Year-End Lists

Kevin B. Lee: 10 Best Films of 2014, as published by Fandor where it’s accompanied by a video essay, “Better than Boyhood”

[see also 2015 • 2012]

1. Goodbye to Language
   Jean-Luc Godard
2. The Strange Little Cat
   Ramon Zürcher
3. What Now? Remind Me
   Joaquim Pinto
4. The Missing Picture
   Rithy Panh
5. Citizenfour
   Laura Poitras
6. Dear White People
   Justin Simien
7. Policeman
   Nadav Lapid
8. The Dance of Reality
   Alejandro Jodorowsky
9. Vic + Flo Saw a Bear
   Denis Côté
10. Bad Hair
    Mariana Rondon

The Dissolve: 20 Best Films of 2014

[see also 2013]

1. Boyhood
   Richard Linklater
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
   Wes Anderson
3. Under the Skin
   Jonathan Glazer
4. Whiplash
   Damien Chazelle
5. Only Lovers Left Alive
   Jim Jarmusch
6. Life Itself
   Steve James
7. Two Days, One Night
   Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
8. Force Majeure
   Ruben Östlund
9. Gone Girl
   David Fincher
10. Selma
    Ava DuVernay
11. Nightcrawler
    Dan Gilroy
12. Snowpiercer
    Bong Joon-ho
13. Inherent Vice
    Paul Thomas Anderson
14. Obvious Child
    Gillian Robespierre
15. The Lego Movie
    Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
16. Bird People
    Pascale Ferran
17. Guardians of the Galaxy
    James Gunn
18. The Missing Picture
    Rithy Panh
19. Blue Ruin
    Jeremy Saulnier
20. Listen Up Philip
    Alex Ross Perry

Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2014, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

1. The Grand Budapest Hotel
   Wes Anderson
2. God Help the Girl
   Stuart Murdoch
3. Muppets Most Wanted
   James Bobin
4. We Are the Best!
   Lukas Moodysson
5. Under the Skin
   Jonathan Glazer
6. Boyhood
   Richard Linklater
7. Whiplash
   Damien Chazelle
8. Edge of Tomorrow
   Doug Liman
9. Interstellar
   Christopher Nolan
10. Joe
    David Gordon Green
11. The Lego Movie
    Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
12. Gone Girl
    David Fincher
13. The Boxtrolls
    Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi
14. Inherent Vice
    Paul Thomas Anderson
15. Birdman
    Alejandro G. Iñárritu

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: The 20 Best Movies of 2014

The A.V. Club: The 20 Best Movies of 2014

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Boyhood
   Richard Linklater
2. Two Days, One Night
   Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
3. Whiplash
   Damien Chazelle
4. Gone Girl
   David Fincher
5. Under the Skin
   Jonathan Glazer
6. The Grand Budapest Hotel
   Wes Anderson
7. The Strange Little Cat
   Ramon Zürcher
8. The Immigrant
   James Gray
9. Force Majeure
   Ruben Östlund
10. Goodbye to Language
    Jean-Luc Godard
11. Inherent Vice
    Paul Thomas Anderson
12. National Gallery
    Frederick Wiseman
13. Mr. Turner
    Mike Leigh
14. Listen Up Philip
    Alex Ross Perry
15. Coherence
    James Ward Byrkit
16. God Help the Girl
    Stuart Murdoch
17. The Missing Picture
    Rithy Panh
18. Interstellar
    Christopher Nolan
19. Bird People
    Pascale Ferran
20. Winter Sleep
    Nuri Bilge Ceylan

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: 15 Best Films of 2014
• A.V. Club: Ben Kenigsberg: The Best Films of 2014
• A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2014
• A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2014
• A.V. Club: Nick Schager: The Best Films of 2014
• The Dissolve: Mike D’Angelo: Top 15 films of 2014

Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2014

[see also 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Black Metal
   Dean Blunt
2. Ruins
   Grouper
3. Secret Mix
   GFOTY
4. Soused
   Scott Walker & Sunn O)))
5. The Abyss
   Kevin Drumm and Jason Lescalleet
6. A Turn Of Breath
   Ian William Craig
7. Dark Web
   Giant Claw
8. MN.ROY
   D/P/I
9. Faith In Strangers
   Andy Stott
10. I LOVE MAKONNEN
    I LOVE MAKONNEN
11. Real Raga Shit Vol. 1
    C L E A N E R S
12. Because I’m Worth It
    Copeland
13. The Light That You Gave Me To See You
    E+E
14. Benji
    Sun Kil Moon
15. PC Music x DISown Radio
    PC Music
16. Damsel in Distress
    Lotic
17. 05 Fuck Em
    Lil B
18. Miseri Lares
    Valerio Tricoli
19. Piñata
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
20. Xen
    Arca
21. Trust
    18+
22. Bestial Burden
    Pharmakon
23. Ghettoville
    Actress
24. Meshes of Voice
    Jenny Hval & Susanna
25. Too Bright
    Perfume Genius
26. Babylon
    Magic Eye
27. Pom Pom
    Ariel Pink
28. Syro
    Aphex Twin
29. Suzi Ecto
    Call Super
30. To Be Kind
    Swans
31. Western Beats
    Kane West
32. Bécs
    Fennesz
33. LP1
    FKA twigs
34. Totem
    White Suns
35. Skin Fade
    Dean Blunt
36. Loom
    Fear of Men
37. Suki Girlz
    James Ferraro
38. Flatland
    Objekt
39. Belomancie
    Sun Araw
40. Beyoncé
    Beyoncé
41. The Hierophant
    Burial Hex
42. Admiral Frenchkiss
    Gem Jones
43. Why Do the Heathen Rage?
    The Soft Pink Truth
44. Niggas on the Moon
    Death Grips
45. KOCH
    Lee Gamble
46. Novos Mistérios
    Ninos Du Brasil
47. Lone
    Ai Aso
48. 486669f0e9b8990384108f3d54c6a8f036adeb8bc7108f3d54c6a8f036adeb
    TCF
49. I Shall Die Here
    The Body
50. Welcome to Fazoland
    Lil Herb

A.A. Dowd: 15 Best Films of 2014, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2013]

1. Boyhood
   Richard Linklater
2. Whiplash
   Damien Chazelle
3. The Strange Little Cat
   Ramon Zürcher
4. Two Days, One Night
   Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
5. Stray Dogs
   Tsai Ming-liang
6. Under the Skin
   Jonathan Glazer
7. Force Majeure
   Ruben Östlund
8. Blue Ruin
   Jeremy Saulnier
9. Gone Girl
   David Fincher
10. The Missing Picture
    Rithy Panh
11. Nightcrawler
    Dan Gilroy
12. The Babadook
    Jennifer Kent
13. Ida
    Pawel Pawlikowski
14. The Immigrant
    James Gray
15. Inherent Vice
    Paul Thomas Anderson

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: The 20 Best Movies of 2014

David Denby: 10 Best Movies of 2014, as published by The New Yorker

[see also 2012 • 2011]

1. Ida
   Pawel Pawlikowski

The others, in alphabetical order

• American Sniper
  Clint Eastwood
• A Most Violent Year
  J.C. Chandor
• Birdman
  Alejandro G. Iñárritu
• Boyhood
  Richard Linklater
• Get on Up
  Tate Taylor
• Mr. Turner
  Mike Leigh
• National Gallery
  Frederick Wiseman
• Selma
  Ava DuVernay
• Snowpiercer
  Bong Joon-ho

