2014 In Film - Best to Worst.

Directed by: James Marsh
Written by: Anthony McCarten
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, David Thewlis
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Running time: 123 minutes


Plot: A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.

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Directed by: Richard Linklater
Written by: Richard Linklater
Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater
Genre: Drama
Running time: 165 minutes


Plot: The life of a young man, Mason, from age 5 to age 18.

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Directed by: Damien Chazelle
Written by: Damien Chazelle
Starring: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser
Genre: Drama, Music
Running time: 107 minutes


Plot: A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.

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Directed by: David Fincher
Written by: Gillian Flynn
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Running time: 149 minutes


Plot: With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

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Directed by: Paul King
Written by: Paul King
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Ben Whishaw
Genre: Comedy, Family
Running time: 95 minutes


Plot: A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

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Directed by: Matt Reeves
Written by: Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver
Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Running time: 130 minutes


Plot: In the wake of a disaster that changed the world, the growing and genetically evolving apes find themselves at a critical point with the human race.

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Directed by: Morten Tyldum
Written by: Graham Moore
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Running time: 114 minutes


Plot: During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.

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Directed by: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Written by: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Starring: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Running time: 100 minutes


Plot: An ordinary Lego construction worker, thought to be the prophesied 'Special', is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the Lego universe into eternal stasis.

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Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Written by: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo
Starring: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Running time: 119 minutes


Plot: A washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play.

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Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Written by: Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Running time: 169 minutes


Plot: A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

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Directed by: Bryan Singer
Written by: Simon Kinberg
Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Running time: 131 minutes


Plot: The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.

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Directed by: Tim Burton
Written by: Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
Starring: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Jason Schwartzmann
Genre: Biography, Drama
Running time: 106 minutes


Plot: A drama about the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.

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Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Written by: Darren Aronofsky & Ari Handel
Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winston, Emma Watson
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Running time: 138 minutes


Plot: A man is chosen by his world's creator to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.

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Directed by: Anthony & Joe Russo
Written by: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
Starring: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L. Jackson
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Running time: 136 minutes


Plot: Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier.

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Directed by: James Gunn
Written by: James Gunn & Nicole Perlman
Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Running time: 122 minutes


Plot: A group of space criminals must work together to stop a fanatic from destroying the galaxy.

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Directed by: Dean DeBlois
Written by: Dean DeBlois
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Djimon Hounsou
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Running time: 102 minutes


Plot: When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.

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Directed by: Wes Anderson
Written by: Wes Anderson
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Willem Dafoe
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Running time: 100 minutes


Plot: The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.

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Directed by: Damon Beesley & Iain Morris
Written by: Damon Beesley & Iain Morris
Starring: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 96 minutes


Plot: Jay, Neil, Simon, and Will reunite in Australia for a holiday.

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Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Written by: Peter Craig & Danny Strong
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Running time: 123 minutes


Plot: When Katniss destroys the games, she goes to District 13 after District 12 is destroyed. She meets President Coin who convinces her to be the symbol of rebellion, while trying to save Peeta from the Capitol.

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Directed by: Bryan Singer
Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci & Jeff Pinkner
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Running time: 142 minutes


Plot: Peter Parker runs the gauntlet as the mysterious company Oscorp sends up a slew of super villains against him, impacting his life.

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Directed by: Ben Kellett
Written by: Brendan O'Carroll
Starring: Brendan O'Carroll, Eilish O'Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Paddy Houlihan
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 94 minutes


Plot: A company tries to shut down Mrs Brown's fruit and veg stall. They can feck off.

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Directed by: Luke Greenfield
Written by: Luke Greenfield & Nicholas Thomas
Starring: Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 104 minutes


Plot: Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted "heroes" get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.

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