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Predictably though, it’s Boyhood that has emerged as the comfortable winner garnering 55 votes. The rest of the positions were hotly contested though – there are only 7 votes between number 2 and number 8. Here’s the full breakdown:
The Top Ten
1. Boyhood – 55 votes
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel – 37 votes
3. Nightcrawler – 35 votes
4. Guardians of the Galaxy – 34 votes
5. Under the Skin – 33 votes
6. Gone Girl – 31 votes
7. Interstellar – 30 votes
7. Her – 30 votes
9. The LEGO Movie – 29 votes
10. 12 Years a Slave – 26 votes
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The Best of the Rest
11. Inside Llewyn Davis – 23 votes
12. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – 18 votes
12. The Raid 2 – 18 votes
14. Edge of Tomorrow – 15 votes
15. Captain America: The Winter Soldier – 13 votes
16. The Babadook – 11 votes
16. X-Men: Days of Future Past – 11 votes
16. Only Lovers Left Alive – 11 votes
16. Two Days, One Night – 11 votes
If you have a favourite journalist or would like to start up conversations with like-minded film fans, you can find the blogger’s twitter account and website next to their individual list.
Massive thanks to all of you who entered and helped get the word out. We’ll see you again in 2015!
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Steven Neish – @popcornaddict / Popcorn Addiction
- Men, Women & Children
- The LEGO Movie
- Under the Skin
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Tracks
- Boyhood
- How To Train Your Dragon 2
- Noah
- Pride
- Paddington
James Thompson – @thommoj03 / Filmoria
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Nightcrawler
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
- Gone Girl
- Electricity
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- The Raid 2
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Paddington
Rob Keeling – @R_Keeling / The Tracking Shot
- Pride
- Boyhood
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Dallas Buyers Club
- The Imitation Game
- The Raid 2
- Interstellar
- The LEGO Movie
- We Are the Best!
Joe Cunningham – @JoeCunningham14 / Film 4
- 22 Jump Street
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Gone Girl
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- The LEGO Movie
- Nightcrawler
- Stranger by the Lake
- Tim’s Vermeer
- Under the Skin
Becky Grace Lea – @beckygracelea / Assorted Buffery
- The Guest
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- The Raid 2
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- 22 Jump Street
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The LEGO Movie
- Cold in July
- Godzilla
Viv Mah – HeyUGuys
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Nightcrawler
- Frank
- Under the Skin
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- Boyhood
- St. Vincent
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Edge of Tomorrow
Stuart Barr – @MaxRenn / Max Renn blog
- Pride
- Mr Turner
- Under the Skin
- Stranger by the Lake
- Interstellar
- Calvary
- Boyhood
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Gone Girl
- The Raid 2
Jack Gregson – @JFGinDigital3D / Syfy
- Boyhood
- Gone Girl
- 22 Jump Street
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Paddington
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Life Itself
- Maps to the Stars
- Interstellar
Ashley Norris – @ashleyrhys / Ashley Rhys
- Gone Girl
- 12 Years a Slave
- The Raid 2
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The Spectacular Now
- Nightcrawler
- Her
- Chef
- Coherence
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Phil Wheat – @philwheat / Nerdly
- The Scribbler
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Den
- 22 Jump Street
- POE: Project of Evil
- Raze
- How To Save Us
- I Survived a Zombie Holocaust
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- The Forgotten
MaryAnn Johanson – @maryannjohanson / Flick Filosopher
- Interstellar
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- T.S. Spivet
- The Babadook
- Noah
- Big Eyes
- Boyhood
- Mr. Turner
- Paddington
- Two Days, One Night
Daniel Sarath – @danielsarath / Between Screens
- Boyhood
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Her
- Under the Skin
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Two Days, One Night
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Leviathan
- 12 Years a Slave
- Ida
David Sugarman – @ShugZ / CineVue
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Guest
- Ida
- Under the Skin
- Edge of Tomorrow
- Blue Ruin
- 12 Years a Slave
- Her
- Boyhood
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Cassam Looch – @cassamlooch
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Lone Survivor
- Her
- Noah
- Under the Skin
- Starred Up
- Locke
- Paddington
- Boyhood
- Kajaki: The True Story
Mark Cassidy – @RorMachine / Editor, Comic Book Movie
- The Babadook
- Grand Budapest Hotel
- Dawn Of the Planet Of The Apes
- The LEGO Movie
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Under The Skin
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Interstellar
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Raid 2
Niall Murphy – @NiallXMurphy / Founder and Editor, Scannain
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The Wind Rises
- 12 Years a Slave
- Her
- The LEGO Movie
- Frank
- Starred Up
- Locke
- Nightcrawler
Simon Kinnear – @kinnemaniac / Kinnemaniac
- Boyhood
- Under the Skin
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Nightcrawler
- Noah
- The LEGO Movie
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- Two Days, One Night
- 12 Years a Slave
Luke Owen – @LukeWritesStuff / Flickering Myth
- The LEGO Movie
- Her
