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The Movies of 2014: World Premieres
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Top Ten List

1. Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait Dir. Ossama Mohammed, Wiam Bedirxan A
2. Court Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane. Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vira Sathidar A
3. Edge of Tomorrow Dir. Doug Liman. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson A–
4. The President Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Misha Gomiashvili, Dachi Orvelashvili A–
5. Iraqi Odyssey Dir. Samir. Documentary about familial and national history A–
6. The Wonders Dir. Alice Rohrwacher. Maria Alexandra Lungu, Sam Louwyck A–
7. National Gallery Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about storied museum A–
8. Radiator Dir. Tom Browne. Daniel Cerqueira, Richard Johnson, Gemma Jones A–
9. Goodbye to Language 3D Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Héloise Godet, Kamel Abdeli A–
10. Boyhood Dir. Richard Linklater. Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke A–


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 Court Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane. Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vira Sathidar A
 Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait Dir. Ossama Mohammed, Wiam Bedirxan A

 American Sniper Dir. Clint Eastwood. Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller A–
 Boyhood Dir. Richard Linklater. Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke 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–
Li'l Quinquin Dir. Bruno Dumont. Alane Delhaye, Bernard Pruvost, Lucy Caron A–
 The Look of Silence Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer. Documentary about a genocide A–
A Most Violent Year Dir. J.C. Chandor. Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain A–
 Mr. Turner Dir. Mike Leigh. Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey A–
 National Gallery Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about storied museum A–
 The President Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Misha Gomiashvili, Dachi Orvelashvili A–
Pride Dir. Matthew Warchus. Ben Schnetzer, George MacKay, Faye Marsay A–
 Radiator Dir. Tom Browne. Daniel Cerqueira, Richard Johnson, Gemma Jones A–
 Selma Dir. Ava DuVernay. David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson A–
 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–


Alex & Ali Dir. Malachi Leopold. Documentary about gay ex-lovers B+
The Babadook Dir. Jennifer Kent. Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman B+
Beyond the Lights Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker B+
Big Hero 6 Dir. Don Hall, Chris Williams. Voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit B+
Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu B+
Black Coal, Thin Ice Dir. Diao Yinan. Liao Fan, Gwei Lun Mei, Wang Xuebing B+
Citizenfour Dir. Laura Poitras. Real-time record of Edward Snowden's disclosures B+
Eden Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve. Félix de Givry, Pauline Etienne, Hugo Conzelmann B+
Evolution of a Criminal Dir. Darius Clark Monroe. Documentary about ex-convict B+
 Foxcatcher Dir. Bennett Miller. Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo B+
From What Is Before Dir. Lav Diaz. Perry Dizon, Reynan Abcede, Hazel Orencio B+
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Dir. Ana Lily Amirpour. Sheila Vand B+
Girlhood Dir. Céline Sciamma. Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh B+
The Grand Budapest Hotel Dir. Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori B+
The Homesman Dir. Tommy Lee Jones. Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones B+
The Iron Ministry Dir. J.P. Sniadecki. Documentary about train travel in China B+
It Follows Dir. David Robert Mitchell. Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist B+
Jauja Dir. Lisandro Alonso. Viggo Mortensen, Diego Roman B+
The Kindergarten Teacher Dir. Nadav Lapid. Sarit Larry, Avi Shnaidman B+
Love Is Strange Dir. Ira Sachs. John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Charlie Tahan B+
A Most Wanted Man Dir. Anton Corbijn. Philip Seymour Hoffman B+
Obvious Child Dir. Gillian Robespierre. Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann B+
Out in the Night Dir. blair dorosh-walther. Documentary about antigay policing B+
The Overnighters Dir. Jesse Moss. Documentary about pastor housing migrants B+
Pervert Park Dir. Frida and Lasse Barkfors. Documentary about sex offenders B+
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence Dir. Roy Andersson B+
The Princess of France Dir. Matías Piñeiro. Julián Larquier, Agustina Muñoz B+
Saint Laurent Dir. Bertrand Bonello. Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Amira Casar B+
Something Must Break Dir. Ester Martin Bergsmark. Saga Becker B+
 Still Alice Dir. Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland. Julianne Moore B+
 Timbuktu Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako. Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki B+
Two Days, One Night Dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Marion Cotillard B+
Winter Sleep Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Ayberk Pekcan B+

