Top 10 Films of 2014

So, I realize that it is now 2016, and therefore I am about a year overdue on this one, I apologize. I am about to release the "Top Films of 2015" list, but I felt like I couldn't do that without uploading this one first. Normally I write a brief summary of why I have chosen the films, but since I'm in a hurry I'm just going to list these for now. Enjoy!

10.) Obvious Child

9.) Godzilla

8.) The Imitation Game

7.) Edge of Tomorrow

6.) Interstellar

5.) Whiplash

4.) Selma

3.) The Grand Budapest Hotel

2.) Birdman

1.) Guardians of the Galaxy

Honourable Mentions: The Grand Seduction, Snow Piercer, The Theory of Everything, American Sniper, Nightcrawler, Edge of Tomorrow, Gone Girl, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The LEGO Movie, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, X-Men: Days of Future Past.

PS. I have not seen the following movies, so if you are wondering why they did not make it to the list or honourable mentions, that is why: Boyhood, Inherent Vice, A Most Wanted Man.

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50/50

Originally Posted: 5 October 2011 IMDB : 8.3/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 93% Roger Ebert : 3.5 stars Stars: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Seth Rogan, Anna Kendrick, and Bryce Dallas Howard. Directed By: Jonathan Levine Written By: Will Reiser Described by IMDB as : “Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.”

Manhattan Murder Mystery

IMDB: 7.3 Rotten Tomatoes: 91% Roger Ebert: 3/4 stars Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Alan Alda, and Anjelica Huston Written & Directed by: Woody Allen Described by IMDB as: “Larry and Carol are fairly normal New Yorkers who have sent their son off to college. They meet an elderly couple down the hall and later in the week find that the wife has suddenly died. Carol becomes suspicious of Paul who seems to be too cheerful and too ready to move on. She begins her investigation. Larry insists she is becoming too fixated on their neighbor as all of the irregularities seem to have simple non-homicidal explanations. Ted, a recently divorced friend helps her investigation and Larry begins to become jealous of their relationship and agrees to help her.”

Nosferatu (1922)

IMDB: 8.0/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 96% (critics) 88%(audience) Roger Ebert: 4/4 stars Stars: Max Schreck, Greta Schröder, Ruth Landshoff Written By: Henrik Galeen(Screenplay), Bram Stoker(Novel). Directed By: F.W. Murau Release Date: 4 March 1922 Described by IMDB as: "Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story 'Dracula'."

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