# Best movie of the year? 2014 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337 "2014-12-16T01:06:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [December 16, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/1 "2014-12-16T01:06:18Z")
It will be some time into 2015 before I have had a chance to see all the 2014 movies, but what are some of the best movies of the year? If it came out in some places in 2013, that’s cool too. I really enjoyed: Calvary Zero Theorem Predestination Guardians of the Galaxy Maze Runner Horns X-men Days of Future Past Fault in Our Stars Dawn of the Planet of the Apes I’m sure I have forgotten some, but those are the ones that stand out in my mind right now. Calvary probably has stayed in my mind for the longest, though I can’t declare it the best yet. Brendan Gleeson will be robbed if he is not nominated for an Academy Award this year for it. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/2 "2014-12-16T01:10:10Z")
I will add more later, but I did forget the Lego Movie, which was great. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/3 "2014-12-16T02:03:10Z")
Nothing else came close to _Boyhood_ for me. ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/4 "2014-12-16T02:13:02Z")
The Grand Budapest Hotel - I’m a Wes Anderson fan. Gone Girl - I’m not a Fincher fan, but I admit this was a good movie. The Babadook - Awesome psychological horror. The Raid 2: Berandal - The most intense, nonstop action flick of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/5 "2014-12-16T02:42:16Z")
The movie I enjoyed the most was Captain America 2. The movie that effected me the most was Her which technically came out at the very end of 2013 but I saw it in 2014. The most surprisingly good movie was Amazing Spider-Man 2. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/6 "2014-12-16T02:43:51Z")
Big movies: Guardians of the Galaxy Small indies: Love Is Strange (which has a surprisingly high-profile cast for an indie) ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/7 "2014-12-16T02:51:38Z")
My favorite movie thus far this year: Edge of Tomorrow (Live/Die/Repeat) The _best_ movie I’ve seen this year: Whiplash Giant caveat: I’ve been balancing full time business school and part time work this fall, so I’m way behind on my Oscar-type-films. With school on break I expect to see Birdman, Foxcatcher, The Imitation Game, and Inherent Vice over the next couple of weeks, and I fully expect that one of those may jump into the “best” spot. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/8 "2014-12-16T02:54:25Z")
Boyhood. An awesome piece of work. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/9 "2014-12-16T04:23:46Z")
Boyhood The Skeleton Twins Snowpiercer 20,000 Days On Earth Pride Nightcrawler Predestination …and then probably a whole bunch of films that won’t be released until early 2015 here in Australia. (Can’t wait for Birdman and The Imitation Game especially.) ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/10 "2014-12-16T05:28:21Z")
I loved Calvary as well. I also enjoyed: The Lego Movie Snowpiercer Noah The Grand Budapest Hotel Guardians of the Galaxy Interstellar I usually tend to watch more movies in most years, but for some reason I haven’t this time around, - so I haven’t see films that I really wanted to like Boyhood, Birdman, Fury, Captain America 2, Edge of Tomorrow, and Nightcrawler. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/11 "2014-12-16T12:58:10Z")
I haven’t seen Boyhood yet, but I intend to. Not in the theater though, it’s a movie I can watch at home. (And I prefer to watch non-spectacle movies at home.) Of the ones I’ve seen, the best were: Interstellar Guardians of the Galaxy Captain America: The Winter Soldier Edge of Tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/12 "2014-12-16T13:19:57Z")
A Most Wanted Man Birdman Grand Budapest Hotel ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/13 "2014-12-16T13:33:43Z")
I have seen surprisingly few of the movies mentioned so far but of those I did see I loved: _Edge of Tomorrow_ _Whiplash_ _Nightcrawler_ and _Guardians of the Galaxy_ ---
**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:** [December 16, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/14 "2014-12-16T15:17:18Z")
I also forgot: Snowpiercer Noah ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/15 "2014-12-16T18:59:04Z")
I’ve seen very few movies this year, but I’m surprised to see _How To Train Your Dragon 2_ hasn’t been mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/16 "2014-12-16T19:27:41Z")
Some major films I still haven’t seen (_The imitation Game, Citizenfour, Leviathan, Mr. Turner, Selma, The Babadook, Unbroken, Into the Woods, American Sniper, Maps to the Stars_), but for the year thus far, I’d guess my top 10 would be (in alpha order): **Boyhood Calvary Frank Ida Locke A Most Violent Year Obvious Child Only Lovers Left Alive Tim’s Vermeer Under the Skin** ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/17 "2014-12-16T19:47:38Z")
That’s an awesome list MovieMogul! How wonderful to see Only Lovers Left Alive and Under The Skin on your list! I like most of the movies mentioned so far but those are my two favorite movies of the year. Of the ones you haven’t seen, I’m waiting to see them too (plus Inherent Vice) except The Imitation Game, which I saw last week, and thought was pretty good. Of your list, I haven’t seen Frank or A Most Violent Year. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/18 "2014-12-16T19:51:10Z")
All I have seen this year is the X-Men: Days of future Past (sucked) Captain America: Winter Soldier (sucked, but not as hard) How to Train Your Dragon 2. (not nearly as good as the first) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/19 "2014-12-16T19:52:48Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > That’s an awesome list MovieMogul! How wonderful to see Only Lovers Left Alive and Under The Skin on your list! I like most of the movies mentioned so far but those are my two favorite movies of the year. > > Of the ones you haven’t seen, I’m waiting to see them too (plus Inherent Vice) except The Imitation Game, which I saw last week, and thought was pretty good. Of your list, I haven’t seen Frank or A Most Violent Year. Forgot **The Trip to Italy** , too. I saw _Vice_ and will need to see it again–I’m hard-pressed to remember the last time an A-list Hollywood director made a film quite as cuckoo-bananas as that one is, so it’s worth seeking out but I’m still not sure how I feel… ---
**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:** [December 16, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337/20 "2014-12-16T21:34:02Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > Forgot **The Trip to Italy** , too. I only saw it as a TV show, not as an edited together film. I like it, but their first Trip was better. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707337.md?page=2)