Top 10 Films of 2014
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- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsDavid OyelowoCarmen EjogoOprah WinfreyA chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
- DirectorRamin BahraniStarsAndrew GarfieldMichael ShannonLaura DernA recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.
- DirectorMélanie LaurentStarsJoséphine JapyLou de LaâgeIsabelle CarréCharlie is an average French suburban teenager, but when she becomes fast friends with Sarah, the rebellious new girl at school, she discovers there's nothing average about how she feels.
- DirectorFrancesco MunziStarsMarco LeonardiPeppino MazzottaFabrizio FerracaneThe story of three brothers, the sons of a shepherd, close to the ndrangheta and of their divided soul.
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsKaridja TouréAssa SyllaLindsay KaramohA girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.
- 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.
- DirectorMichael CuestaStarsJeremy RennerRobert PatrickJena SimsJournalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.
- DirectorAngelina JolieStarsJack O'ConnellMiyaviDomhnall GleesonAfter a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
- DirectorDavid DobkinStarsRobert Downey Jr.Robert DuvallVera FarmigaBig-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.
- DirectorScott FrankStarsLiam NeesonDan StevensDavid HarbourPrivate investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
- DirectorJ.C. ChandorStarsOscar IsaacJessica ChastainDavid OyelowoIn New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsJason BatemanTina FeyJane FondaAfter their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes, and might-have-beens.
- DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsGeorge ClooneyMatt DamonBill MurrayAn unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from German thieves and return them to their owners.
- 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.
- DirectorMatthew WarchusStarsBill NighyImelda StauntonDominic WestU.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
- DirectorAlberto RodríguezStarsJavier GutiérrezRaúl ArévaloMaría VarodTwo cops lost in the deep south of Spain. One serial killer to catch. A lot of secrets and lies to disclose.
- DirectorHossein AminiStarsViggo MortensenKirsten DunstOscar IsaacA thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective.
- DirectorMichael BerryStarsEd HarrisEva LongoriaMichael PeñaA former Arizona sheriff's wife is killed while riding on their ranch property. It would appear a Mexican man illegally crossing into the US is at fault. As the former and the current sheriff search for answers, lives are changed forever.
- DirectorJake GoldbergerStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Dennis HaysbertGeorge DickEx-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.
- DirectorMalik VitthalStarsJohn BoyegaRotimiGlenn PlummerA 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
- DirectorJoel SurnowStarsChristopher MeloniDevon BostickDean NorrisA young guy decides to skip college in favor of joining his father on the lot of his used-car business.
- DirectorJustin SimienStarsTyler James WilliamsTessa ThompsonKyle GallnerThe lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.
- DirectorDavid LascherStarsReid ScottSerinda SwanGrace KaufmanAfter Susan is tragically widowed, she can no longer care for Niki, her delinquent daughter. Niki is sent to live with her brother Billy, and the two begin forging a healthy bond until her mental troubles persist.
- DirectorFrank Hall GreenStarsElla PurnellBrian GeraghtyDiane FarrAfter conditions in her new home become unbearable, a teenage girl runs away and befriends an older man preparing for a hike through the Alaskan wilderness.
- DirectorDavid Robert MitchellStarsMaika MonroeKeir GilchristOlivia LuccardiA young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
- DirectorShawn ChristensenStarsShawn ChristensenFatima PtacekEmmy RossumAt the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his 11-year old niece Sophia for a few hours.
- DirectorAna Lily AmirpourStarsSheila VandArash MarandiMarshall ManeshIn the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.
- DirectorMack LindonStarsJessica GreenMartin SacksDaniel NelsonThe true story of a young man falsely accused of rape and sentenced to six years in a maximum security prison. He must rely on survival skills and an unlikely bond with an infamous inmate to prove his innocence and regain his freedom.
- DirectorShelli AinsworthStarsMatt KaneJanel MoloneySorel CarradineA drama centered on a mother's relationship with her autistic son.
- DirectorSean HanishStarsJoseph MarcellPaul AdelsteinMinnie DriverA couple navigate their way through a pregnancy filled with doubt, grief and trepidation.
