1. Honorable Mention
Most heartrendingly top movies include “Paddington” which is adored more or less unreservedly; Michael Mann’s divisive “Blackhat” which may well be reappraised down the line following its critical drubbing on release; “Hungry Hearts” which overcomes believability issues through sheer force of its terrific performances; “Love & Mercy” the terrific Brian Wilson biopic; Desiree Akhavan’s hugely promising debut “Appropriate Behavior”; Algerian Western with Viggo Mortensen “Far from Men”; another stellar turn from Mary Elizabeth Winstead in “Faults”; and the fresh, spiky Sundance hit “Dope”; while excluded Xavier Dolan’s tremendous “Mommy” on the grounds that included it in last year’s roundup, where it even earned a slot on 20 Best Films of 2014.