99 Homes Dir. Ramin Bahrani. Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern B
About Last Night Dir. Steve Pink. Joy Bryant, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart B
Amour fou Dir. Jessica Hausner. Birte Schnoeink, Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller B
Appropriate Behavior Dir. Desirée Akhavan. Desiree Akhavan B
Bird People Dir. Pascale Ferran. Anaïs Demoustier, Josh Charles, Taklyt Vongdara B
Camp X-Ray Dir. Peter Sattler. Kristen Stewart, Peyman Moaadi, Lane Garrison B
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dir. Anthony and Joe Russo. Chris Evans B
Corn Island Dir. George Ovashvili. Ilyas Salman, Mariam Buturishvili 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 B
A Few Cubic Meters of Love Dir. Jamshid Mahmoudi. Hassiba Ebrahimi B
The Fool Dir. Yuri Bykov. Artyom Bystrov, Darya Moroz, Aleksandr Korshunov B
Force Majeure Dir. Ruben Östlund. Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli B
Free Fall Dir. György Pálfi. Piroska Molnár, Miklós Benedek, Tamás Jordán B
Futuro Beach Dir. Karim Aïnouz. Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuíta Barbosa B
Goodbye to All That Dir. Angus MacLachlan. Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey B
Goodnight Mommy Dir. Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala. Elias Schwarz B
Happy Christmas Dir. Joe Swanberg. Anna Kendrick, Joe Swanberg B
Hill of Freedom Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Ryô Kase, Moon So-ri, Seo Young-hwa B
Horse Money Dir. Pedro Costa. Ventura, Vitalina Varela, Tito Furtado B
Into the Clouds We Gaze Dir. Martin Dušek. Documentary about Czech car lovers B
Jimmy's Hall Dir. Ken Loach. Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Aileen Henry B
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter Dir. David Zellner. Rinko Kikuchi B
Kumu Hina Dir. Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson. Documentary about trans* Hawai'ian B
Leviathan Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev. Aleksey Serebryakov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov B
Life Itself Dir. Steve James. Documentary about life and career of Roger Ebert B
Maidan Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Documentary about Ukrainian independence protests B
The Mend Dir. John Magary. Josh Lucas, Stephen Plunkett, Lucy Owen B
Muppets Most Wanted Dir. James Bobin. Voices of Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson B
Nabat Dir. Elçin Musaoğlu Guliyev. Fatemah Motamed Arya, Vidadi Aliyev B
Next to Her Dir. Asaf Korman. Liron Ben-Shlush, Dana Ivgy, Jacob Daniel B
Paddington Dir. Paul King. Voice of Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins B
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 B
Sand Dollars Dir. Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas. Yanet Mojica 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
Song of the Sea Dir. Tomm Moore. Voices of David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson B
Stations of the Cross Dir. Dietrich Brüggemann. Lea van Acken, Franziska Weisz B
Still the Water Dir. Naomi Kawase. Nijiro Murakami, Jun Yoshinaga, Fujio Tokita B
The Theory of Everything Dir. James Marsh. Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones B
The Third One Dir. Rodrigo Guerrero. Emiliano Dionisi, Nicolás Armengol B
This Afternoon Dir. Stephen Cone. Stephen Cefalu, Nikki Pierce, John Highberger B
La Tirisia Dir. Jorge Pérez Solano. Gabriela Cartol, Adriana Paz, Noé Hernández B
Two 4 One Dir. Maureen Bradley. Gavin Crawford, Naomi Snieckus, Matt Baram B
The Valley Dir. Ghassan Salhab. Carlos Chahine, Mounzer Baalbaki B
The Way He Looks Dir. Daniel Ribeiro. Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorim B
When Marnie Was There Dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Animated B
Wild Tales Dir. Damián Szifron. Darío Grandinetti, Julieta Zylberberg, Rita Cortese B

'71 Dir. Yann Demange. Jack O'Connell, Paul Anderson, Sam Reid, Sean Harris B–
The Blue Room Dir. Mathieu Amalric. Mathieu Amalric, Stéphanie Cléau B–
Boy Meets Girl Dir. Eric Schaeffer. Michelle Hendley, Michael Welch 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–
The Duke of Burgundy Dir. Peter Strickland. Sidse Babett Knudsen B–
Goal of the Dead Dir. Benjamin Rocher, Thierry Poiraud. Alban Lenoir 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–
Heaven Knows What Dir. Josh and Benny Safdie. Arielle Holmes B–
How to Train Your Dragon 2 Dir. Dean DeBlois. Voice of Jay Baruchel B–
 Inherent Vice Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Joaquin Phoenix, Katherine Waterston 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. Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer B–
The One I Love Dir. Charlie McDowell. Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss B–
Predestination Dir. Michael and Peter Spierig. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook B–
Rosewater Dir. Jon Stewart. Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia B–
La Sapienza Dir. Eugène Green. Fabrizio Rongione, Christelle Prot Landman B–
Testament of Youth Dir. James Kent. Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington B–
Trick or Treaty? Dir. Alanis Obomsawin. Documentary about Native activism B–
The Trip to Bountiful Dir. Michael Wilson. TV. Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood B–
The Trip to Italy Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan B–
While We're Young Dir. Noah Baumbach. Ben Stiller, Adam Driver, Naomi Watts B–
White God Dir. Kornél Mundruczó. Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth B–
The Word Dir. Anna Kazejak-Dawid. Eliza Rycembel, Mateusz Więcławek B–
You're Not You Dir. George C. Wolfe. Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel B–