- DirectorNoah BuschelStarsCorey StollBilly CrudupMarin IrelandA down-on-his-luck former boxing champ is forced to make a choice between friendship and ambition when he is framed for murder.
- DirectorSteve SchmidtStarsAdam BeachSamuel ThiviergeAxel GreenCharlie is a French-Canadian man involved in cross-border drug trade in Northern Ontario. After he decides he wants to leave the industry, his boss sets him up to force him to stay.
- DirectorJon StewartStarsGael García BernalKim BodniaDimitri LeonidasIranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy.
- DirectorGillian RobespierreStarsJenny SlateJake LacyGaby HoffmannA twenty-something comedienne's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of independent womanhood for the first time.
- DirectorSteve AndersonStarsRhys CoiroXander BerkeleyCarly PopeOn his last night on the job, an unsuspecting Los Angeles cab driver gets roped into helping a wealthy investment banker cover up a brutal crime.
- DirectorRandall BatinkoffStarsTricia HelferScottie ThompsonBruce DavisonA rocker makes a pact to kill himself on his 37th birthday. 12 weeks before the release of his final album and the end of his life, he meets and falls in love with a woman who has a dark secret of her own.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsNikolaj Coster-WaldauNikolaj Lie KaasUlrich ThomsenA conscientious police officer who investigates a violent case of domestic dispute in the squalid apartment of a drug addict has to make the most contemptible decision in his life. Just how far would a parent go to get a second chance?
- DirectorHans HerbotsStarsGeert Van RampelbergIna GeertsJohan van AsscheA police inspector haunted by the childhood abduction of his brother becomes obsessed with the disturbing case of a dangerous serial kidnapper
- DirectorStan HarringtonStarsOliver PigottAmanda DrextonRobert PralgoAn honest yet brutal look at the effects of fame and the substitution of real values for fake ones in the land of Hollywood. The music of Oliver Pigott comes to life in this touching yet brutal look at love, life and Hollywood.
- DirectorAnja MarquardtStarsBrooke BloomMarc MenchacaDennis BoutsikarisThe professional and personal life of a sexual surrogate begins to unravel when she starts working with a new client.
- DirectorDeon TaylorStarsJoe AndersonDawn OlivieriDerek LukeA just paroled white neo-nazi and his ruthless girlfriend kill a cop and take an African-American family hostage. Meanwhile the supremacist leader who oversees his criminal empire from behind bars, is not happy. Inspired by real events.
- DirectorHenrik Bech PoulsenStarsAlexis RaichPriscilla BarnesDaniel BaldwinLeft alone by her parents for the first time, a teenager finds herself on a 24-hour journey through the dark side of suburbia where an odd cast of characters all battle to control her fate.
- DirectorDaniel BarberStarsBrit MarlingHailee SteinfeldSam WorthingtonLeft without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three women must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the fast-approaching Union Army.
- DirectorStephen DaldryChristian DuurvoortStarsRickson TevezGabriel WeinsteinMartin SheenSet in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.
- DirectorLisandro AlonsoStarsViggo MortensenViilbjørk Malling AggerGhita NørbyA father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization.
- DirectorDavid OelhoffenStarsViggo MortensenReda KatebDjemel BarekAlgeria, 1954. Two very different men thrown together by a world in turmoil are forced to flee across the Atlas mountains. Daru, the reclusive teacher, has to escort Mohamed, a villager accused of murder.
- DirectorAlexandra KondrackeStarsLisa RieffelErin KellyMichelle LombardoThe story of five girls and one epic night. The girls will find love, lust, girl-fights, rock and roll, and a whole lot of stoned sorority girls.
- DirectorHaik KocharianStarsLouis CancelmiEvan EnderleDana EskelsonYoung, struggling playwright and theater director, Victor, and his girlfriend Mary are expecting their first child. As Mary's father keeps buying them things they could never afford, Victor's sense of entrapment grows.
