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: World Premieres  By Title // By Grade, with Top Ten Complete Reviews ★ = Full Review   /   ★ = Capsule   /   ★ = Feature or Blog Post   /   ★ = Grain of Salt ★  American Sniper Dir. Clint Eastwood. Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jake McDorman A– ★  Boyhood Dir. Richard Linklater. Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke A– ★  Court Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane. Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vira Sathidar A ★  Edge of Tomorrow Dir. Doug Liman. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson A– ★  Goodbye to Language 3D Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Héloise Godet, Kamel Abdeli A– ★  Iraqi Odyssey Dir. Samir. Documentary about familial and national history A ★  The Look of Silence Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer. Documentary about a genocide A– ★  Mr. Turner Dir. Mike Leigh. Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson A– ★  National Gallery Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about the celebrated museum A– ★  The President Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Misha Gomiashvili, Dachi Orvelashvili A– ★  Radiator Dir. Tom Browne. Daniel Cerqueira, Richard Johnson, Gemma Jones A– ★  Selma Dir. Ava DuVernay. David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Stephan James A– ★  Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait Dirs. Ossama Mohammed, Wiam Simav Bedirxan A ★  Timbuktu Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako. Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Mehdi Ag Mohamed B+ ★  The Tribe Dir. Myroslav Slaboshpitskiy. Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova A– ★  We Come as Friends Dir. Hubert Sauper. Documentary about South Sudan A– ★  The Wonders Dir. Alice Rohrwacher. Maria Alexandra Lungu, Sam Louwyck A– Full Listing of Films Screened 22 Jump Street Dirs. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum C 300: Rise of an Empire Dir. Noam Murro. Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Callan Mulvey D+ '71 Dir. Yann Demange. Jack O'Connell, Paul Anderson, Sam Reid, Sean Harris B– 99 Homes Dir. Ramin Bahrani. Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Tim Guinee B About Last Night Dir. Steve Pink. Joy Bryant, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart B Alex & Ali Dir. Malachi Leopold. Documentary about ex-lovers of different cultures B+ The Alley Cat Dir. Marie Ullrich. Jenny Strubin, Dana Bernadine, Sandy Gulliver C– American Sniper Dir. Clint Eastwood. Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jake McDorman A– Amour fou Dir. Jessica Hausner. Birte Schnoeink, Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller B Appropriate Behavior Dir. Desirée Akhavan. Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson B The Babadook Dir. Jennifer Kent. Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney B+ Beyond the Lights Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker B+ Big Eyes Dir. Tim Burton. Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter D Big Hero 6 Dirs. Don Hall, Chris Williams. Animated. Voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit B+ Bird People Dir. Pascale Ferran. Anaïs Demoustier, Josh Charles, Taklyt Vongdara B Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu B+ Black Coal, Thin Ice Dir. Diao Yinan. Liao Fan, Gwei Lun Mei, Wang Xuebing B+ Black Panther: The Story of Emilie and Jacob Dir. Samuel Perriard. Lucy Wirth D+ Blackbird Dir. Patrik-Ian Polk. Julian Walker, Torrey Laamar, Gary LeRoi Gray C– The Blue Room Dir. Mathieu Amalric. Mathieu Amalric, Stéphanie Cléau, Léa Drucker B– The Boxtrolls Dirs. Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable. Voice of Isaac Hempstead Wright C Boy Meets Girl Dir. Eric Schaeffer. Michelle Hendley, Michael Welch, Alexandra Turshen B– Boyhood Dir. Richard Linklater. Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke A– Cake Dir. Daniel Barnz. Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Sam Worthington D 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 The Captive Dir. Atom Egoyan. Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson C– Chef Dir. Jon Favreau. Jon Favreau, Emjay Anthony, John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara C– The Circle Dir. Stefan Haupt. Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker, Ueli Jäggi C+ Citizenfour Dir. Laura Poitras. Real-time record of Edward Snowden's disclosures B+ Clouds of Sils Maria Dir. Olivier Assayas. Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart C+ Cold in July Dir. Jim Mickle. Michael C. Hall, Vinessa Shaw, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson C+ Corn Island Dir. George Ovashvili. Ilyas Salman, Mariam Buturishvili, Tamer Levent B Court Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane. Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vira Sathidar A Cru Dir. Alton Glass. Keith Robinson, Richard T. Jones, Sammi Rotibi, Antwon Tanner D 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– The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them Dir. Ned Benson. Jessica Chastain C– Divergent Dir. Neil Burger. Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jai Courtney, Zoe Kravitz C Drunktown's Finest Dir. Sydney Freeland. Carmen Moore, Jeremiah Bitsui C The Duke of Burgundy Dir. Peter Strickland. Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D'Anna B– Eden Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve. Félix de Givry, Pauline Etienne, Hugo Conzelmann B+ Edge of Tomorrow Dir. Doug Liman. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson A– Evolution of a Criminal Dir. Darius Clark Monroe. Documentary about ex-convict B+ Far from Men Dir. David Oelhoffen. Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Nicolas Giraud B The Fault in Our Stars Dir. Josh Boone. Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern B A Few Cubic Meters of Love Dir. Jamshid Mahmoudi. Hassiba Ebrahimi, Nader Fallah B The Fool Dir. Yuri Bykov. Artyom Bystrov, Darya Moroz, Aleksandr Korshunov B Force Majeure Dir. Ruben Östlund. Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Fanni Metelius B Foxcatcher Dir. Bennett Miller. Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo B– Frank Dir. Lenny Abrahamson. Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Fassbender C– Free Fall Dir. György Pálfi. Piroska Molnár, Miklós Benedek, Tamás Jordán B From What Is Before Dir. Lav Diaz. Perry Dizon, Reynan Abcede, Hazel Orencio B+ Fury Dir. David Ayer. Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Peña C+ Futuro Beach Dir. Karim Aïnouz. Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuíta Barbosa B Get On Up Dir. Tate Taylor. Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis C+ Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Dirs. Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz. Ronit Elkabetz C A Girl at My Door Dir. July Jung. Doona Bae, Jang Hie-jin, Kim Sae-ron, Mun Seong-kun C A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Dir. Ana Lily Amirpour. Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi B+ Girlhood Dir. Céline Sciamma. Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh B+ The Giver Dir. Phillip Noyce. Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Odeya Rush, Meryl Streep C– Goal of the Dead Dirs. Benjamin Rocher, Thierry Poiraud. Alban Lenoir B– Godzilla Dir. Gareth Edwards. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe C+ Gone Girl Dir. David Fincher. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Carrie Coon C A Good Marriage Dir. Peter Askin. Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia, Stephen Lang C+ Goodbye to All That Dir. Angus MacLachlan. Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey B Goodbye to Language 3D Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Héloise Godet, Kamel Abdeli A– Goodnight Mommy Dirs. Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala. Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz 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– Happy Christmas Dir. Joe Swanberg. Anna Kendrick, Joe Swanberg, Melanie Lynskey B Heaven Knows What Dirs. Josh and Benny Safdie. Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones B– Hill of Freedom Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Ryô Kase, Moon So-ri, Seo Young-hwa, Kim Eui-sung B The Homesman Dir. Tommy Lee Jones. Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones B+ Horse Money Dir. Pedro Costa. Ventura, Vitalina Varela, Tito Furtado, Antonio Santos B How to Train Your Dragon 2 Dir. Dean DeBlois. Animated. Voice of Jay Baruchel B– Hungry Hearts Dir. Saverio Costanzo. Adam Driver, Alba Rohrwacher, Roberta Maxwell C– The Imitation Game Dir. Morten Tyldum. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley C Inherent Vice Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Joaquin Phoenix, Katherine Waterston B– Interstellar Dir. Christopher Nolan. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway C+ Into the Clouds We Gaze Dir. Martin Dušek. Documentary about Czech car enthusiasts B Into the Woods Dir. Rob Marshall. Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Emily Blunt C+ Iraqi Odyssey Dir. Samir. Documentary about familial and national history A The Iron Ministry Dir. J.P. Sniadecki. Documentary about train travel in China B+ It Follows Dir. David Robert Mitchell. Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto B+ Jauja Dir. Lisandro Alonso. Viggo Mortensen, Diego Roman, Viilbjørk Malling Agger B+ Jimmy's Hall Dir. Ken Loach. Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Aileen Henry, Francis Magee B John Wick Dirs. Chad Stahelski, David Leitch. Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist C Joy of Man's Desiring Dir. Denis Côté. Documentary about human and machinic labor C+ The Judge Dir. David Dobkin. Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vincent D'Onofrio D– The Kindergarten Teacher Dir. Nadav Lapid. Sarit Larry, Avi Shnaidman, Lior Raz B+ Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter Dir. David Zellner. Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube B Kumu Hina Dirs. Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson. Documentary about transgender Hawai'ian B Land of Storms Dir. Ádám Császi. András Sütö, Ádám Varga, Sebastian Urzendowsky C– The Last Five Years Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan D+ The Lego Movie Dirs. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. Animated. Voice of Chris Pratt C+ 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 Li'l Quinquin Dir. Bruno Dumont. Alane Delhaye, Bernard Pruvost, Lucy Caron A– Lilting Dir. Hong Khaou. Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-Pei, Andrew Leung, Naomi Christie C+ Listen Up Philip Dir. Alex Ross Perry. Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss C The Look of Silence Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer. Documentary about a genocide A– Love Is Strange Dir. Ira Sachs. John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Charlie Tahan B+ Lucy Dir. Luc Besson. Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked C– Madame Bovary Dir. Sophie Barthes. Mia Wasikowska, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Ezra Miller C+ Maidan Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Documentary about Ukrainian independence protests B Maleficent Dir. Robert Stromburg. Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley C Manglehorn Dir. David Gordon Green. Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Chris Messina C+ Maps to the Stars Dir. David Cronenberg. Mia Wasikowska, Evan Bird, Julianne Moore C+ The Mend Dir. John Magary. Josh Lucas, Stephen Plunkett, Lucy Owen, Mickey Sumner B Miss Julie Dir. Liv Ullmann. Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton C Mommy Dir. Xavier Dolan. Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément C A Most Violent Year Dir. J.C. Chandor. Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks A– A Most Wanted Man Dir. Anton Corbijn. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams B+ Mr. Turner Dir. Mike Leigh. Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson A– Muppets Most Wanted Dir. James Bobin. Voices of Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson B Nabat Dir. Elçin Musaoğlu Guliyev. Fatemah Motamed Arya, Vidadi Aliyev, Farhad Israfilov B National Gallery Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about the celebrated museum A– Neighbors Dir. Nicholas Stoller. Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, James Franco B– Next to Her Dir. Asaf Korman. Liron Ben-Shlush, Dana Ivgy, Jacob Daniel, Liat Goren B Nightcrawler Dir. Dan Gilroy. Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton B– Noah Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Logan Lerman D+ Non-Stop Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra. Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Michelle Dockery C+ The Normal Heart Dir. Ryan Murphy. TV Movie. Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch B– Obvious Child Dir. Gillian Robespierre. Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann B+ The One I Love Dir. Charlie McDowell. Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ted Danson B– Out in the Night Dir. blair dorosh-walther. Documentary about wrongly jailed lesbians B+ The Overnighters Dir. Jesse Moss. Documentary about pastor housing migrants B+ Paddington Dir. Paul King. Voice of Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins B Pervert Park Dirs. Frida and Lasse Barkfors. Documentary about sex offenders B+ Phoenix Dir. Christian Petzold. Nina Hoss, Ronald Zerhfeld, Nina Kunzendorf C+ A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence Dir. Roy Andersson B+ Predestination Dirs. Michael and Peter Spierig. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook B– The President Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Misha Gomiashvili, Dachi Orvelashvili B+ Pride Dir. Matthew Warchus. Ben Schnetzer, George MacKay, Faye Marsay A– The Princess of France Dir. Matías Piñeiro. Julián Larquier, Agustina Muñoz B+ Queens and Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo Dir. Matt Livadary C+ Queers in the Kingdom: Let Your Light Shine Dir. Markie Hancock. Documentary C Radiator Dir. Tom Browne. Daniel Cerqueira, Richard Johnson, Gemma Jones A– Red Amnesia Dir. Wang Xiaoshuai. Lu Zhong, Shi Liu, Feng Yuanzheng, Qin Hao B Red Rose Dir. Sepideh Farsi. Vassilis Koukalani, Mina Kavani, Shabnam Tolouei B Refugiado Dir. Diego Lerman. Julieta Díaz, Sebastián Molinaro, Valentina García Guerrero B Rosewater Dir. Jon Stewart. Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Shohreh Aghdashloo B– The Rover Dir. David Michôd. Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, David Field F Rudderless Dir. William H. Macy. Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman C+ Saint Laurent Dir. Bertrand Bonello. Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Amira Casar B+ Sand Dollars Dirs. Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas. Yanet Mojica B La Sapienza Dir. Eugène Green. Fabrizio Rongione, Christelle Prot Landman B– The Search Dir. Michel Hazanavicius. Abdul Khalim Mamutsiev, Bérénice Bejo C+ Selma Dir. Ava DuVernay. David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Stephan James A– Serena Dir. Susanne Bier. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, David Dencik, Rhys Ifans C– She's Beautiful When She's Angry Dir. Mary Dore. Documentary B Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait Dirs. Ossama Mohammed, Wiam Simav Bedirxan A Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Dir. Arthur Allan Seidelman D The Skeleton Twins Dir. Craig Johnson. Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson B Something Must Break Dir. Ester Martin Bergsmark. Saga Becker, Iggy Malmborg B+ Song of the Sea Dir. Tomm Moore. Voices of David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson B Speed Walking Dir. Niels Arden Oplev. Villads Bøye, Frederik Winther Rasumussen C St. Vincent Dir. Theodore Melfi. Bill Murray, Jaeden Lieberher, Melissa McCarthy D+ Stations of the Cross Dir. Dietrich Brüggemann. Lea van Acken, Franziska Weisz B Still Alice Dirs. Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland. Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin B– Still the Water Dir. Naomi Kawase. Nijiro Murakami, Jun Yoshinaga, Fujio Tokita B Summer Dir. Colette Bothof. Sigrid ten Napel, Jade Olieberg, Martijn Lakemeier, Lisa Smit D Tammy Dir. Ben Falcone. Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Mark Duplass C Testament of Youth Dir. James Kent. Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton B– The Theory of Everything Dir. James Marsh. Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones B They Came Together Dir. David Wain. Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Ellie Kemper, Bill Hader C The Third One Dir. Rodrigo Guerrero. Emiliano Dionisi, Nicolás Armengol B This Afternoon Dir. Stephen Cone. Stephen Cefalu, Nikki Pierce, John Highberger B Thou Wast Mild and Lovely Dir. Josephine Decker. Joe Swanberg, Sophie Traub C+ Timbuktu Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako. Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Mehdi Ag Mohamed B+ La Tirisia Dir. Jorge Pérez Solano. Gabriela Cartol, Adriana Paz, Noé Hernández B Top Five Dir. Chris Rock. Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove, Gabrielle Union C– The Tribe Dir. Myroslav Slaboshpitskiy. Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova A– Trick or Treaty? Dir. Alanis Obomsawin. Documentary about First Nations' activism B– The Trip to Bountiful Dir. Michael Wilson. TV Movie. Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood B– The Trip to Italy Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Ronni Ancona B– Two 4 One Dir. Maureen Bradley. Gavin Crawford, Naomi Snieckus, Matt Baram B Two Days, One Night Dirs. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Marion Cotillard B+ 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 Valley Dir. Ghassan Salhab. Carlos Chahine, Mounzer Baalbaki, Yumna Marwan B The Way He Looks Dir. Daniel Ribeiro. Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorim B We Are Francesco Dir. Guendalinda Zampagni. Mauro Racanati, Elena Sofia Ricci C– We Come As Friends Dir. Hubert Sauper. Documentary about South Sudan A– Welcome to Me Dir. Shira Piven. Kristen Wiig, Wes Bentley, Linda Cardellini C The Well Dir. Tom Hammock. Haley Lu Richardson, Booboo Stewart, Jon Gries C When Marnie Was There Dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Animated B While We're Young Dir. Noah Baumbach. Ben Stiller, Adam Driver, Naomi Watts B– Whiplash Dir. Damien Chazelle. Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser C White Bird in a Blizzard Dir. Gregg Araki. Shailene Woodley, Christopher Meloni D White God Dir. Kornél Mundruczó. Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth, Lili Monori B– Wild Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée. Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski C Wild Tales Dir. Damián Szifron. Darío Grandinetti, Julieta Zylberberg, Rita Cortese B Winter Sleep Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Ayberk Pekcan B+ The Wonders Dir. Alice Rohrwacher. Maria Alexandra Lungu, Sam Louwyck A– The Word Dir. Anna Kazejak-Dawid. Eliza Rycembel, Mateusz Więcławek B– Xenia Dir. Panos H. Koutras. Kostas Nikouli, Nikos Gelia, Aggelos Papadimitriou C+ You & I Dir. Nils Bökamp. Eric Klotzsch, George Taylor, Michal Grabowski C– You're Not You Dir. George C. Wolfe. Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel B–