🎬 50 Unforgettable Movies of 2014 – Pick Your Top 3

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“Everything is awesome.”
— From The LEGO Movie, one of 2014’s most joyous animated hits

2014 was packed with roaring blockbusters, cutting-edge sci-fi, tear-jerking dramas, and laugh-out-loud comedies. Feast your eyes on all 50 posters below—then pick your top three and drop them in the comments! ⬇️

  1. The Theory of Everything
    Eddie Redmayne embodies Stephen Hawking’s struggle, genius, and enduring love in this moving biopic.
  2. The LEGO Movie
    Emmet, an ordinary minifigure, discovers he’s the key to saving the LEGO universe—everything is awesome!
  3. The Drop
    Tom Hardy navigates Brooklyn’s barroom power struggles in this taut, character-driven crime drama.
  4. Still Alice
    Julianne Moore offers an Oscar-winning performance as a linguistics professor facing early-onset Alzheimer’s.
  5. Guardians of the Galaxy
    A ragtag band of cosmic misfits teams up to stop a power-hungry villain—set to an ’80s mixtape.
  6. The Giver
    In a colorless utopia, a young man learns the power of memory—and the peril of forbidden emotions.
  7. Birdman
    Michael Keaton stars in a single-take tour-de-force about a washed-up actor staging a Broadway comeback.
  8. Barefoot
    A free-spirited young woman breaks through her fiancé’s walls with laughter, spontaneity, and heart.
  9. X-Men: Days of Future Past
    Wolverine travels back in time to unite past and present mutants against a world-ending threat.
  10. The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Wes Anderson’s whimsical caper follows a legendary concierge on a madcap European adventure.
  11. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
    Katniss becomes the spark of rebellion as District 13’s symbol of hope—and a devastating weapon.
  12. Penguins of Madagascar
    Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private go rogue on a globe-trotting spy mission to save the world.
  13. Rio 2
    Blu, Jewel, and their kids venture into the Amazon—singing, sambaing, and facing new feathered friends.
  14. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    The dwarves, elves, and men clash for Erebor in the thrilling conclusion to Bilbo’s unexpected journey.
  15. Chef
    Jon Favreau reignites his passion—and his family bond—by launching a cross-country food truck.
  16. Maleficent
    Angelina Jolie reimagines Sleeping Beauty’s tale from the perspective of its most infamous villain.
  17. The Maze Runner
    Thomas awakens in a deadly labyrinth with no memory, rallying teens in a fight for escape.
  18. The Book of Life
    A vibrant Day of the Dead-themed animation follows a young man’s quest for love and courage.
  19. The Purge: Anarchy
    A widowed mother fights for survival during America’s most lawless—and deadly—night.
  20. Mr. Peabody & Sherman
    A genius dog and his boy race through history to fix time’s biggest—and funniest—mix-ups.
  21. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    Caesar’s ape nation clashes with human survivors in a fragile post-plague world.
  22. Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
    Tinker Bell’s skepticism fades when she befriends a majestic—and misunderstood—creature.
  23. How to Train Your Dragon 2
    Hiccup and Toothless discover a secret ice cave—and a dragon-rider destined to change their world.
  24. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    Steve Rogers uncovers a Hydra conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D.—and faces the deadly Winter Soldier.
  25. Whiplash
    Miles Teller’s driven drummer clashes with J.K. Simmons’s tyrannical instructor in a battle for greatness.
  26. Heaven Is for Real
    A small-town pastor’s son’s account of a journey to heaven tests his father’s faith and a community’s beliefs.
  27. The Taking of Deborah Logan
    A documentary crew traces Alzheimer’s—but uncovers a far darker, demonic presence instead.
  28. Edge of Tomorrow
    Tom Cruise relives a brutal alien invasion on repeat—learning to fight smarter with each reset.
  29. Divergent
    Tris must survive a deadly initiation—and uncover the sinister truth behind her society’s factions.
  30. Fury
    Brad Pitt commands a Sherman tank crew on WWII’s deadliest front—where brotherhood means survival.
  31. John Wick
    Keanu Reeves redefined the hit-man genre with a stylish, relentless quest for vengeance.
  32. The Fault in Our Stars
    Two teens with cancer find love, humor, and heartbreak in this tear-jerking adaptation of John Green’s novel.
  33. The Imitation Game
    Benedict Cumberbatch races to crack Nazi codes—while concealing his own forbidden truths.
  34. Nightcrawler
    Jake Gyllenhaal chases LA’s crime scenes—crossing every moral line to get the perfect shot.
  35. Non-Stop
    Liam Neeson fights airborne terrorists—and his own fate—on a nonstop transatlantic flight.
  36. The Pirate Fairy
    Tinker Bell’s world expands with a mischief-making pixie who nearly sinks Pixie Hollow.
  37. Step Up: All In
    The ultimate dance crew reunites in Vegas for one last shot at stardom—and redemption.
  38. Blended
    Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore’s Vegas vacation sparks an unexpected blended family—awkward and heartfelt.
  39. As Above, So Below
    Urban explorers descend into Paris’s catacombs—where ancient evils mirror their darkest regrets.
  40. The Equalizer
    Denzel Washington’s retired black-ops operative delivers justice—and thrills—in a one-man war on crime.
  41. Unbroken
    Angelina Jolie’s powerful true story of Olympian Lou Zamperini’s endurance as a WWII prisoner of war.
  42. American Sniper
    Clint Eastwood’s bio-drama follows Navy SEAL Chris Kyle—the deadliest marksman in U.S. history.
  43. Gone Girl
    David Fincher twists marriage and media in a dark, dizzying tale of disappearance and deceit.
  44. Paddington
    A polite bear from Peru finds a home (and hilarity) in London’s Brown family in this charming family film.
  45. Big Hero 6
    A robotics prodigy and his inflatable healthcare bot, Baymax, team up to stop a masked villain.
  46. 22 Jump Street
    Schmidt and Jenko go undercover at college—proving age is just a number in comedic crime-fighting.
  47. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
    Peter Parker faces Electro’s shocking power—while juggling love, loss, and his parents’ legacy.
  48. Inherent Vice
    A stoner detective (Joaquin Phoenix) navigates L.A.’s murky underworld in Paul Thomas Anderson’s trippy noir.
  49. The Judge
    Robert Downey Jr. defends his estranged father (Robert Duvall) in a poignant courtroom drama.
  50. Interstellar
    Matthew McConaughey travels through wormholes to save humanity’s future in Christopher Nolan’s space epic.

🙏 Your Turn: Which three of these 50 2014 standouts make you want to press play again? Share your top picks below and let the nostalgia—and debate—begin! 🍿✨

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