and others I've seen, but which did not make my top 20 (Into The Woods, Unbroken, Gone Girl). Hopefully my list will inspire you to check out a film that wasn't on your radar, or help you augment your Netflix queue! And feel free to let me know if there something you think I've missed.

You can also see my "Favorite Films" from 2013, 2012, and 2011 which I've compiled on my blog:
http://better-left.blogspot.com/

Happy Moviegoing in 2015! 

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