The Circle Dir. Stefan Haupt. Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker, Ueli Jäggi C+
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 C+
Fury Dir. David Ayer. Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Shia LaBeouf C+
Get On Up Dir. Tate Taylor. Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd C+
Godzilla Dir. Gareth Edwards. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston 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+
Joy of Man's Desiring Dir. Denis Côté. Documentary about labor of all types C+
The Lego Movie Dir. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. Voice of Chris Pratt C+
Lilting Dir. Hong Khaou. Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-Pei, Andrew Leung C+
Madame Bovary Dir. Sophie Barthes. Mia Wasikowska, Henry Lloyd-Hughes C+
Manglehorn Dir. David Gordon Green. Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Chris Messina C+
Maps to the Stars Dir. David Cronenberg. Mia Wasikowska, Evan Bird C+
Non-Stop Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra. Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore C+
Phoenix Dir. Christian Petzold. Nina Hoss, Ronald Zerhfeld, Nina Kunzendorf C+
Queens and Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo Dir. Matt Livadary C+
Rudderless Dir. William H. Macy. Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman C+
The Search Dir. Michel Hazanavicius. Abdul Khalim Mamutsiev, Bérénice Bejo C+
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely Dir. Josephine Decker. Joe Swanberg, Sophie Traub C+
Xenia Dir. Panos H. Koutras. Kostas Nikouli, Nikos Gelia, Aggelos Papadimitriou C+

22 Jump Street Dir. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum C
The Boxtrolls Dir. Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable. Voice of Isaac H. Wright C
Divergent Dir. Neil Burger. Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jai Courtney C
Drunktown's Finest Dir. Sydney Freeland. Carmen Moore, Jeremiah Bitsui C
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Dir. Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz C
A Girl at My Door Dir. July Jung. Doona Bae, Jang Hie-jin, Kim Sae-ron C
 Gone Girl Dir. David Fincher. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris C
The Imitation Game Dir. Morten Tyldum. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley C
John Wick Dir. Chad Stahelski, David Leitch. Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist C
Listen Up Philip Dir. Alex Ross Perry. Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss C
Maleficent Dir. Robert Stromburg. Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley 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
Queers in the Kingdom: Let Your Light Shine Dir. Markie Hancock. Documentary C
Speed Walking Dir. Niels Arden Oplev. Villads Bøye, Frederik W. Rasmussen C
Tammy Dir. Ben Falcone. Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Mark Duplass C
They Came Together Dir. David Wain. Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Ellie Kemper C
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
Whiplash Dir. Damien Chazelle. Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist C
Wild Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée. Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski C

The Alley Cat Dir. Marie Ullrich. Jenny Strubin, Dana Bernadine, Sandy Gulliver C–
Blackbird Dir. Patrik-Ian Polk. Julian Walker, Torrey Laamar, Gary LeRoi Gray C–
The Captive Dir. Atom Egoyan. Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson C–
Chef Dir. Jon Favreau. Jon Favreau, Emjay Anthony, John Leguizamo C–
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them Dir. Ned Benson. Jessica Chastain C–
Frank Dir. Lenny Abrahamson. Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Fassbender C–
The Giver Dir. Phillip Noyce. Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Odeya Rush C–
Hungry Hearts Dir. Saverio Costanzo. Adam Driver, Alba Rohrwacher C–
Land of Storms Dir. Ádám Császi. András Sütö, Ádám Varga C–
Lucy Dir. Luc Besson. Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik C–
Serena Dir. Susanne Bier. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, David Dencik C–
Top Five Dir. Chris Rock. Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove C–
We Are Francesco Dir. Guendalinda Zampagni. Mauro Racanati C–
You & I Dir. Nils Bökamp. Eric Klotzsch, George Taylor, Michal Grabowski C–

300: Rise of an Empire Dir. Noam Murro. Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green D+
Black Panther: The Story of Emilie and Jacob Dir. Samuel Perriard. Lucy Wirth D+
The Last Five Years Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan D+
Noah Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Logan Lerman D+
St. Vincent Dir. Theodore Melfi. Bill Murray, Jaeden Lieberher, Melissa McCarthy D+

Big Eyes Dir. Tim Burton. Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston D
Cake Dir. Daniel Barnz. Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Sam Worthington D
Cru Dir. Alton Glass. Keith Robinson, Richard T. Jones, Sammi Rotibi D
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Dir. Arthur Allan Seidelman D
Summer Dir. Colette Bothof. Sigrid ten Napel, Jade Olieberg, Martijn Lakemeier D
The Two Faces of January Dir. Hossein Amini. Oscar Isaac, Viggo Mortensen D
Unbroken Dir. Angelina Jolie. Jack O'Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson D
White Bird in a Blizzard Dir. Gregg Araki. Shailene Woodley, Christopher Meloni D

The Judge Dir. David Dobkin. Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall D–

The Rover Dir. David Michôd. Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy F