It’s that time of year again! I hope you have all been having a lovely holiday season! I somehow managed to get myself to write way more movie reviews this year than I have in previous years, thanks in part to my discovering a decent system for finding free early screenings.

Criteria for this list are as follows:

1. I saw it between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2014
2. It was released between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2014
   • Exceptions will be made if they were released internationally this year
     • Snowpiercer was first released internationally last year but was released here this year so this is an exception to the exception
   •  The Wedding Ringer will be on next year’s list (if I don’t forget)

Without further ado, here is my 2014 movie roundup, in the order provided by Wikipedia:

* = early screening
** = not seen in theaters (streaming service/in-flight movie/DVD rental, etc.)
No notation indicates that I saw it in theater during its release

1. Ride Along*
2. From Vegas to Macau
3. Ex-Files
4. The Lego Movie**
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel**
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7. The Right Kind of Wrong**
8. Divergent
9. The Trip to Italy
10. X-Men: Days of Future Past
11. The Fault in Our Stars
12. Edge of Tomorrow
13. Guardians of the Galaxy
14. Snowpiercer**
15. The Maze Runner*
16. The Imitation Game 
17. Gone Girl
18. Big Hero 6*
19. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
20. Into the Woods*
21. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*

Total = 21*

*Updated 30 December with a last-minute addition to the party!
*Updated 31 December because I forgot I went to the movies in China!

I’m realizing I missed a lot of films that I really wanted to see this year. It was a really crazy year for me, and seeing movies was one of the things I sacrificed in the midst of all that chaos. (I mean, I had been wanting to see Snowpiercer since last year and I watched it yesterday so…)

Previously: 2013 in film || 2012 in film

(Do I watch fewer and fewer new releases every year, what’s going on…)

I may watch more between now and December 31, but here’s what I’ve got for you all.

What did you watch this year?
What movies that I missed do I have to make sure I see? (I know there are a lot, so I need help prioritizing.)