8 Best Movies of 2014

By Vlad Zakh · July 1, 2026

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A look back at 2014, one of cinema’s most memorable years, ranking the films that have best stood the test of time.

Wild Tales (2014) 01

Wild Tales (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.9

Six darkly comic stories explore ordinary people pushed past their breaking point into chaos and revenge.

Gone Girl (2014) 02

Gone Girl (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.9

A man becomes the prime suspect in his wife's disappearance as unsettling secrets about their marriage emerge.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 03

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.9

A ragtag band of intergalactic misfits bands together to protect a powerful artifact from a ruthless warlord.

The Imitation Game (2014) 04

The Imitation Game (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.0

A brilliant mathematician races to crack Nazi Germany's Enigma code during World War II.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) 05

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.0

A legendary concierge and his loyal lobby boy become entangled in a stolen painting and a family fortune.

Mommy (2014) 06

Mommy (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.2

A widowed single mother struggles to raise her volatile, violent teenage son with the help of a shy neighbor.

Whiplash (2014) 07

Whiplash (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.4

An ambitious young drummer is pushed to his psychological limits by a ruthless, abusive music conductor.

Interstellar (2014) 08

Interstellar (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.5

A team of explorers travels through a wormhole in search of a new habitable planet for humanity.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.