Critically acclaimed movies of 2014

Nightcrawler(2014)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 83

When 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.



Top Five(2014)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancée talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV show.



Timbuktu(2014)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed.



American Sniper(2014)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 82

Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.



Edge of Tomorrow(2014)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.



The Imitation Game(2014)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 82

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



Love Is Strange(2014)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 82

After Ben and George get married, George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to stay with friends separately while they sell their place and look for cheaper housing -- a situation that weighs heavily on all involved.



Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.



The Theory of Everything(2014)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

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



Big Hero 6(2014)

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Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 81

The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.



While We're Young(2014)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.



Clouds of Sils Maria(2014)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.



What We Do in the Shadows(2014)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 80

A documentary team films the lives of a group of vampires for a few months. The vampires share a house in Wellington, New Zealand. Turns out vampires have their own domestic problems too.



How to Train Your Dragon 2(2014)

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Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

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.



Ich seh ich seh(2014)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 80

Twin boys move to a new home with their mother after she has face changing cosmetic surgery, but under her bandages is someone the children don't recognize.



'71(2014)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 80

In 1971, a young and disorientated British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast.



Relatos salvajes(2014)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.



22 Jump Street(2014)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.



Noah(2014)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.



Still Alice(2014)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.




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