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The 10 best films of 2014 (so far)
Here are the films that have most impressed readers over the last few months. What would be top of your list?
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The Lego Movie: 'brilliant, complex and subversive'. Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar
We recently asked readers to vote for their favourite films of the year-so-far. We've totted up all the nominations and here are the top 10 – along with quotes about the films from some of the readers who voted, and links to the Guardian's reviews of each of the 10 titles.
What do you think of the results? Disappointed by the absence of A Million Ways to Die In The West? Outraged that Nymphomanic didn't make the cut? Let us know which film gets your vote for best-of-the-year in the comment thread below.
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10. Starred Up
"Raw, real, intelligent, knowing, humane, and brutal. It's also beautifully made, brilliantly played, and thoughtfully scripted." haruvister
'Shame, depression and fear are all pungently present' – Read the Guardian's review
Released in the UK on 21 March; premiered in the US at Tribeca in April
9. The Fault In Our Stars
"It's beautiful, bitter sweet, heart-breaking, perfectly executed … and the first film in my 28 years that has made me cry." Gemma Corder
'Manipulative and crass…' Read the Guardian's review
Released in the UK on 19 June and US on 6 June
8. The Double
"Riffing on Anderson, Lynch and Gilliam, Ayoade puts his own spin on the dystopian genre with a film that is cerebral, confrontational and surreal." Josh Senior
'A brilliantly realised nightmare universe' – Read the Guardian's review
Released in the UK on 4 April and US 9 May
7. Edge of Tomorrow
"Pure entertainment from beginning to end. Hugely underrated, and should have been a lot more successful than it was!" Saxondale
'Tom Cruise in a sci-fi Groundhog Day, without the jokes … or the thrills' – Read the Guardian's review
Released in the UK on 30 May and US on 6 June
6. Blue Ruin
"Pure, visceral cinema. A gripping edge-of-the-seat ride that came from nowhere without any help from the usual Hollywood hype machine." nickc909
'A dignified revenger's tragedy' – Read the Guardian's review
Released in the UK on 2 May and US on 25 April
Macon Blair as Dwight in Blue Ruin.
Macon Blair as Dwight in Blue Ruin. Photograph: Allstar/PICTUREHOUSE ENTERTAINME/Sportsphoto Ltd.
5. X-Men: Days of Future Past
"This is the Goldfinger of X-Men movies, where the production team crystallises the essence of the concept, within a great narrative." AngusBell
"A sublimely confident piece of film-making with terrific visuals and solid pacing." Chris McSweeney
'Chaotic but fun' – Read the Guardian's review
Released in the UK on 22 May and the US on 23 May
4. Calvary
"Brendan Gleeson is the perfect imperfect priest, whose final week we follow as he examines the transgressors around him. His charismatic performance enables us to believe that he has the power to assuage the sins of others, yet that he is also still very much a fragile, fallible human. A quiet, funny, scabrous, profound film" Chris7572
Agony in the confessional – Read the Guardian's review
Released in the UK on 11 April, set for release in the US on 1 August
3. Under The Skin
"Audacious, captivating and iconic, it felt fresh and like nothing I have seen before. Destined for cult status" Rachael Loughlan
"Unlike anything else I've seen this century. The soundtrack is brilliant, Scarlett Johansson is excellent, and it made me look at other human beings very differently on emerging from cinema!" Reesiepie
"Visually stunning and deeply disturbing" – Read the Guardian's review
Released in the UK on 14 March and the US on 4 April
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
"For the Ralph Fiennes performance alone this is a must see. The film presents something new with each repeat viewing, offering a depth and complexity to every character, every scene; in actual fact every frame is awash with painstaking beauty." ID430293
"Probably Anderson's best film: hilarious, visually astonishing and packed full of his regulars, who all dazzle in their well-drawn characters." Tom Lillywhite
"After the well-made but emotionally distant Moonrise Kingdom, I went to see this with hopes for a mild improvement. I certainly didn't expect that I'd be grinning and laughing from beginning to end. Superb." orangew
'A deeply pleasurable immersion' – Read the Guardian's review
Released in the UK and US on 7 March
Grand Budapest Hotel
Grand Budapest Hotel Photograph: Martin Scali
1. The Lego Movie
"Brilliant, complex, multilayered, funny, subversive … and Lego."Andc
"The could have easily been like any other branding-fixated cash-grab, yet it can stand up on its own without relying on toy-collecting fans thanks to its inventive animation and surprisingly rich emotional themes. Everything is awesome about this film." Charlie Willis
"Visually stunning, endlessly imaginative, and with a third act that comes out of nowhere to hit you right in the childhood. It's a film about the innocence of childhood, the power of imagination, and above all else, a little plastic brick that changed the world." Newbarbarian
"Operates on another astral plane" - Read the Guardian's review
Mark Kermode's review
"A toy story every adult needs to see"
The Lego Movie isn't a great film, it's a brilliant commercial
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