The 30 best movies of 2014

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 428 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Interestelar leads, rated 8.5 (2014). The average release year on the list is 2014. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Interstellar (2014)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 169 min · 8.5 41,065 votes
2

Whiplash (2014)

directed by Damien Chazelle · 107 min · 8.4 17,042 votes
3

The Imitation Game (2014)

directed by Morten Tyldum · 113 min · 8.0 18,376 votes
4

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

directed by Wes Anderson · 100 min · 8.0 16,460 votes
5

Mommy (2014)

directed by Xavier Dolan · 133 min · 8.2 2,893 votes
6

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

directed by James Gunn · 121 min · 7.9 30,252 votes
7

Gone Girl (2014)

directed by David Fincher · 149 min · 7.9 20,354 votes
8

The Theory of Everything (2014)

directed by James Marsh · 123 min · 7.8 11,251 votes
9

Wild Tales (2014)

directed by Damián Szifron · 122 min · 7.9 3,855 votes
10

Love, Rosie (2014)

directed by Christian Ditter · 102 min · 7.8 6,560 votes
11

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

directed by Joe Russo · 136 min · 7.7 20,423 votes
12

Big Hero 6 (2014)

directed by Chris Williams · 102 min · 7.7 16,888 votes
13

Nightcrawler (2014)

directed by Dan Gilroy · 118 min · 7.7 12,017 votes
14

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

directed by Dean DeBlois · 102 min · 7.7 10,654 votes
15

Song of the Sea (2014)

directed by Tomm Moore · 93 min · 8.0 1,618 votes
16

When Marnie Was There (2014)

directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi · 104 min · 7.9 2,016 votes
17

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

directed by Doug Liman · 113 min · 7.6 15,463 votes
18

The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

directed by Josh Boone · 132 min · 7.6 11,681 votes
19

John Wick (2014)

directed by Chad Stahelski · 101 min · 7.5 21,291 votes
20

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

directed by Bryan Singer · 149 min · 7.5 16,616 votes
21

Fury (2014)

directed by David Ayer · 135 min · 7.5 13,205 votes
22

I Origins (2014)

directed by Mike Cahill · 106 min · 7.6 3,539 votes
23

The Way He Looks (2014)

directed by Daniel Ribeiro · 96 min · 7.9 1,005 votes
24

The Raid 2 (2014)

directed by Gareth Evans · 150 min · 7.6 2,687 votes
25

The Salt of the Earth (2014)

directed by Juliano Ribeiro Salgado · 110 min · 8.1 692 votes
26

Boyhood (2014)

directed by Richard Linklater · 165 min · 7.5 5,622 votes
27

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

directed by Taika Waititi · 86 min · 7.5 4,054 votes
28

Pride (2014)

directed by Matthew Warchus · 115 min · 7.7 1,444 votes
29

Citizenfour (2014)

directed by Laura Poitras · 113 min · 7.7 1,443 votes
30

Still Alice (2014)

directed by Wash Westmoreland · 101 min · 7.5 3,340 votes