Cinema · 2014 Ranked
Best Films of 2014, Ranked by IQ Score
The year the prestige-indie convergence reached its mid-2010s peak. The films of 2014, ranked by IQ Score.
2014 is widely cited as the mid-2010s peak of prestige-indie convergence. Whiplash, Boyhood, Birdman, Inherent Vice, Mr. Turner, A Most Violent Year, Nightcrawler, all released within twelve months.
Anchor picks: Boyhood (Richard Linklater's 12-year production) is the canonical formal-experiment entry. Whiplash (Damien Chazelle's debut) is the canonical music-pedagogy entry. Birdman won Best Picture and Best Director. Inherent Vice (PTA) is the only English-language Pynchon adaptation.
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