J.R. Jones: 20 Favorite Movies of 2014, as published by The Chicago Reader
- Ida — Pawel Pawlikowski
- Calvary — John Michael McDonagh
- Norte, the End of History — Lav Diaz
- Two Days, One Night — Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
- Night Moves — Kelly Reichardt
- Last Days in Vietnam — Rory Kennedy
- Joe — David Gordon Green
- The Kill Team — Dan Krauss
- Everyday — Michael Winterbottom
- Cheap Thrills — E.L. Katz
- Foxcatcher — Bennett Miller
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them — Ned Benson
- A Girl at My Door — July Jung
- Citizenfour — Laura Poitras
- Nymphomaniac — Lars von Trier
- Snowpiercer — Bong Joon-ho
- The Overnighters — Jesse Moss
- In Secret — Charlie Stratton
- Gloria — Sebastián Lelio
- Tim’s Vermeer — Teller