AllMusic: 50 Best Albums of 2014 presented alphabetically

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

• Freeman
  Aaron Freeman
• Alvvays
  Alvvays
• Vengo
  Ana Tijoux
• American Middle Class
  Angaleena Presley
• Syro
  Aphex Twin
• Xen
  Arca
• A U R O R A
  Ben Frost
• Here and Nowhere Else
  Cloud Nothings
• Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith
  Craig Handy
• Run the Jewels 2
  Run the Jewels
• The Future’s Void
  EMA
• Rips
  Ex Hex
• LP1
  FKA twigs
• You’re Dead!
  Flying Lotus
• Singles
  Future Islands
• Mahler: Symphony No. 7
  Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
• The Voyager
  Jenny Lewis
• Love Apparatus
  Jesse Boykins III
• Never Hungover Again
  Joyce Manor
• Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?
  K. Michelle
• Food
  Kelis
• The Golden Echo
  Kimbra
• Ultraviolence
  Lana Del Rey
• The Way I’m Livin’
  Lee Ann Womack
• Mess
  Liars
• Nabuma Rubberband
  Little Dragon
• Salad Days
  Mac DeMarco
• Rameau: Pièces de clavecin
  Mahan Esfahani
• Platinum
  Miranda Lambert
• Coisa Boa
  Moreno Veloso
• Guilty of Everything
  Nothing
• The Thought of You
  Otis Brown III
• Too Bright
  Perfume Genius
• Under Color of Official Right
  Protomartyr
• Atlas
  Real Estate
• lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar
  Robert Plant
• Lese Majesty
  Shabazz Palaces
• Toumani & Sidiki
  Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
• Divide and Exit
  Sleaford Mods
• St. Vincent
  St. Vincent
• Wig Out At Jagbags
  Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
• Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
  Sturgill Simpson
• Rising Son
  Takuya Kuroda
• Sun Structures
  Temples
• VII
  Teyana Taylor
• Angels & Devils
  The Bug
• Lost in the Dream
  The War on Drugs
• AfroPhysicist
  Theo Croker
• Songs By Richard Strauss – Notturno
  Thomas Hampson & Wolfram Rieger
• Nikki Nack
  Tune-Yards

Resident Advisor: Top 20 Albums of 2014

[see also 2023 • 2018 • 2015 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Faith In Strangers
   Andy Stott
2. Psychic 9-5 Club
   HTRK
3. Submit X
   Gesloten Cirkel
4. Syro
   Aphex Twin
5. Flatland
   Objekt
6. Angels & Devils
   The Bug
7. Minutes of Sleep
   Francis Harris
8. Workshop 19
   Kassem Mosse
9. After Forever
   Joey Anderson
10. Moodymann
    Moodymann
11. Megatrap
    Head High
12. It’s Album Time
    Todd Terje
13. Black Metal
    Dean Blunt
14. Code
    Answer Code Request
15. LP1
    FKA twigs
16. Suzi Ecto
    Call Super
17. Rivers of the Red Planet
    Max Graef
18. Into A Better Future
    Edward
19. Yellow Memories
    Fatima
20. Signals
    Wen

Les Inrockuptibles: Top 20 Films of 2014

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Saint Laurent
   Bertrand Bonello
2. Goodbye to Language
   Jean-Luc Godard
3. Under the Skin
   Jonathan Glazer
4. Only Lovers Left Alive
   Jim Jarmusch
5. Clouds of Sils Maria
   Olivier Assayas
6. The Grand Budapest Hotel
   Wes Anderson
7. Eden
   Mia Hansen-Løve
8. Maps to the Stars
   David Cronenberg
9. Edge of Tomorrow
   Doug Liman
10. A Thousand Suns
    Mati Diop
11. Her
    Spike Jonze
12. The Wind Rises
    Hayao Miyazaki
13. Girlhood
    Céline Sciamma
14. Pasolini
    Abel Ferrara
15. Interstellar
    Christopher Nolan
16. The Kindergarten Teacher
    Nadav Lapid
17. Abuse of Weakness
    Catherine Breillat
18. Love at First Fight
    Thomas Cailley
19. The Canyons
    Paul Schrader
20. Gone Girl
    David Fincher