Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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2014 Movies

Boston Globe: Ty Burr: 28 Best Movies of 2014

05 January 2015

Boyhood - Richard Linklater

Ty Burr: 28 Best Movies of 2014, as published by The Boston Globe

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2012 • 2011]

  1. Boyhood
    Richard Linklater
  2. The Immigrant
    James Gray
  3. American Sniper
    Clint Eastwood
  4. Citizenfour
    Laura Poitras
  5. Whiplash
    Damien Chazelle
  6. The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Wes Anderson
  7. Mr. Turner
    Mike Leigh
  8. Inherent Vice
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  9. MANAKAMANA
    Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez
  10. Birdman
    Alejandro G. Iñárritu
  11. Life Itself
    Steve James
  12. Two Days, One Night
    Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
  13. Dear White People
    Justin Simien
  14. Under the Skin
    Jonathan Glazer
  15. Locke
    Steven Knight

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