Positioning movies is more like fruits and dessert. However regardless of the wild mixture, among our 50 Best picture, every picture is a dazzlingly made, outstandingly fulfilling bit of silver screen that we accept will continue well. There are bosses like Martin Scorcese and Lars Von Trier, and relative newcomers like Fernando Meirelles and Anna Boden. There are documentaries, comedies and dramatizations, and in addition energized movies and even a super-saint flick. Reflecting 10 years of globalism, the producers are from the United States, New Zealand, Taiwan, Germany, Ireland, France, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Denmark, Romania, Thailand, Brazil, and about all aspects of the U.k. This article hits on top 50 English movies of 2014.
MOVIES
DIRECTOR/WRITER/STARS
SYNOPSIS
GENRE
Godzilla
Director:
Gareth Edwards
Writers:
Max Borenstein (screenplay), Dave Callaham (story)
Stars:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston
The world’s most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.
Action/Adventure
Neighbours
Director:
Nicholas Stoller
Writers:
Andrew J. Cohen, Brendan O’Brien
Stars:
Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron
A couple with a newborn baby faces unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house.
Comedy
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Director:
Bryan Singer
Writers:
Simon Kinberg (screenplay), Jane Goldman (story)
Stars:
Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman
The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Action/Adventure
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Director:
Marc Webb
Writers:
Alex Kurtzman (screenplay), Roberto Orci(screenplay)
Stars:
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx
Peter Parker runs the gauntlet as the mysterious company Oscorp sends up a slew of super villains against him, impacting his life.
Action/Adventure
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Director:
Michael BayWriter:Ehren Kruger
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor
An automobile mechanic and his daughter make a discovery that brings down the Autobots and Decepticons – and a paranoid government official – on them.
Action/Adventure
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Director:
Seth MacFarlane
Writers:
Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin
Stars:
Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Comedy
Maleficent
Director:
Robert Stromberg
Writers:
Linda Woolverton, Charles Perrault
Stars:
Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley
A vindictive fairy is driven to curse an infant princess only to realize the child may be the only one who can restore peace.
Action/Adventure
Divergent
Director:
Neil Burger
Writers:
Evan Daugherty (screenplay), Vanessa Taylor(screenplay)
Stars:
Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet
In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she’s Divergent and won’t fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it’s too late.
Adventure/Romance
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Directors:
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writers:
Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay)
Stars:
Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson
Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier.
Action/Adventure
The Other Woman
Director:
Nick Cassavetes
Writer:
Melissa Stack
Stars:
Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton
After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he’s been betraying. And when yet another love affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot revenge on the three-timing S.O.B.
Comedy/Romance
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Director:
Kenneth Branagh
Writers:
Adam Cozad, David Koepp
Stars:
Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
Action/Crime/Mystery
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Director:
Matt Reeves
Writers:
Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Stars:
Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.
Action/Drama
3 Days to Kill
Director:
McG
Writers:
Adi Hasak (screenplay), Luc Besson (screenplay)
Stars:
Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen
A dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.
Action/Drama
The Fault in Our Stars
Director:
Josh Boone
Writers:
Scott Neustadter (screenplay), Michael H. Weber(screenplay)
Stars:
Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff
Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel’s other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.
Drama/Romance
Pompeii
Director:
Paul W.S. Anderson
Writers:
Janet Scott Batchler (screenplay), Lee Batchler(screenplay)
Stars:
Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland
A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.
Action/Adventure
Million Dollar Arm
Director:
Craig Gillespie
Writer:
Thomas McCarthy (screenplay)
Stars:
Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin
A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.
Drama
RoboCop
Director:
José Padilha
Writers:
Joshua Zetumer (screenplay), Edward Neumeier
Stars:
Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton
In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop – is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
Action
Guardians of the Galaxy
Director:
James Gunn
Writers:
James Gunn (screenplay), Nicole Perlman(screenplay)
Stars:
Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper
In the far reaches of space, an American pilot named Peter Quill finds himself the object of a manhunt after stealing an orb coveted by the villainous Ronan.
Action/Adventure
Moms’ Night Out
Directors:
Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Writers:
Jon Erwin, Andrea Gyertson Nasfell
Stars:
Sarah Drew, Sean Astin, Patricia Heaton
All Allyson and her friends want is a peaceful, grown-up evening of dinner and fun – a long-needed moms’ night out. But in order to enjoy high heels, adult conversation, and food not served in a bag, they need their husbands to watch the kids for a few hours … what could go wrong?
Comedy
That Awkward Moment
Director:
Tom Gormican
Writer:
Tom Gormican
Stars:
Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller
Three best friends find themselves where we’ve all been – at that confusing moment in every dating relationship when you have to decide “So…where is this going?”
Comedy/Romance
Edge of Tomorrow
Director:
Doug Liman
Writers:
Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), Jez Butterworth (screenplay)
Stars:
Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton
A soldier fighting in a war with aliens finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle, though he becomes better skilled along the way.
Action
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Director:
Wes Anderson
Writers:
Stefan Zweig (inspired by the works of), Wes Anderson (story)
Stars:
Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric
The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.
Comedy
Blended
Director:
Frank Coraci
Writers:
Ivan Menchell, Clare Sera
Stars:
Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Wendi McLendon-Covey
After a bad blind date, a man and woman find themselves stuck together at a resort for families, where their attraction grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship.
Comedy
The Rover
Director:
David Michôd
Writers:
Joel Edgerton (story), David Michôd (screenplay)
Stars:
Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy
10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened, ruthless ex-soldier track down the men who stole his only possession. As he travels through the lawless Australian outback, he takes a damaged young man as his unwitting accomplice.