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Babadook
- The Guest
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- The Fault in our Stars
- Edge of Tomorrow
- 22 Jump Street
Rob Young – @robjyoung / Rob Young
- Nightcrawler
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Gone Girl
- All This Mayhem
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Chef
- Locke
- Interstellar
- Fury
Chris Hunneysett – @People_movies / The Sunday People
- Boyhood
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The LEGO Movie
- Gone Girl
- The Wind Rises
- Her
- Mr. Turner
- Edge of Tomorrow
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Fury
Jason Palmer – @Jason_EntFocus / Film Editor, Entertainment Focus
- 22 Jump Street
- Chef
- Boyhood
- Begin Again
- The Imitation Game
- Lone Survivor
- Her
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Interstellar
- The Raid 2
Garry McConnachie – @TheGMcConnachie / The Daily Record
- Under the Skin
- Nightcrawler
- Hide Your Smiling Faces
- What We Do in the Shadows
- The LEGO Movie
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Starry Eyes
- Joe
- A Touch of Sin
Daniel Green – @DanGreen1986 / Founder, CineVue
- Hard to Be a God
- Mr. Turner
- Boyhood
- Maïdan
- Leviathan
- Winter Sleep
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Duke of Burgundy
Ross Miller – @rosstmiller / Thoughts on Film
- Gone Girl
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Life Itself
- The LEGO Movie
- The Raid 2
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- 12 Years a Slave
- Boyhood
- Her
- Under the Skin
Emma Thrower – @iamnotwaynegale / HeyUGuys
- Interstellar
- The Raid 2
- Her
- Boyhood
- Maps to the Stars
- 12 Years a Slave
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The Double
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- Nightcrawler
Jessy Williams – @JessyCritical / Cinema Chords
- 12 Years a Slave
- Boyhood
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Lego Movie
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The Babadook
- Nightcrawler
- Edge of Tomorrow
- Gone Girl
- Dallas Buyers Club
Aleyha Ahmed – @aleyhaa / The Reel Deal
- Boyhood
- Leviathan
- Frank
- The Double
- Interstellar
- August: Osage County
- Maps to the Stars
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Nightcrawler
- Her
Chris Byrne – @CinemaTronix / CinemaTronix
- Gone Girl
- Noah
- Frank
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Interstellar
- Captain America: Winter Solider
- The Guest
- Nightcrawler
- Only Lovers Left Alive
Amon Warmann – @awarmann / AMONymous / HeyUGuys
- Her
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- The LEGO Movie
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Gone Girl
- 22 Jump Street
- Nightcrawler
- Boyhood
- The Raid 2
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Ben Nicholson – @BRNicholson / Editor, CineVue
- Under the Skin
- Winter Sleep
- 12 Years a Slave
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Boyhood
- Norte, the End of History
- Her
- Stranger by the Lake
- An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
- Of Horses and Men
Mark O’Connell – @mocfilms / Film Reviews
- Pride
- Edge of Tomorrow
- Boyhood
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Interstellar
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Fault in Our Stars
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Dallas Buyers Club
- The Raid 2
Scott Davis – @sjdavis_1982 / Flickering Myth
- Her
- Boyhood
- Under the Skin
- Nightcrawler
- How To Train Your Dragon 2
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Gone Girl
- Two Days, One Night
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Tim Evans – @timothyeraw
- Verite
- Joe
- The Double
- Nightcrawler
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Set Fire to the Stars
- The Homesman
- In Secret
- Boyhood
Joanna Orland – @Lips_Loose / Loose Lips
- Boyhood
- Nightcrawler
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The LEGO Movie
- Gone Girl
- Obvoius Child
Charel Muller – @luxemburgerc / Cine-Jambalaya
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Under the Skin
- Boyhood
- Winter Sleep
- 20,000 Days on Earth
- Calvary
- The Lego Movie
- Stranger by the Lake
- The Babadook
- 12 Years a Slave
Tom Butler – @TomButler / Senior Writer, Yahoo Movies UK
- Boyhood
- Nightcrawler
- Under The Skin
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The LEGO Movie
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- 12 Years A Slave
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Peter Turner – @ilovethatfilm/ Starburst / Filmoria / I Love That Film
- 12 Years a Slave
- Pride
- Lone Survivor
- Blue Ruin
- Her
- Starred Up
- Boyhood
- The Guest
- The Babadook
- Interstellar
Adam Scovell – @AdamScovell / Celluloid Wicker Man
- Under The Skin
- Norte, The End of History
- Exhibition
- The Strange Colour Of Your Body’s Tears
- Blue Ruin
- A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness
- Winter Sleep
- The Missing Picture
- Bastards
- The Golden Dream
Antony Palmer – @palmerwelsh / Smileyousonofabitch
- 12 Years a Slave
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Gone Girl
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Grand Budapest Hotel
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Under The Skin
- Boyhood
- Nightcrawler
- Interstellar
Patrick Gamble – @PatrickJGamble / Editor, CineVue
- Under the Skin
- A Touch of Sin
- Leviathan
- Mr. Turner
- Stranger at the Lake
- Winter Sleep
- Tom at the Farm
- Exhibition
- Nymphomaniac
- Concerning Violence
Cai Ross – @CaiRoss21 / HeyUGuys
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Guardians of The Galaxy
- 22 Jump Street
- Gone Girl
