2014 Best Movies
Birdman is my second favorite movie of all time... Just letting everyone know that cause it's a PERFECT movie in my eyes.
I consider Godzilla a guilty pleasure, without my nostalgia it'd be just a good movie. John Wick barely passes the list. It's very, very fun and the action is orgasmic but that's basically it lol. The plot, character (which is fine), and obvious product placement could've had more work but it's not trying to be perfect anyway so these could just be nitpicks. Despite that it's still going to be at the bottom to me here for those reasons. I mean it's on the list so... Better than its sequel in my opinion. Take that as you may.
I consider Godzilla a guilty pleasure, without my nostalgia it'd be just a good movie. John Wick barely passes the list. It's very, very fun and the action is orgasmic but that's basically it lol. The plot, character (which is fine), and obvious product placement could've had more work but it's not trying to be perfect anyway so these could just be nitpicks. Despite that it's still going to be at the bottom to me here for those reasons. I mean it's on the list so... Better than its sequel in my opinion. Take that as you may.
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- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.10/10, one of my favorite movies. Up there with no country for old men, children of men, and another 10/10 men movie I don't remember. Not that this movie is like that... Just don't go into it thinking it's a superhero movie either. It's more on life, second chances, family, critics just almost everything. Though it does criticize the hero genre and the actor/main character is one too who wants recognition for his work now not then (which is great because this actor was batman). It's so tongue-in-cheek too. Being a "one track shot" movie it does clever ways of cutting to them that it seems seamless. The music of the film is played by the drummer in the film. It's really funny too. If I could I'd marry this movie in a heartbeat. The classic what would you bring to a deserted island I'd take this, no country, and a kubrick film maybe clockwork orange.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu AmalricA writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.10/10, Wes Anderson does it again. One of my grandma's favorite right before she died. Even though I feel a emotion of grief watching this it's so cheery and colorful with it's characters and story that I can't emote other then smile. One of his most quirky movies and so energetic that it feels surreal. Easy to recommend and watch with friends. Most likely everyone will be glued to the tv unless it's a huge party. You can even invite that guy who hates Wes Anderson and argue aimlessly because he has a style he repeats or whatever. I'd argue each movie expands on the genre he's making. He's talented in some ways even if you don't like him. Here he messes with aspect ratio showing time change which is also smart. Didn't notice my first two watches until someone pointed it out. If Birdman wasn't released this year then this would be top dog. He loved older films and would mess up on purpose as a nod to this.
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsScarlett JohanssonJeremy McWilliamsLynsey Taylor MackayA mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.10/10
- DirectorXavier DolanStarsAnne DorvalAntoine Olivier PilonSuzanne ClémentA widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.high9/10
- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsMiles TellerJ.K. SimmonsMelissa BenoistA promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.high9/10
- DirectorAndrey ZvyagintsevStarsAleksey SerebryakovElena LyadovaRoman MadyanovIn a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.high9/10
- DirectorCarlos VermutStarsJosé SacristánMarina AndruixRaimundo de los ReyesThe father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's dark underbelly.9/10
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBen AffleckRosamund PikeNeil Patrick HarrisWith his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.9/10
- DirectorPawel PawlikowskiStarsAgata KuleszaAgata TrzebuchowskaDawid OgrodnikA novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.9/10
- DirectorDan GilroyStarsJake GyllenhaalRene RussoBill PaxtonWhen Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.low9/10, unexpectedly a bomb ass movie. Back in 2014 this was the film that made me more interested in them. Up until then i was just watching shit. My friend who isn't that much into film loved it. So maybe it's a good group movie too but I wouldn't put it upfront unless someone asks.
