31. Wind Rises, The ( Kaze tachinu )
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Hideaki Anno, Jun Kunimura, Mirai Shida, Miori Takimoto, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masahiko Nishimura
Plot: Hayao Miyazaki's latest film focuses on the life of Jiro Horikoshi - the man responsible for the design of the Japanese Zero fighter that saw much use in WWII. It is also a reflection of life in Japan during the first half of the 20th century.
32. Force Majeure ( Turist )
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ruben Östlund
Actors: Brady Corbet, Kristofer Hivju, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Johannes Kuhnke, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren
Plot: A Swedish family enjoying a trip to the French Alps experiences a shakeup in the family dynamic when an avalanche threatens the resort - and finds the patriarch of the family struggling to regain his position in the eyes of his family.
33. Song of the Sea
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tomm Moore
Actors: Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, David Rawle, Pat Shortt, Lisa Hannigan, Jon Kenny
34. Selma
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ava DuVernay
Actors: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, Common
Plot: Civil right icon Martin Luther King Jr. leads the charge for equal voting rights for all people - and the campaign of peace is marred by terror and violence. But he will not be shut down, and it all leads to an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Meanwhile, President Lyndon B. Johnson deals with the movement, leading up to his decision to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
35. St. Vincent
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Theodore Melfi
Actors: Melissa McCarthy, Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Chris O'Dowd, Terrence Howard
Plot: When his parents get a divorce, a young boy finds himself lost - but he
finds an unlikely ally and friend in his next door neighbor - an abrasive,
bawdy war veteran.
36. Fury
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Ayers
Actors: Brad Pitt, Michael Peña, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Scott Eastwood, Jon Bernthal
Plot: As WWII winds down a battled-hardened sergeant, Wardaddy, commands a
Sherman tank and a five-man crew, aiming for the heart of Germany despite
being out-manned, out-gunned and fielding a rookie recruit.
37. The Normal Heart
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ryan Murphy
Actors: Mark Ruffalo, Taylor Kitsch, Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer, Alfred Molina
38. What We Do in the Shadows
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Actors: Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stuart Rutherford, Jackie van Beek
Plot: Parody to living the life of a vampire, this is the story of four vampires sharing a home and the chores during the night of their extraordinary lives.
39. Calvary
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Actors: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, M. Emmet Walsh
Plot: Father James, a priest in a small Irish town, receives a threat during confessional - one that promises his death in a week's time. He tries to go about the week's business as usual, but conflicts, both personal and spiritual, threaten to unravel his life.
40. Only Lovers Left Alive
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Actors: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright
Plot: Follows the story of two vampire lovers - one who have been together for centuries.
