2015-11-27

Top 10 movies of the year 2015

10.Inside out



Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) is a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, but her world turns upside-down when she and her parents move to San Francisco. Riley’s emotions — led by Joy (Amy Poehler) — try to guide her through this difficult, life-changing event.

Initial release: June 19, 2015

Rating: 9.1/10 (IMDb)

Box office: $835 million (predication)

Directors: Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen

Running time: 1h 42m

Production companies: Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures

Screenplay: Pete Docter, Josh Cooley, Meg LeFauve

9.Minions



Evolving from single-celled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, Minions live to serve, but find themselves working for a continual series of unsuccessful masters, from T. Rex to Napoleon. Without a master to grovel for, the Minions fall into a deep depression. But one minion, Kevin, has a plan.

Release date: July 10, 2015

Rating: N/A

Box office: $875 million (predication)

Directors: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda

Running time: 1h 31m

Language: English

Cast: Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton

8.Fifty Shades of Grey



Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the first instalment in the Fifty Shades trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, …

Release date: February 13, 2015

Rating: 4.2/10 (IMDb)

Box office: over $500 million

Author: E. L. James

Adaptations: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

Series: Fifty Shades Trilogy

Followed by: Fifty Shades Darker

Characters: Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele, Elliot Grey

7.Cinderella

After her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella (Lily James) finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and stepsisters, who reduce her to scullery maid. Despite her circumstances, she refuses to despair.

Release date: March 13, 2015

Rating: 7.4/10 (IMDb)

Box office: $520 million

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Adapted from: Cinderella

Initial DVD release: September 15, 2015 (USA)

Featured songs: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo

6.Star Wars: Episode VII

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and his army of Stormtroopers.

Release date: Release date: July 1, 2015

Rating: N/A

Box office: $1.3 billion

Director: J.J. Abrams

Running time: 2h 16m

Film series: Star Wars

Story by: George Lucas

5.Terminator Genisys

When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance against Skynet, sends Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect his mother, Sarah (Emilia Clarke), from a Terminator assassin, an unexpected turn of events creates an altered timeline.

Release date: July 1, 2015

Rating: N/A

Box office: $160 million (predication)

Director: Alan Taylor

Running time: 2h 6m

Film series: The Terminator

Screenplay: James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier, Gale Anne Hurd

4.Mad Max: Fury Road

Years after the collapse of civilization, the tyrannical Immortan Joe enslaves apocalypse survivors inside the desert fortress the Citadel. When the warrior Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) leads the despot’s five wives in a daring escape, she forges an alliance with Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), …

Release date: May 15, 2015

Rating: 8.6/10 (IMDb)

Box office: $300 millio

Director: George Miller

Running time: 2 hours

Film series: Mad Max

Initial DVD release: September 1, 2015

3.Jurassic World

Located off the coast of Costa Rica, the Jurassic World luxury resort provides a habitat for an array of genetically engineered dinosaurs, including the vicious and intelligent Indominus rex. When the massive creature escapes, it sets off a chain reaction that causes the other dinos to run amok.

Release date: June 12, 2015

Rating: 8.6/10 (IMDb)

Box office: $511.8 Million Debut

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Running time: 2h 4m

Producers: Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley

Production companies: Universal Studios, Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company

2.Fast & Furious 7

After defeating international terrorist Owen Shaw, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) and the rest of the crew have separated to return to more normal lives. However, Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), Owen’s older brother, is thirsty for revenge.

Release date: April 3, 2015

Rating: 7.6/10 (IMDb)

Box office: $350.9 million

Director: James Wan

Running time: 2h 26m

Film series: The Fast and the Furious

Producers: Vin Diesel, Neal H. Moritz, Michael Fottrell

1. Avengers: Age of Ultron

When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) jump-starts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go terribly awry, forcing him, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and the rest of the Avengers to reassemble.

Release date: May 1, 2015

Rating: 8/10 (IMDb)

Box office: $1.35 billion

Director: Joss Whedon

Running time: 3h 15m

Initial DVD release: October 2, 2015

Story by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

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