Drama
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Director:
Jonathan Liebesman
Writers:
Josh Appelbaum (screenplay), André Nemec(screenplay)
Stars:
Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner
Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O’Neil and her cameraman Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan
Action/Adventure/Comedy
22 Jump Street
Directors:
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Writers:
Michael Bacall (screenplay), Oren Uziel(screenplay)
Stars:
Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube
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.
Action/Comedy/Crime
The Lego Movie
Directors:
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Writers:
Dan Hageman (story), Kevin Hageman (story)
Stars:
Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Alison Brie
An ordinary Lego construction worker, thought to be the prophesied ‘Special’, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the Lego universe into eternal stasis.
Animation/Adventure/Comedy
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Director:
Miguel Arteta
Writers:
Rob Lieber (screenplay), Judith Viorst (book)
Stars:
Bella Thorne, Steve Carell, Burn Gorman
Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, and things just get worse as his day progresses.
Comedy
The Expendables 3
Director:
Patrick Hughes
Writers:
Sylvester Stallone (screenplay), Creighton Rothenberger (screenplay)
Stars:
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li
Barney and his team, known as “The Expendables”, come into conflict with ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables’ co-founder, who is determined to destroy the team.
Action/Adventure/Thriller
I, Frankenstein
Director:
Stuart Beattie
Writers:
Stuart Beattie (screenplay), Kevin Grevioux(screen story)
Stars:
Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto
Frankenstein’s creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries old war between two immortal clans.
Action/Fantasy
Heaven Is for Real
Director:
Randall Wallace
Writers:
Randall Wallace (screenplay), Chris Parker(screenplay)
Stars:
Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Thomas Haden Church
A small-town father must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world.
Drama
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Director:
Dean DeBlois
Writers:
Dean DeBlois, Cressida Cowell
Stars:
Jay Baruchel, Kristen Wiig, America Ferrera
Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.
Animation/Adventure
Rio 2
Director:
Carlos Saldanha
Writers:
Don Rhymer (story), Carlos Saldanha (story)
Stars:
Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jemaine Clement
It’s a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they’re hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets his father-in-law.
Animation/Adventure
The Monuments Men
Director:
George Clooney
Writers:
George Clooney (screenplay), Grant Heslov(screenplay)
Stars:
George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray
An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.
Drama
Walk of Shame
Director:
Steven Brill
Writer:
Steven Brill
Stars:
Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs
A reporter’s dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or money – and only 8 hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life.
Comedy
Interstellar
Director:
Christopher Nolan
Writers:
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Stars:
Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain
A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Adventyure/Mystery
Frank
Director:
Lenny Abrahamson (as Leonard Abrahamson)
Writers:
Jon Ronson (screenplay), Peter Straughan(screenplay)
Stars:
Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he’s bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
Adventure
Brick Mansions
Director:
Camille Delamarre
Writers:
Luc Besson (screenplay), Luc Besson(screenplay)
Stars:
Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA
An undercover Detroit cop navigates a dangerous neighborhood that’s surrounded by a containment wall with the help of an ex-con in order to bring down a crime lord and his plot to devastate the entire city.
Action/Crime
Transcendence
Director:
Wally Pfister
Writer:
Jack Paglen
Stars:
Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman
A scientist’s drive for artificial intelligence, takes on dangerous implications when his consciousness is uploaded into one such program.
Drama/Mystery
Good People
Director:
Henrik Ruben Genz
Writers:
Kelly Masterson, Marcus Sakey
Stars:
James Franco, Kate Hudson, Anna Friel
Discovering a cache of cash in their dead tenant’s apt, a couple in debt take the money and find themselves the target of a deadly adversary-the thief who stole it.
Action/Crime/Thriller
Noah
Director:
Darren Aronofsky
Writers:
Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel
Stars:
Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins
A man is chosen by his world’s creator to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.
Action/Adventure
Grace of Monaco
Director:
Olivier Dahan
Writer:
Arash Amel (screenplay)
Stars:
Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, André Penvern
The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly’s crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco’s Prince Rainier III and France’s Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.
Drama
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Director:
Francis Lawrence
Writers:
Suzanne Collins (novel), Peter Craig
Stars:
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol.
Adventure
Chef
Director:
Jon Favreau
Writer:
Jon Favreau
Stars:
Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson
A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Comedy
And So It Goes
Director:
Rob Reiner
Writer:
Mark Andrus
Stars:
Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Yaya DaCosta
A self-centered realtor enlists the help of his neighbor when he’s suddenly left in charge of the granddaughter he never knew existed until his estranged son drops her off at his home.
Comedy/Drama
Northmen: A Viking Saga
Director:
Claudio Fäh
Writers:
Bastian Zach, Matthias Bauer
Stars:
Ryan Kwanten, Ed Skrein, Charlie Murphy
A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.
Action/Adventure
God’s Not Dead
Director:
Harold Cronk
Writers:
Hunter Dennis (story), Chuck Konzelman (story)
Stars:
Shane Harper, Kevin Sorbo, David A.R. White
College philosophy professor Mr. Radisson’s curriculum is challenged by his new student, Josh, who believes God exists.
Drama
Vampire Academy
Director:
Mark Waters
Writers:
Richelle Mead (novel), Daniel Waters (screenplay)
Stars:
Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovsky
Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, half human-half vampire, a guardian of the Moroi, peaceful, mortal vampires living discreetly within our world. Her calling is to protect the Moroi from bloodthirsty, immortal Vampires, the Strigoi.
Action/Comedy
Rage
Director:
Paco Cabezas
Writers:
Jim Agnew, Sean Keller
Stars:
Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols, Peter Stormare
When the Russian mob kidnaps the daughter of a reformed criminal, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice.
Action/Crime/Thriller
The Legend of Hercules
Director:
Renny Harlin
Writers:
Sean Hood, Daniel Giat
Stars:
Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins
The origin story of the the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom.
Action/Adventure