2015: World Premieres 2015: U.S. Releases 2015: Still Left to See 2015: Cannes Festival 2015: Venice Festival 2015: Toronto Festival 2015: Chicago Festival 2015: Reeling Festival 2015: Anniversaries Looking Back Moving Ahead Browse Films by Title / Year / Reviews Home / Blog / E-Mail The Movies of 2015: U.S. Releases  By Title // By Grade, with Top Ten List // By VOR Rating  (what's this?) Full Listing of Films Screened 45 Years Dir. Andrew Haigh. Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James A– '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 Elly Dir. Asghar Farhadi. Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti B+ Advantageous Dir. Jennifer Phang. Jacqueline Kim, Samantha Kim, Freya Adams B American Ultra Dir. Nima Nourizadeh. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton D+ Amour fou Dir. Jessica Hausner. Birte Schnoeink, Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller B Amy Dir. Asif Kapadia. Documentary about the life and death of singer Amy Winehouse B– Anomalisa Dirs. Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman. Animated. Voice of David Thewlis C+ Ant-Man Dir. Peyton Reed. Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll C+ Arabian Nights, Vol. 1: The Restless One Dir. Miguel Gomes. Miguel Gomes A Arabian Nights, Vol. 2: The Desolate One Dir. Miguel Gomes. Chico Chapas A– Arabian Nights, Vol. 3: The Enchanted One Dir. Miguel Gomes. Crista Alfaiate A The Assassin Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien. Shu Qi, Sheu Fang-yi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun B+ Beasts of No Nation Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga. Abraham Attah, Idris Elba, David Dontoh B– Bessie Dir. Dee Rees. TV Movie. Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'Nique B– The Big Short Dir. Adam McKay. Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Christian Bale C+ Black Mass Dir. Scott Cooper. Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Rory Cochrane C Blackbird Dir. Patrik-Ian Polk. Julian Walker, Torrey Laamar, Gary LeRoi Gray C– Blackhat Dir. Michael Mann. Chris Hemsworth, Tang Wei, Wang Leehom, Viola Davis C+ Bone Tomahawk Dir. S. Craig Zahler. Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins C Boy Meets Girl Dir. Eric Schaeffer. Michelle Hendley, Michael Welch, Alexandra Turshen B– Bridge of Spies Dir. Steven Spielberg. Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Austin Stowell C+ Brooklyn Dir. John Crowley. Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson B Carol Dir. Todd Haynes. Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson A Chappie Dir. Neill Blomkamp. Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman, Yo-Landi Visser D+ Chi-Raq Dir. Spike Lee. Teyonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Angela Bassett, Wesley Snipes B+ Cinderella Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden B– Clouds of Sils Maria Dir. Olivier Assayas. Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart C+ Creed Dir. Ryan Coogler. Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson A– Crimson Peak Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston C– The D Train Dirs. Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel. Jack Black, James Marsden C+ The Danish Girl Dir. Tom Hooper. Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Ben Whishaw D The Diary of a Teenage Girl Dir. Marielle Heller. Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård A– Dope Dir. Rick Famuyiwa. Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Zoë Kravitz C+ The Duke of Burgundy Dir. Peter Strickland. Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D'Anna B– Eastern Boys Dir. Robin Campillo. Olivier Rabourdin, Kirill Emelyanov, Daniil Vorobyov B+ Eden Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve. Félix de Givry, Pauline Etienne, Hugo Conzelmann B+ The End of the Tour Dir. James Ponsoldt. Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel B Everest Dir. Baltasar Kormákur. Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Emily Watson C+ Ex Machina Dir. Alex Garland. Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander B– Experimenter Dir. Michael Almereyda. Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, John Palladino C+ Far from Men Dir. David Oelhoffen. Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Nicolas Giraud B Far from the Madding Crowd Dir. Thomas Vinterberg. Carey Mulligan, Tom Sturridge B– Fifty Shades of Grey Dir. Sam Taylor-Johnson. Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan B– The Fool Dir. Yuri Bykov. Artyom Bystrov, Darya Moroz, Aleksandr Korshunov B The Forbidden Room Dirs. Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson. Louis Negin, Clara Furey B Freeheld Dir. Peter Sollett. Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell B Futuro Beach Dir. Karim Aïnouz. Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuíta Barbosa B Gerontophilia Dir. Bruce La Bruce. Pier-Gabriel Lajoie, Walter Borden, Katie Boland B– Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Dirs. Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz. Ronit Elkabetz C The Gift Dir. Joel Edgerton. Rebecca Hall, Jason Bateman, Joel Edgerton B– Girlhood Dir. Céline Sciamma. Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh B+ Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Dir. Alex Gibney. Documentary C Goodnight Mommy Dirs. Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala. Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz B Grandma Dir. Paul Weitz. Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer C The Green Inferno Dir. Eli Roth. Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Aaron Burns, Daryl Sabara C– Hard to Be a God Dir. Aleksei German. Leonid Yarmolnik, Evgeniy Gerchakov B The Hateful Eight Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins C Heart of a Dog Dir. Laurie Anderson. Essay about animals, memory, and storytelling A– Heaven Knows What Dirs. Josh and Benny Safdie. Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones B– Horse Money Dir. Pedro Costa. Ventura, Vitalina Varela, Tito Furtado, Antonio Santos B Hungry Hearts Dir. Saverio Costanzo. Adam Driver, Alba Rohrwacher, Roberta Maxwell C– The Hunting Ground Dir. Kirby Dick. Documentary about campus-based sexual assault B– I Smile Back Dir. Adam Salky. Sarah Silverman, Josh Charles, Skylar Gaertner C+ I'll See You in My Dreams Dir. Brett Haley. Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott, Martin Starr B In Jackson Heights Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about NYC neighborhood A– Inside Out Dir. Pete Docter. Animated. Voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Kaitlyn Dias B Insidious: Chapter 3 Dir. Leigh Whannell. Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Dermot Mulroney C Iraqi Odyssey Dir. Samir. Documentary combining familial and national history A The Iron Ministry Dir. J.P. Sniadecki. Documentary about train travel in China B+ Irrational Man Dir. Woody Allen. Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey C It Follows Dir. David Robert Mitchell. Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto A– It's All So Quiet Dir. Nanouk Leopold. Jeroen Willems, Henri Garcin, Martijn Lakemeier C+ Jafar Panahi's Taxi Dir. Jafar Panahi. Jafar Panahi, Hana Saeidi, Nasrin Sotoudeh B James White Dir. Josh Mond. Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Scott Mescudi B Jauja Dir. Lisandro Alonso. Viggo Mortensen, Diego Roman, Viilbjørk Malling Agger B+ La Jaula de oro Dir. Diego Quemada-Díez. Brandon López, Karen Martínez A– Joy Dir. David O. Russell. Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Édgar Ramirez B Joy of Man's Desiring Dir. Denis Côté. Documentary about human and machinic labor C+ Jurassic World Dir. Colin Trevorrow. Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt C– 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 The Last Five Years Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan D+ Li'l Quinquin Dir. Bruno Dumont. Alane Delhaye, Bernard Pruvost, Lucy Caron A– Lila & Eve Dir. Charles Stone III. Viola Davis, Jennifer Lopez, Shea Whigham D+ The Look of Silence Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer. Documentary about a genocide A– Love Dir. Gaspar Noé. Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock, Klara Kristin, Juan Saavedra C+ Love & Mercy Dir. Bill Pohlad. Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti B Macbeth Dir. Justin Kurzel. Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Paddy Considine B+ Mad Max: Fury Road Dir. George Miller. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Hugh Keays-Byrne B+ Madame Bovary Dir. Sophie Barthes. Mia Wasikowska, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Ezra Miller C+ Magic Mike XXL Dir. Gregory Jacobs. Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer B The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dir. Guy Ritchie. Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer B Maps to the Stars Dir. David Cronenberg. Mia Wasikowska, Evan Bird, Julianne Moore C+ The Martian Dir. Ridley Scott. Matt Damon, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Chastain B– Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Thomas Mann D– Mediterranea Dir. Jorge Carpignano. Koudous Seihon, Alassane Sy, Ernest Zire B+ The Mend Dir. John Magary. Josh Lucas, Stephen Plunkett, Lucy Owen, Mickey Sumner B Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation Dir. Christopher McQuarrie. Tom Cruise C+ Mississippi Grind Dirs. Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden. Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds B+ Mistress America Dir. Noah Baumbach. Lola Kirke, Greta Gerwig, Heather Lind C– Mustang Dir. Denis Gamze Ergüven. Güneş Nezihe Şensoy, Ilayda Akdoğan B Nasty Baby Dir. Sebastián Silva. Sebastián Silva, Kristen Wiig, Tunde Adebimpe B Of Horses and Men Dir. Benedikt Erlingsson. Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson B+ Our Brand Is Crisis Dir. David Gordon Green. Sandra Bullock, Joaquim de Almeida B The Overnight Dir. Patrick Brice. Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman C+ Paddington Dir. Paul King. Voice of Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins B The Pearl Button Dir. Patricio Guzmán. Documentary about Chilean histories B+ Phoenix Dir. Christian Petzold. Nina Hoss, Ronald Zerhfeld, Nina Kunzendorf B A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence Dir. Roy Andersson B+ Play Dir. Ruben Östlund. Sebastian Blyckert, Kevin Vaz, John Ortiz, Sebastian Hegmar B Predestination Dirs. Michael and Peter Spierig. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook B– The Princess of France Dir. Matías Piñeiro. Julián Larquier, Agustina Muñoz B+ Queen of Earth Dir. Alex Ross Perry. Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Patrick Fugit B– Results Dir. Andrew Bujalski. Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan B The Revenant Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy D+ Ricki and the Flash Dir. Jonathan Demme. Meryl Streep, Rick Springfield, Kevin Kline C+ Room Dir. Lenny Abrahamson. Jacob Tremblay, Brie Larson, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen B– 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– Serena Dir. Susanne Bier. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, David Dencik, Rhys Ifans C– Shaun the Sheep Movie Dirs. Mark Burton, Richard Starzak. Animated B Sicario Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber B+ A Sinner in Mecca Dir. Parvez Sharma. Documentary about gay filmmaker on his hajj B Slow West Dir. John Maclean. Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Caren Pistorius B Son of Saul Dir. László Nemes. Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Sándor Zsótér A Southpaw Dir. Antoine Fuqua. Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker C– Spectre Dir. Sam Mendes. Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Christoph Waltz B– Spotlight Dir. Tom McCarthy. Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams B+ Spy Dir. Paul Feig. Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Jason Statham, Miranda Hart C+ Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens Dir. J.J. Abrams. Daisy Ridley B+ Stations of the Cross Dir. Dietrich Brüggemann. Lea van Acken, Franziska Weisz B Steve Jobs Dir. Danny Boyle. Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels, Seth Rogen C Stonewall Dir. Roland Emmerich. Jeremy Irvine, Jonny Beauchamp, Vladimir Alexis D Straight Outta Compton Dir. F. Gary Gray. O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins B– Suffragette Dir. Sarah Gavron. Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter C+ Tangerine Dir. Sean Baker. Mya Taylor, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Karren Karagulian B Testament of Youth Dir. James Kent. Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton B– Timbuktu Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako. Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Mehdi Ag Mohamed B+ Tom at the Farm Dir. Xavier Dolan. Xavier Dolan, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Lise Roy C+ Trainwreck Dir. Judd Apatow. Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn B– The Tribe Dir. Myroslav Slaboshpitskiy. Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova A– Trumbo Dir. Jay Roach. Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Michael Stuhlbarg, Louis CK D Truth Dir. James Vanderbilt. Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace C+ Victoria Dir. Sebastian Schipper. Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit A– The Walk Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Kingsley 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 What Happened, Miss Simone? Dir. Liz Garbus. Documentary about Nina Simone B When Evening Falls on Bucharest, or Metabolism Dir. Corneliu Porumboiu B When Marnie Was There Dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Animated B Where to Invade Next Dir. Michael Moore. Documentary about global policies D 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, Lili Monori B– Wild Tales Dir. Damián Szifron. Darío Grandinetti, Julieta Zylberberg, Rita Cortese B The Wolfpack Dir. Crystal Moselle. Documentary about six cooped-up siblings C+ Woman in Gold Dir. Simon Curtis. Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl C– The Wonders Dir. Alice Rohrwacher. Maria Alexandra Lungu, Sam Louwyck A– Xenia Dir. Panos H. Koutras. Kostas Nikouli, Nikos Gelia, Aggelos Papadimitriou C+ Youth Dir. Paolo Sorrentino. Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano C Z for Zachariah Dir. Craig Zobel. Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine C