Though in the past few years I listed my top 20 or 25 films of the year, this year I decided to return to listing only my top 10, even though it was another great year in film that makes narrowing down the list much more difficult. To do this I decided not to include any documentaries or animation movies in my top ten. I also included a link to the wikipedia article about them, where more information can be read about the film and there is a link to the trailer. This year I also decided to list my favorite movies by genre, though I excluded including any of my top ten films in these lists, since it would only be redundant. I listed only between 3-5 movies for these categories, and have tried not to repeat movies in more than one category (except Best Religion Themed). The last is a list of movies that you would be better off just skipping altogether. (Updated on January 21st)
1. Whiplash
2. Boyhood
3. Gone Girl
4. Snowpiercer
5. Birdman
6. Chef
7. Guardians of the Galaxy
8. Locke
9. Edge of Tomorrow
10. Nightcrawler
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Best Drama (Fiction)
Cold in July
The Judge
Calvary
Wild
The Immigrant
Best Drama (True)
Unbroken
Foxcatcher
American Sniper
The Theory of Everything
Selma
Best Action/Adventure
Fury
John Wick
Maze Runner
Divergent
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Best Foreign
Force Majeure
The Lunchbox
Ida
Stalingrad
The Dance of Reality
Best Documentary
Jodorowsky's Dune
Citizenfour
Fed Up
Point and Shoot
Tim's Vermeer
Best Comedy
Grand Budapest Hotel
22 Jump Street
Top Five
Trip to Italy
Frank
Best Horror
The Babadook
Oculus
Only Lovers Left Alive
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Tusk
Best Fantasy
The Hobbit 3
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Under the Skin
Best Science Fiction
Interstellar
Robocop
Godzilla
Best Comic Book
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
X-Men: Days of Future Past
300: Rise of an Empire
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Best Animation
The LEGO Movie
Big Hero 6
The Box Trolls
Best Religion Themed
Calvary
Ida
St. Vincent
When the Game Stands Tall
The Jewish Cardinal
Movies to Skip
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Noah
Son of God
God's Not Dead
Heaven is for Real
The Persecuted
Left Behind
Transcendence
