2014: World Premieres 2014: U.S. Releases 2014: Still Left to See 2014: Cannes Festival 2014: Chicago Festival 2014: Toronto Festival 2014: Prep for Toronto 2014: Venice Festival 2014: Best Collaborations Looking Back Moving Ahead Browse Films by Title / Year / Reviews Home / Blog / E-Mail The Movies of 2014: U.S. Releases  By Grade // By Title, with Full Reviews // By VOR Rating  (what's this?) Top Ten List (January 2015) 1.  Norte, the End of History Dir. Lav Diaz. Sid Lucero, Angeli Bayani, Archie Alemania A– 2.  Unrelated Dir. Joanna Hogg. Kathryn Worth, Tom Hiddleston, Mary Roscoe A– 3.  Edge of Tomorrow Dir. Doug Liman. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson A– 4.  The Last of the Unjust Dir. Claude Lanzmann. Documentary about a Nazi camp A– 5.  National Gallery Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about the celebrated museum A– 6.  Only Lovers Left Alive Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt A– 7.  Goodbye to Language 3D Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Héloise Godet, Kamel Abdeli A– 8.  The Missing Picture Dir. Rithy Panh. Documentary about the Khmer Rouge A– 9.  American Sniper Dir. Clint Eastwood. Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jake McDorman A– 10.  Selma Dir. Ava DuVernay. David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Stephan James A– Runners-up: Beyond the Lights; Birdman; Exhibition; Heli; The Homesman; Ida; Ilo Ilo; The Immigrant; Love Is Strange; A Most Violent Year; Mr. Turner; Pride; Under the Skin; We Are the Best!; Winter Sleep Remainder of Films Screened Boyhood Dir. Richard Linklater. Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke A– Exhibition Dir. Joanna Hogg. Viviane Albertine, Liam Gillick, Tom Hiddleston A– Heli Dir. Amat Escalante. Armando Espitia, Juan Eduardo Palacios, Andrea Vergara A– The Immigrant Dir. James Gray. Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner A– A Most Violent Year Dir. J.C. Chandor. Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks A– Mr. Turner Dir. Mike Leigh. Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson A– Pride Dir. Matthew Warchus. Ben Schnetzer, George MacKay, Faye Marsay A– We Are the Best! Dir. Lukas Moodysson. Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin, Liv LeMoyne A– The Babadook Dir. Jennifer Kent. Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney B+ Bad Hair Dir. Mariana Rondón. Samuel Lange Zambrano, Samantha Castillo B+ Before You Know It Dir. PJ Raval. Documentary about three elderly gay men B+ Begin Again Dir. John Carney. Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine B+ Beyond the Lights Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker B+ Big Hero 6 Dirs. Don Hall, Chris Williams. Animated. Voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit B+ Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu B+ Blue Ruin Dir. Jeremy Saulnier. Macon Blair, Amy Hargreaves, Devin Ratray, Kevin Kolack B+ Borgman Dir. Alex van Warmerdam. Jan Bijvoet, Hadewych Minis, Jeroen Perceval B+ Citizenfour Dir. Laura Poitras. Real-time record of Edward Snowden's disclosures B+ Evolution of a Criminal Dir. Darius Clark Monroe. Documentary about ex-convict B+ A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Dir. Ana Lily Amirpour. Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi B+ Gloria Dir. Sebastián Lelio. Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Luz Jiménez B+ The Homesman Dir. Tommy Lee Jones. Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones B+ Horses of God Dir. Nabil Ayouch. Abdelhakim Rachi, Abdelilah Rachid, Hamza Souidek B+ Ida Dir. Pawel Pawlikowski. Agata Trzebuchowska, Agata Kulesza, Dawid Ogrodnik B+ Ilo Ilo Dir. Anthony Chen. Koh Jia Ler, Yeo Yann Yann, Chen Tian Wen, Angeli Bayani B+ Love Is Strange Dir. Ira Sachs. John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Charlie Tahan B+ A Most Wanted Man Dir. Anton Corbijn. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams B+ Obvious Child Dir. Gillian Robespierre. Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann B+ The Overnighters Dir. Jesse Moss. Documentary about pastor housing migrants B+ A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness Dirs. Ben Rivers, Ben Russell. Robert A.A. Lowe B+ Story of My Death Dir. Albert Serra. Vicenç Altaió, Lluís Serrat, Montse Triola B+ The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Dir. Isao Takahata. Animated. Voice of Aki Asakura B+ Two Days, One Night Dirs. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Marion Cotillard B+ Under the Skin Dir. Jonathan Glazer. Scarlett Johansson, Lee Fanning, Scott Dymond B+ Winter Sleep Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Ayberk Pekcan B+ About Last Night Dir. Steve Pink. Joy Bryant, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart B Archipelago Dir. Joanna Hogg. Kate Fahy, Tom Hiddleston, Lydia Leonard, Amy Lloyd B Bird People Dir. Pascale Ferran. Anaïs Demoustier, Josh Charles, Taklyt Vongdara B Butter on the Latch Dir. Josephine Decker. Sarah Small, Isolde Chae-Lawrence B Camp X-Ray Dir. Peter Sattler. Kristen Stewart, Peyman Moaadi, Lane Garrison B Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dirs. Anthony and Joe Russo. Chris Evans B Child's Pose Dir. Călin Peter Netzer. Luminiţa Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache B Closed Curtain Dirs. Jafar Panahi, Kambuzia Partovi. Kambuzia Partovi B The Dog Dirs. Frank Keraudren, Allison Berg. Documentary about John Wojtowicz B The Fault in Our Stars Dir. Josh Boone. Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern B The Final Member Dirs. Zach Math, Jonah Bekhor. Documentary about penis museum B Force Majeure Dir. Ruben Östlund. Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Fanni Metelius B The German Doctor Dir. Lucía Puenzo. Florencia Bado, Àlex Brendemühl, Diego Peretti B Goodbye to All That Dir. Angus MacLachlan. Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey B Happy Christmas Dir. Joe Swanberg. Anna Kendrick, Joe Swanberg, Melanie Lynskey B Honey (aka Miele) Dir. Valeria Golino. Jasmine Trinca, Carlo Cecchi, Vinicio Marchioni B Leviathan Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev. Aleksey Serebryakov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov B Life Itself Dir. Steve James. Documentary about life and career of film critic Roger Ebert B Maidan Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Documentary about Ukrainian independence protests B Omar Dir. Hany Abu-Assad. Adam Bakri, Iyad Hoorani, Samer Bisharat, Leem Lubany B Palo Alto Dir. Gia Coppola. Jack Kilmer, Emma Roberts, Nat Wolff, Zoe Levin B She's Beautiful When She's Angry Dir. Mary Dore. Documentary B The Skeleton Twins Dir. Craig Johnson. Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson B Starred Up Dir. David Mackenzie. Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend B The Strange Little Cat Dir. Ramon Zürcher. Jenny Schily, Mia Kasalo, Anjorka Strechel B Stranger by the Lake Dir. Alain Guiraudie. Pierre Deladonchamps, Patrick d'Assumçao B Stray Dogs Dir. Tsai Ming-liang. Lee Kang-sheng, Lee Yi-cheng, Lee Yi-chieh, Lu Yi-ching B The Theory of Everything Dir. James Marsh. Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones B Venus in Fur Dir. Roman Polanski. Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric B The Way He Looks Dir. Daniel Ribeiro. Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorim B Le Week-end Dir. Roger Michell. Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum B Young & Beautiful Dir. François Ozon. Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot B Abuse of Weakness Dir. Catherine Breillat. Isabelle Huppert, Kool Shen B– Belle Dir. Amma Asante. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid, Sarah Gadon B– The Blue Room Dir. Mathieu Amalric. Mathieu Amalric, Stéphanie Cléau, Léa Drucker B– The Congress Dir. Ari Folman. Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston B– Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Dir. Matt Reeves. Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis B– Dear White People Dir. Justin Simien. Tessa Thompson, Tyler James Williams B– Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Dir. Chiemi Karasawa. Documentary about the actress B– Enemy Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Gadon, Mélanie Laurent B– Finding Vivian Maier Dirs. John Maloof, Charlie Siskel. Documentary B– Foxcatcher Dir. Bennett Miller. Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo B– The Grand Budapest Hotel Dir. Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori B– Guardians of the Galaxy Dir. James Gunn. Chris Pratt, Zoë Saldana, Dave Bautista B– The Guest Dir. Adam Wingard. Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer B– Hide Your Smiling Faces Dir. Daniel Patrick Carbone. Ryan Jones, Nathan Varnson B– How to Train Your Dragon 2 Dir. Dean DeBlois. Animated. Voice of Jay Baruchel B– Inherent Vice Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Joaquin Phoenix, Katherine Waterston B– It Felt Like Love Dir. Eliza Hittman. Gina Piersanti, Giovanna Salimeni, Ronen Rubinstein B– Like Father, Like Son Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda. Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono B– Neighbors Dir. Nicholas Stoller. Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, James Franco B– Nightcrawler Dir. Dan Gilroy. Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton B– The Normal Heart Dir. Ryan Murphy. TV Movie. Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch B– Once Upon a Time, Verônica Dir. Marcelo Gomes. Hermila Guedes, W.J. Solha B– The One I Love Dir. Charlie McDowell. Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ted Danson B– Pioneer Dir. Erik Skjoldbjærg. Aksel Hennie, André Eriksen, Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang B– Rosewater Dir. Jon Stewart. Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Shohreh Aghdashloo B– Still Alice Dirs. Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland. Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin B– A Thousand Times Good Night Dir. Erik Poppe. Juliette Binoche B– Tracks Dir. John Curran. Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Roly Mintuma, John Flaus B– The Trip to Italy Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Ronni Ancona B– Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Dir. Arvin Chen. Richie Ren, Mavis Fan B– You're Not You Dir. George C. Wolfe. Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel B– Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq Dir. Nancy Buirski. Documentary C+ The Circle Dir. Stefan Haupt. Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker, Ueli Jäggi C+ Cold in July Dir. Jim Mickle. Michael C. Hall, Vinessa Shaw, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson C+ Devil's Knot Dir. Atom Egoyan. Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Alessandro Nivola C+ The Double Dir. Richard Ayoade. Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn C+ Fury Dir. David Ayer. Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Peña C+ Get On Up Dir. Tate Taylor. Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis C+ Godzilla Dir. Gareth Edwards. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe C+ A Good Marriage Dir. Peter Askin. Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia, Stephen Lang C+ Interstellar Dir. Christopher Nolan. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway C+ Into the Woods Dir. Rob Marshall. Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Emily Blunt C+ Joe Dir. David Gordon Green. Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter C+ The Lego Movie Dirs. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. Animated. Voice of Chris Pratt C+ Lilting Dir. Hong Khaou. Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-Pei, Andrew Leung, Naomi Christie C+ Locke Dir. Steven Knight. Tom Hardy, voices of Andrew Scott, Ruth Wilson, Olivia Colman C+ Non-Stop Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra. Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Michelle Dockery C+ The Notebook Dir. János Szász. András Gyémánt, László Gyémánt, Gyöngvyér Bognér C+ Oculus Dir. Mike Flanagan. Katie Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Annalise Basso, Garrett Ryan C+ Rudderless Dir. William H. Macy. Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman C+ Thou Wast Mild and Lovely Dir. Josephine Decker. Joe Swanberg, Sophie Traub C+ What If Dir. Michael Dowse. Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver, Megan Park C+ 22 Jump Street Dirs. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum C The Boxtrolls Dirs. Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable. Animated C Child of God Dir. James Franco. Scott Haze, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack, Nina Ljeti C Divergent Dir. Neil Burger. Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jai Courtney, Zoe Kravitz C Gone Girl Dir. David Fincher. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Carrie Coon C Hateship Loveship Dir. Liza Johnson. Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld C The Imitation Game Dir. Morten Tyldum. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley C Interior. Leather Bar. Dir. Travis Mathews. Val Lauren, James Franco, Travis Mathews C Listen Up Philip Dir. Alex Ross Perry. Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss C Maleficent Dir. Robert Stromburg. Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley C Miss Julie Dir. Liv Ullmann. Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton C Mommy Dir. Xavier Dolan. Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément C Nymphomaniac, Vol. 1 Dir. Lars von Trier. Stacy Martin, Charlotte Gainsbourg C Nymphomaniac, Vol. 2 Dir. Lars von Trier. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård C Snowpiercer Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Ko Ah-sung, Tilda Swinton C Tammy Dir. Ben Falcone. Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Mark Duplass C They Came Together Dir. David Wain. Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Ellie Kemper, Bill Hader C Whiplash Dir. Damien Chazelle. Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser C Wild Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée. Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski C Bad Words Dir. Jason Bateman. Jason Bateman, Rohan Chand, Kathryn Hahn C– The Captive Dir. Atom Egoyan. Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson C– The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them Dir. Ned Benson. Jessica Chastain C– The Face of Love Dir. Arie Posin. Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams C– Frank Dir. Lenny Abrahamson. Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Fassbender C– The Giver Dir. Phillip Noyce. Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Odeya Rush, Meryl Streep C– Lucy Dir. Luc Besson. Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked C– Top Five Dir. Chris Rock. Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove, Gabrielle Union C– 300: Rise of an Empire Dir. Noam Murro. Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Callan Mulvey D+ Frankie & Alice Dir. Geoffrey Sax. Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgård, Phylicia Rashad D+ Night Moves Dir. Kelly Reichardt. Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard D+ Noah Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Logan Lerman D+ Big Eyes Dir. Tim Burton. Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter D Cake Dir. Daniel Barnz. Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Sam Worthington D The Foxy Merkins Dir. Madeleine Olnek. Lisa Haas, Jackie Monahan, Alex Karpovsky D The Two Faces of January Dir. Hossein Amini. Oscar Isaac, Viggo Mortensen D Unbroken Dir. Angelina Jolie. Jack O'Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund D The Judge Dir. David Dobkin. Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vincent D'Onofrio D– The Rover Dir. David Michôd. Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, David Field F