# Best movie of the last 3 years? 2014-2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 15, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016 "2016-11-15T00:08:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/21 "2016-11-15T13:57:51Z")
Best? I dunno, I’m not a movie critic. My favorite? Captain America: The Winter Soldier. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/22 "2016-11-15T13:58:14Z")
Hard to say. Lots of very enjoyable movies, including _Guardians of the Galaxy_, _The Force Awakens_, and _Zootopia_, that I look forward to their sequels and would rate very highly. But I think the best was actually _The LEGO Movie_. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/23 "2016-11-15T14:05:11Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > **Queen of the Desert** - Herzog’s overlooked masterpiece. Nicole Kidman should have won an Oscar, as should Herzog and his cinematographer. Loved it. Watched it twice in a week. At least as far as Oscar consideration goes, it’s a bit premature to be calling this overlooked. Although it played the U.S. at AFI Fest a year ago, it doesn’t get an official U.S. theatrical release until next year. It will not be eligible for Oscar Nominations until the 2018 ceremony (honoring the films of 2017). ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/24 "2016-11-15T14:10:05Z")
_Interstellar._ Not a perfect movie, but it made me think more than any other movie in the last few years. Honorable mentions to _Boyhood_, _Brooklyn_, and _Room_. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/25 "2016-11-15T17:38:56Z")
My first thought was _Whiplash_, then somebody said \*Kingsman \*and I was torn, and _The Martian_ and \*Deadpool \*are also in the running. With a gun to my head I’d say _Whiplash_. I didn’t enjoy _Mad Max_ very much, probably because I so enjoyed the originals I had a cabinet like Max’s but mine was stuffed with leather motorbiker gear. I got a thrill every time I opened it to go for a proper ride. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/26 "2016-11-15T18:32:12Z")
English-language film: THE WITCH Foreign-language film: MUSTANG ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/27 "2016-11-15T18:42:09Z")
_Whiplash_ and _The Big Short_ are the two that left me a bit breathless afterward, like I’d just stepped off a really great roller coaster that took a lot out of me. _Kingsman_, _The Book of Life_ and _Grand Budapest_ were probably the most fun movies I’ve seen during that time period. _Ex Machina_ may have been the best at setting a mood and delivering its intended effect. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/28 "2016-11-15T18:51:17Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > The Grand Budapest Hotel I’d have to make that my pick, but it is a little too outré for many. _The Martian_ is up there, too. I couldnt finish _The Mad Max Fury Road_, once they got to the “promised land” and it was another shithole and they had to do it over again, I lost interest. The “science” also made no sense. Guardians was perhaps the most\* enjoyable\* film, and one I bought. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/29 "2016-11-15T19:05:11Z")
I’m going to vote for a 2013 movie that wasn’t released in the US until September 2014: [The Congress](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821641/). Robin Wright plays Robin Wright, an aging actress whose glory days are behind her because society has moved on from watching people act to watching the dreams in their head. She takes one last job and has to deal with the consequences. Not a universally beloved film, _The Congress_ has its detractors, and the animated portions may work better on the big screen than the little screen, but it’s an _original_ movie, at least by American standards, and I’m thrilled my wife and I went to see it on a lark. And, given it’s American box office ($130,000), we were apparently 2 of 13,000 people in this country to see this movie… regardless, it deserves to be mentioned in a thread like this. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/30 "2016-11-15T19:11:06Z")
I’m going to add one more, although very few people I know actually saw it: [Locke](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2692904/). A film with a gimmick I would never have expected to work, but the acting was exceptional and they pulled it off beautifully. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/31 "2016-11-15T19:38:08Z")
Mad Max, hands down. I will ride eternal, shiny and chrome. ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/32 "2016-11-15T19:40:04Z")
The Witch Son of Saul Victoria These three stood out to me the most. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/33 "2016-11-15T19:42:49Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I’m going to vote for a 2013 movie that wasn’t released in the US until September 2014: > > [The Congress](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821641/). > [@Asimovian](#): > > I’m going to add one more, although very few people I know actually saw it: [Locke](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2692904/). A film with a gimmick I would never have expected to work, but the acting was exceptional and they pulled it off beautifully. I just added both of these to my Watchlist at Amazon Prime (both are free with membership). Thank you for the recommendations. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/34 "2016-11-15T20:00:36Z")
For me, the best films I’ve seen in the last 3 years (and I’m only selecting films I’ve seen in the theaters) were: **Guardians of the Galaxy** - my all time favorite Marvel film. **Phoenix** - great exploration of human attitudes after WW2 in Europe with an INCREDIBLE ending! **Birdman** - you had to see this in the theater to get the full effect of the tension with the “one-continuos shot” feel. \*\*The Rover \*\*- A MUCH better post-apocalyptic that takes place in Australia that beats the hell out of Mad Max. An ending that will make you cry. \*\*Captain America: The Winter Soldier \*\*- my 2nd favorite Marvel film. **Boyhood** - one of the best portrayals of a real family life ever put on film **Room** - The strength of a mother to protect her son from danger and ugliness then the son’s response to the real world, unforgettable. **Frank** - Fassbinder was phenomenal, and almost the entire movie behind a mask. **Ex Machina** - pure science fiction **Her** - an amazing love story (released only in NY & LA in 2013 but the rest of the country in 2014) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/35 "2016-11-15T20:42:32Z")
More to add: _Birdman The Martian Tomorrowland Interstellar_ ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/36 "2016-11-15T20:49:29Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Mad Max, hands down. I will ride eternal, shiny and chrome. Witness! ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/37 "2016-11-15T20:57:46Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > More to add: > > _Birdman > The Martian > Tomorrowland > Interstellar_ Agreed (though I haven’t seen Tomorrowland). I quite enjoyed The Force Awakens as well, but not quite Best Picture material. Some of my favorite “films” have actually been short films of the YouTube genre, like that Pixar one with the suicidal cowboy. Can’t remember the name. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/38 "2016-11-15T20:58:33Z")
I’ve added the following to my viewing list: The Witch - Amazon Prime Phoenix - Netflix The Congress - Amazon Prime Happy to come back and let folks know what I thought. Please share if you saw any movies recommended in here. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/39 "2016-11-15T20:58:54Z")
[American Sniper](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/) was fantastic. As was [Straight Outta Compton](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1398426/) ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016/40 "2016-11-15T21:00:46Z")
Also Boyhood and Room. The latter one in particular had a resonance that stayed with me for months after viewing. So did Boyhood, actually. Incredible stories, acting, directing and cinematography. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-last-3-years-2014-2016/772016.md?page=3)