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