- DirectorPhil LordChristopher MillerStarsChris PrattWill FerrellElizabeth BanksAn ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as "special", is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.low9-high8/10
- DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsJohannes KuhnkeLisa Loven KongsliClara WettergrenA family vacationing in the French Alps is confronted with a devastating avalanche.low9-high8/10
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsJake GyllenhaalMélanie LaurentSarah GadonA man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie.low9-high8/10
- DirectorLav DiazStarsSid LuceroAngeli BayaniArchie AlemaniaAn embittered law student commits a brutal double murder; a family man takes the fall and is forced into a harsh prison sentence; a mother and her two children wander the countryside looking for some kind of redemption.8/10
- DirectorNuri Bilge CeylanStarsHaluk BilginerMelisa SözenDemet AkbagA hotel owner and landlord in a remote Turkish village deals with conflicts within his family and a tenant behind on his rent.8/10
- DirectorSam CullmanJennifer GrausmanMark BeckerStarsMark A. LandisLester SullivanIrwin LakovWhen one of the most prolific art forgers in US history is finally exposed, he must confront the legacy of his 30-year con.8/10
- DirectorFrank PavichStarsAlejandro JodorowskyMichel SeydouxH.R. GigerThe story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.8/10
- DirectorYuriy BykovStarsArtyom BystrovNatalya SurkovaYuriy TsuriloDima Nikitin is an ordinary honest plumber who suddenly decides to face the corrupt system of local politics in order to save the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dormitory, which is about to collapse.8/10
- DirectorTyler MeasomJustin WeinsteinStarsJames RandiPenn JilletteTellerThe life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.low8/10
- DirectorBrian KnappenbergerStarsAaron SwartzTim Berners-LeeCindy CohnThe story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.low8-high7/10
- DirectorGareth EvansStarsIko UwaisYayan RuhianArifin PutraOnly a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.solid7/10
- DirectorJoshua ZemanStarsRachel MillsJoshua ZemanStephen WinickDelving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.high7/10
- DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsEdward SnowdenGlenn GreenwaldWilliam BinneyA documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.7/10
- DirectorAndrew HuculiakStarsDagny Backer JohnsenMari Sofie AndreassenKarl BirdA young woman, and her last memories of the five people who loved her most, recalled while experiencing a catastrophic event.7/10
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsRoger EbertChaz EbertGene SiskelThe life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.7/10
- DirectorJean-Pierre DardenneLuc DardenneStarsMarion CotillardFabrizio RongioneCatherine SaléeLiège, Belgium. Sandra is a factory worker who discovers that her workmates have opted for a EUR1,000 bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only a weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses in order to keep her job.7/10
- DirectorJames GunnStarsChris PrattVin DieselBradley CooperA group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.7/10
- DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsColin FirthTaron EgertonSamuel L. JacksonA spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.7/10, fun. just straight up fun. Easy movie to watch with friends and easy to recommend.
- DirectorRonit ElkabetzShlomi ElkabetzStarsRonit ElkabetzSimon AbkarianGabi AmraniAfter a lukewarm marriage of over twenty years, a woman appeals to her husband's compassion to obtain the desirable divorce document in front of a court, which proves to be more challenging than she would expect.7/10
- DirectorJohn MaloofCharlie SiskelStarsVivian MaierJohn MaloofDaniel ArnaudA documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.7/10
- DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsNina HossRonald ZehrfeldNina KunzendorfAfter surviving Auschwitz, a former cabaret singer has her disfigured face reconstructed and returns to her war-ravaged hometown to seek out her gentile husband, who may or may not have betrayed her to the Nazis.7/10
- DirectorJeremy SaulnierStarsMacon BlairDevin RatrayAmy HargreavesA mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.7/10
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica ChastainWhen Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.solid7/10, not his more rememberable films but still great. Good music and visuals. The acting is phenomenal. Just a solid movie.
- DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar IsaacA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.low7/10
- DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonElizabeth OlsenBryan CranstonThe world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.low7/10, another awesome guilty pleasure. I like the human story and godzillas. Thought it was the perfect balance considering the best godzilla films do that too like the original and godzilla 2000 except this time it's american. Might not even be a guilty pleasure but this is a film i wouldn't recommend to everyone.
- DirectorBenny SafdieJosh SafdieStarsArielle HolmesCaleb Landry JonesBuddy DuressA young woman struggles to reconcile her love for her boyfriend and for heroin, as she finds out that suicide is the only way for her boyfriend to forgive her for her misdeed.high6-low7/10, guilty pleasure
- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesMichael NyqvistAlfie AllenAn ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.high6/10, guilty pleasure
- DirectorJon FavreauStarsJon FavreauRobert Downey Jr.Scarlett JohanssonA head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.solidtohigh6/10, just a comfy guilty pleasure. my nama chef indeed. food looks delicious, acting even from the kid is good. We all know why the beautiful women are there but it still isn't an eye sore compared to an adam sandler film
- DirectorBennett MillerStarsSteve CarellChanning TatumMark RuffaloU.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all.high6/10, guilty pleasure. sort of does the same thing over and over. I thought moneyball and capote were better with both script, directing, and music. The acting all around is still bitching and how it's shot shows the strength of a pro director, just not everything's there compared to his other films that make them great compared to good which is all this thing is.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsBradley CooperSienna MillerKyle GallnerNavy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.high5-low6/10, fake baby. why the fuck clint. pretty ok movie overall. Kind of liked how it went on both sides of the war argument. cheesy at times but also poetic and gut-wrenching. I will bet some will like this more than me so check it out
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom CruiseEmily BluntBill PaxtonA soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
- DirectorPaul KingStarsHugh BonnevilleSally HawkinsJulie WaltersA young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
- DirectorPhil LordChristopher MillerStarsChanning TatumJonah HillIce CubeAfter making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.