Film Babble Blog�s Top 10 Movies of 2014 (Plus Their Key Lines)

Since the Oscar nominations were announced a week ago, and I�m pretty caught up on all the major, and not so major, movies of 2014, it�s time to list my 10 favorite films of last year (plus some spillover). This time instead of providing a blurb for each entry, I�m going to only highlight a key line, or at least what I think is one of the most memorable, for each movie. Also, unlike in previous year�s lists, I�m listing them from 10 down to 1. Click on the film's titles to read my original reviews:

10. CALVARY (Dir. John Michael McDonagh)

Father James Lavelle (Brendan Gleeson): �The commandment �Thou shalt not kill� does not have an asterisk beside it, referring you to the bottom of the page where you find a list of instances where it's okay to kill people.�

9. ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE

(Dir. Jim Jarmusch)

Adam (Tom Hiddleston): �You drank Ian.�

8. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

(Dir. Wes Anderson)





M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes): �The most dreadful and unattractive person only needs to be loved and they will open up like a flower.�
Also: �I sleep with all my friends.�

7. THE LEGO MOVIE

(Dirs. Phil Lord & Christopher Miller)

Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman): �The only thing anyone needs to be special is to believe that you can be - I know that sounds like a cat poster, but it�s true.�

6. INHERENT VICE (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)




Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S. (Martin Short): �It�s not groovy to be insane.�

5. SELMA (Dir. Ava DuVernay)



Martin Luther King (David Oyellowo): �That means protest! That means march! That means disturb the peace! That means jail! That means risk! That is hard!�

4. WHIPLASH (Dir. Damien Chazelle)



Fletcher (J.K. Simmons): �My dear god, are you one of those single tear people?�

3. LIFE ITSELF (Dir. Steve James)



Roger Ebert: �Look at a movie that a lot of people love and you�ll find something profound no matter how silly the film may seem.�

2. BIRDMAN (Dir. Alejandro Gonz�lez I��rritu)

Riggan Thomson as his inner Birdman (Michael Keaton): �People, they love blood. They love action. Not this artsy fartsy, philosophical bullshit�

1. BOYHOOD (Dir. Richard Linklater)

�Never leave your mother�s womb, unless you wanna see how hard a broken heart can swoon.� - Tweedy (from the end credits song �Summer Noon�)

And now, in no particular order, a bunch of 2014 spillover, with a few of their key lines too:

EDGE OF TOMORROW (Dir. Doug Liman) �Okay, first of all, terrific presentation. Just Terrific.�

FRANK (Dir. Lenny Abrahamson)

NIGHTCRAWLER (Dir. Dan Gilroy)  �Do you know what fear stands for? False Evidence Appearing Real.�

WILD (Dir. Jean-Marc Vall�e)

THE RAID 2 (Dir. Gareth Evans)



GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Dir. James Gunn): �It's got a real shining-blue suitcase, Ark of the Covenant, Maltese Falcon sort of vibe.�

FORCE MAJEURE (Dir. Ruben �stlund)

A MOST VIOLENT YEAR (Dir. J.C. Chandor)

GONE GIRL (Dir. David Fincher) �We're so cute. I wanna punch us in the face.�

UNDER THE SKIN (Dir. Jonathan Glazer)

JOHN WICK (Dir. David Leitch & Chad Stahelski): �Oh.�

All in all, not a bad year for film.

More later...