- Two Days, One Night
- The Lego Movie
- Dawn of The Planet of The Apes
- Mr Turner
- Interstellar
Neil Alcock – @IncredibleSuit / The Incredible Suit
- 12 Years A Slave
- ’71
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Mr. Turner
- Under The Skin
- The Wolf Of Wall Street
- Two Days, One Night
- The Rover
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Her
Chris Cooper – @SDCCooper / Flickering Myth / superdstuff
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Her
- Starred Up
- The LEGO Movie
- Interstellar
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Edge of Tomorrow
- 12 Years a Slave
- Gone Girl
- Dallas Buyers Club
Luke Grima – @LGrima / Wannagotothemovies
- Boyhood
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Nightcrawler
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The LEGO Movie
- Calvary
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Tracks
Jamie Neish – @EmptyScreens / Empty Screens
- Boyhood
- Gone Girl
- Mr. Turner
- Her
- Lilting
- The Skeleton Twins
- Under the Skin
- The LEGO Movie
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- Paddington
Dallas King – @ChampCelluloid / Championship Celluloid
- The LEGO Movie
- Nightcrawler
- Her
- Interstellar
- The Guest
- Under The Skin
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- Boyhood
- The Babadook
Tom Linay – @TomLinayThe Huffington Post, DCM
- The Raid 2
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The Lego Movie
- Leviathan
- Boyhood
- Citizen Four
- Obvious Child
- Interstellar
- Pride
- Under the Skin
Brendan Hodges – @themetaplexcom / The Metaplex
- Interstellar
- 12 Years a Slave
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Her
- Nightcrawler
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Gone Girl
- American Hustle
- The Raid 2: Barendal
Maxwell Hubbard – @maxwellhubbard / Filmoria
- Under the Skin
- Her
- Boyhood
- Gone Girl
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Mr Turner
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Frank
- The Babadook
- 12 Years a Slave
Andrew James – @Andrew_James / Row Three
- Boyhood
- Coherence
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Nightcrawler
- Interstellar
- The Rover
- Edge of Tomorrow
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- A New York Winter’s Tale
Christa Ktorides – @Big_Pants / DIY Film
- ’71
- Paddington
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Edge of Tomorrow
- 12 Years a Slave
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- 22 Jump Street
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Pride
Leigh Clark – @Culturine / Culturine / CineVue / The Huffington Post
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Boyhood
- Bastards
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Under the Skin
- Frank
- The Guest
- Nymphomaniac
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Ida
James Wheatley – @jameswerty / Filmoria / Flicks and the City
- Boyhood
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- 12 Years a Slave
- The LEGO Movie
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Nightcrawler
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier Gone Girl
- In Order of Disappearance
Gareth Hutchins – @GMHutchins / One Point Twenty1 Gigawatts
- Her
- Boyhood
- 12 Years a Slave
- Interstellar
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Pride
- Gone Girl
- Calvary
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Chris Holt – @Holt8Chris / HeyUGuys
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Blue Ruin
- The Raid 2
- The Babadook
- Begin Again
- Nightcrawler
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Cold in July
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Calvary
Adam Mulgrew – @adammulgrew / Seen Some
- Boyhood
- Interstellar
- 12 Years a Slave
- Nightcrawler
- Gone Girl
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The Babadook
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Her
- The Raid 2
Tim Pelan – @johnneyred / Cinetropolis
- Interstellar
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Gone Girl
- Edge of Tomorrow
- ’71
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Calvary
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Noah
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Katie Wong – @Guitargalchina / Flickfeast
- Boyhood
- Gone Girl
- ‘71
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Wish I Was Here
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- How To Train Your Dragon 2
- Obvious Child
Ben Skipper – @bskipper27 / International Business Times UK
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Interstellar
- Frank
- 12 Years a Slave
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Nightcrawler
- Locke
- The Lego Movie
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Her
Ryan Leston – @RyanLeston / Yahoo Movies UK
- Nightcrawler
- Gone Girl
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Boyhood
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- 100 Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared
- The Boxtrolls
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jon Lyus – @jonlyus / Managing Editor, HeyUGuys
- Under the Skin
- Boyhood
- I, Origins
- Pride
- Frank
- Nightcrawler
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- The Babadook
- The Double
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
Mark Searby – @Mark_Searby / Screenjabber / Entertainment Focus
- Interstellar
- Boyhood
- Nightcrawler
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The Raid 2
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Cold In July
- Gone Girl
- What Maisie Knew
- The LEGO Movie
Nick Chen – @halfacanyon / Half a Canyon
- We Are the Best!
