Best Movies List of 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 267 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 90 | Earnings: $153.63M

Lead Role: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, | Director: George Miller,

A woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in postapocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a drifter named Max.

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 262 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 81 | Earnings: $936.63M

Lead Role: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, | Director: J.J. Abrams,

Three decades after the Empire's defeat, a new threat arises in the militant First Order. Stormtrooper defector Finn and spare parts scavenger Rey are caught up in the Resistance's search for the missing Luke Skywalker.

The Martian (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 244 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 80 | Earnings: $228.43M

Lead Role: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, | Director: Ridley Scott,

An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

Inside Out (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 240 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 94 | Earnings: $356.45M

Lead Role: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, | Director:

After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.

The Revenant (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 232 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 76 | Earnings: $183.64M

Lead Role: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, | Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu,

A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 218 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 66 | Earnings: $458.99M

Lead Role: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, | Director: Joss Whedon,

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.

Spotlight (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 216 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 93 | Earnings: $44.99M

Lead Role: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, | Director: Tom McCarthy,

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

Room (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 203 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 86 | Earnings: $14.68M

Lead Role: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Wendy Crewson, | Director: Lenny Abrahamson,

A young boy is raised within the confines of a small shed.

The Hateful Eight (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 198 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 68 | Earnings: $54.12M

Lead Role: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, | Director: Quentin Tarantino,

In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.

The Big Short (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 197 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 81 | Earnings: $70.24M

Lead Role: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, | Director: Adam McKay,

Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight.

Jurassic World (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 197 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 59 | Earnings: $652.18M

Lead Role: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Judy Greer, | Director: Colin Trevorrow,

A new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.

Sicario (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 195 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 82 | Earnings: $46.88M

Lead Role: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Bernthal, | Director: Denis Villeneuve,

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

Ant-Man (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 193 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 64 | Earnings: $180.19M

Lead Role: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly, | Director: Peyton Reed,

Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Bridge of Spies (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 190 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 81 | Earnings: $72.31M

Lead Role: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, | Director: Steven Spielberg,

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 188 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 75 | Earnings: $195.00M

Lead Role: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, | Director: Christopher McQuarrie,

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.

Creed (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 185 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 82 | Earnings: $109.71M

Lead Role: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, | Director: Ryan Coogler,

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Furious Seven (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 184 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 67 | Earnings: $350.03M

Lead Role: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, | Director: James Wan,

Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

Carol (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 179 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 95 | Earnings: $0.25M

Lead Role: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, | Director: Todd Haynes,

An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.

Brooklyn (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 176 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 87 | Earnings: $38.32M

Lead Role: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, | Director: John Crowley,

An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

Spectre (2015)

Aggregate Rating: 174 | Imdb: 6 | Metascore: 60 | Earnings: $200.07M

Lead Role: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, | Director: Sam Mendes,

A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.