- DirectorSean MullinStarsMartin StarrDina ShihabiPaul WesleyAn army veteran's unlikely romance with an Iraqi immigrant is put to the test when she is faced with the prospect of deportation.
- DirectorMichael James JohnsonStarsKodi Smit-McPheeVirginia MadsenIsabelle FuhrmanA restless teenager explores the wilderness of his city while struggling with the absence of his father.
- DirectorRyan McLaughlinStarsCooper BarnesExie BookerEric Michael ColeAfter budget cuts and personal demons forced him off the streets of San Pedro, Detective Nick Terry's beat became the classroom, where he patrols the minds of the people in his beloved hometown. A less intense schedule allows Nick to enjoy all the things he loves: watching the surf with his piñata-shredding dog Peakins, getting stoned, mustering up the courage to ask out a beautiful local, getting stoned and hanging out at the Chowder barge with Spice, his Jamaican friend. And getting stoned. But when a mysterious woman washes up on the shore at Sunken City, Nick is called back to the beat where his calm, cool life becomes even more dazed and confused.
- DirectorMichael RadfordStarsShirley MacLaineChristopher PlummerMarcia Gay HardenA withdrawn senior experiences life in new ways when he begins spending time with the free-spirited woman who lives across the hall.
- DirectorCharles BinaméStarsBruce GreenwoodXavier DolanCarrie-Anne MossA psychiatrist is drawn into a complex mind game when he questions a disturbed patient about the disappearance of a colleague.
- DirectorMatt SadowskiStarsDov TiefenbachTommie-Amber PirieZoë KravitzBig nosed Benny lacks confidence to get a girlfriend or kick out his spiritual childhood friend, Autumn, from his Toronto apartment. But then he meets Jordan.
- DirectorShawn ChristensenStarsShawn ChristensenFatima PtacekEmmy RossumAt the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his 11-year old niece Sophia for a few hours.
- DirectorMatthew WattsStarsCaitlin FitzGeraldCheyenne JacksonPeter ScanavinoSurprise parties rarely go well. This one is no different, as a group of 30-somethings head through life, love and a day in New York City.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom CruiseEmily BluntBill PaxtonA soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsChris IsaakKiefer SutherlandC.H. EvansTwin Peaks before Twin Peaks (1990) and at the same time not always and entirely in the same place as Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). A feature film which presents deleted scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) assembled together for the first time in an untold portion of the story's prequel.
- DirectorJoseph HahnStarsJames FrechevilleCameron MonaghanRon YuanThe lives of five disaffected suburbanites come together at a shopping mall in the wake of one man's shooting spree.
- DirectorGina Prince-BythewoodStarsGugu Mbatha-RawNate ParkerMinnie DriverThe pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage to develop her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.
- DirectorOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsOmar SyCharlotte GainsbourgTahar RahimSenegalese Samba has worked 10 years in France. He's arrested and befriends the woman helping him with legal matters as volunteer after a burnout at work. He's released after being told to leave France. Chemistry?
- DirectorRoss KatzStarsNick KrollRose ByrneBobby CannavaleA bankrupt businessman tries to restore good relations with his sister and her family.
- DirectorSusanna FogelStarsLeighton MeesterGillian JacobsAdam BrodySasha and Paige's co-dependent friendship is tested as Paige gets serious with a guy for the first time.
- DirectorPaul BettanyStarsAdolfo Mendez-NouelAnthony MackieKevin Arnold HoffmanHannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future.
- DirectorAnja MarquardtStarsBrooke BloomMarc MenchacaDennis BoutsikarisThe professional and personal life of a sexual surrogate begins to unravel when she starts working with a new client.
- DirectorAnton KingStarsFran KranzDichen LachmanBeau GarrettAstor is dumped by Mila. He bumps into her ex friend, Cali. She shows him how to get Mila back/approach women and what he did wrong in the past.