- Boyhood
- Ida
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Her
- Nymphomaniac
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Way He Looks
- Night Will Fall
- The Past is a Grotesque Animal
Ethan Barr – @EmbarrFilms / Embarr Films
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Gone Girl
- Frank
- Her
- Interstellar
- Calvary
- Boyhood
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Nightcrawler
Ivan Radford – @iFlicks / I-Flicks
- Boyhood
- The LEGO Movie
- Under the Skin
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- We Are the Best!
- Starred Up
- Frank
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Her
- Tim’s Vermeer
Matthew Turner – @FilmFan1971 / The List, VODzilla
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- The Way He Looks
- Downhill
- Obvious Child
- Under the Skin
- What We Do In The Shadows
- Nightcrawler
- Paddington
Miles Jackson – @TheMilesJackson / Berlin Walls of Text
- Her
- The Double
- 12 Years a Slave
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- The LEGO Movie
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Edge of Tomorrow
- ‘71
Brendon Connelly – @brendonconnelly / Den of Geek
- Frank
- Tim’s Vermeer
- Under the Skin
- Locke
- Paddington
- God Help the Girl
- Her
- Muppets Most Wanted
- The Wind Rises
- Two Days, One Night
Mike Williams – @Mike_P_Williams / Yahoo Movies / Live for Films
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The LEGO Movie
- Inside Llweyn Davis
- The Wind Rises
- Dallas Buyers Club
- 12 Years a Slave
- Edge of Tomorrow
- ’71
- The Square
Andrew Jones – @EthanRunt / DIY Film / HeyUGuys
- Blue Ruin
- Paddington
- The Boxtrolls
- Penguins of Madagascar
- They Came Together
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
- Boyhood
- 22 Jump Street
- The LEGO Movie
Simon Williams – @Swill_i_ams / HeyUGuys
- Edge of Tomorrow
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Interstellar
- The LEGO Movie
Chris Haydon – @Haydonsmovies / Filmoria
- Edge of Tomorrow
- The Rover
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
- Under the Skin
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Boyhood
- Two Days, One Night
- Gone Girl
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Nightcrawler
Ian Gilchrist – HeyUGuys
- The Drop
- Boyhood
- Concussion
- Two Days, One Night
- Finding Vivian Maier
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Under the Skin
- Blue Ruin
- Locke
- Interstellar
Ollie England – @CrispySharp / HeyUGuys
- Lilting
- Nightcrawler
- Boyhood
- The Imitation Game
- I am Divine
- ’71
- Blackfish
- Gone Girl
- Montana
- Leave to Remain
Matthew Rodgers – @MainstreamMatt / Mainstream Matt
- Edge of Tomorrow
- A Most Wanted Man
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- 12 Years a Slave
- Nightcrawler
- Interstellar
- Gone Girl
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Boyhood
Will Roberts – HeyUGuys
- Mr. Turner
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Calvary
- Under The Skin
- Boyhood
- The Two Faces of January
- Locke
- Frank
- Two Days, One Night
- Interstellar
Stefan Pape – @stefanpape29 / Reviews Editor, HeyUGuys
- Boyhood
- 12 Years a Slave
- Two Days, One Night
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Pride
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Fruitvale Station
- Nightcrawler
- The Skeleton Twins
Beth Webb – @BethKWebb / Wednesdays We Wear Pink
- The Raid 2
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Gone Girl
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Wind Rises
- Interstellar
- Under the Skin
- Calvary
- Boyhood
Adam Lowes – @adlow76 / HeyUGuys / CineVue
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Her
- Blue Ruin
- Under the Skin
- The Raid 2
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Night Moves
- Supermensch
- You and the Night