- DirectorRoss FergusonStarsDustin MilliganMichael EklundTom ButlerAn Arthouse-Thriller in which an Insurance Executive, seen simultaneously in the present and in the future, is betrayed, left penniless and then must battle his closest friends to try to gain back his life. After ambitious Nicholas Gray becomes a whistleblower his world begins to crumble and when a charismatic drifter introduces him to acts of theft and "wealth redistribution" Nicholas's life spirals out of control. Simultaneously, seen in the future, a penniless Nicholas is released from prison and wrestles with moral choices as he tries to take back his life from those who cheated him. A murder, frame and police investigation follow in which no one is what he seemed to be.
- DirectorBrin HillStarsMichael Stahl-DavidZoe KazanMark FeuersteinTwo seemingly unconnected souls from different corners of the United States make a telepathic bond that allows them to see, hear and feel the other's experiences, creating a bond that apparently can't be broken.
- DirectorStephen BradleyStarsDeirdre O'KaneSarah GreeneGloria Cramer CurtisChristina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.
- DirectorErik Peter CarlsonStarsNajarra TownsendConstance BrennemanChandler RylkoOn one evening in a decade of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, the innocence of youth and family unravels. Five lives will change forever on this final evening before their hangout, The Toy Soldiers Roller Rink, closes its doors.
- DirectorSeverin FialaVeronika FranzStarsLukas SchwarzElias SchwarzSusanne WuestTwin boys move to a new house with their mother after she has face-changing cosmetic surgery, but under the bandages is someone the boys don't recognize.
- DirectorJames Napier RobertsonStarsCliff CurtisJames RollestonKirk TorranceA brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
- DirectorChristopher YoungStarsJosh BlackerRebecca DavisRyan BeilA company man struggles to save his career, his romantic relationship and his friendship with his colleagues in this corporate comedy.
- DirectorScott FoleyStarsAmy AckerAva CarpinelloJames CarpinelloEveryone hates Ward's wife and wants her dead, but when his friends' murderous fantasies come true, additional complications arise. A blackly comic caper about helping a friend out of a bad relationship by any means necessary.
- DirectorChris DowlingStarsKristoffer PolahaDavid DeSanctisMcKaley MillerA baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to his personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
- DirectorRadu MihaileanuStarsGemma ArtertonSophie NélisseElliott GouldThe story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.
- DirectorStevie LongStarsBrendan Sexton IIIDiora BairdMatthew Gray GublerOdessa is a beautiful girl addicted to the attention and money as an adult film star. William, a lonely mechanic, has a crush on her, and she indulges his fantasy and leads him on. Thinking he can help her find a normal life, he befriends her drug fueled bodyguard, Angry Jack, to get close to her.
- DirectorCarlton SugarmanStarsJoey BaldwinCarlotta Elektra BoschJere BurnsThe Amateur: Or Revenge of the Quadricorn is a naturalistic musical drama that explores the chaotic journey of artistic pursuit in contemporary Los Angeles. How much are you willing to lose to live your dream?
- DirectorMatt WalshStarsBrian HuskeyNick KrollMorgan WalshA hypno-therapist in midlife crisis must tackle his own personal challenges before helping others and getting joint custody of his kids.
- DirectorJ.C. KhouryStarsConnie NielsenJonathan SadowskiSara PaxtonThings couldn't be going better for Harry and Grace, a young New York City couple in love, until Grace's mother turns Harry's world upside down.
- DirectorMatthew Hammett KnottStarsJames NortonTessa Peake-JonesJosie LawrenceA feuding mother and daughter find an unlikely source of help to reunite them - at a hippie commune, the last place that conservative, high-brow Judith ever thought she'd step foot in.
- DirectorMikel RuedaStarsGermán AlcarazuAdil KoukouhJoseba UgaldeIbrahim, a 14-year-old Moroccan boy, walks down a road in the outskirts of a big city alone and disoriented. Recently informed that he will be deported in two days, he packed his belongings and ran away. He is now alone with no place to go.
- DirectorSydney FreelandStarsJeremiah BitsuiCarmen MooreMorningstar AngelineThree young Native Americans - an adopted Christian girl, a rebellious father-to-be, and a promiscuous transsexual - strive to escape the hardships of life on an Indian reservation.