Top Ten Movies of 2014

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#10: Saving Mr. Banks
A stirring true tale of how Mary Poppins came to being, brilliantly acted by Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks, that contains humor, heart, drama and redemption.
http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/01/saving-mr-banks.html

#9: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
One of Marvel's best, filled with nonstop action as well as wit and humor.
http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/04/captain-america-winter-soldier.html

#8: Fury
Another gripping true-life tale, not to mention amazing tank action and a compelling storyline.
http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/10/fury.html

#7: X-Men: Days of Future Past
My favorite X-Men movie to date, which takes a complex tale of time travel and is able to make sense of it all.
http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/05/x-men-days-of-future-past.html

#6: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Another brilliant prequel that shows man is sometimes worse than beast.
http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/07/dawn-of-planet-of-apes.html

#5: Lego Movie
A surprise hit filled with adult wit and sarcasm along with a gripping tale of learning who you really are.
http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-lego-movie.html

#4: Grand Budapest Hotel
Another film with lightning quick wit delivered impeccably by Ralph Fiennes.
http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-grand-budapest-hotel.html

#3: Guardians of the Galaxy
The surprise Marvel hit I never expected it to be, because how could a film about a talking tree and raccoon be a hit?  Marvel found a way.
http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/08/guardians-of-galaxy.html

#2: Snowpiercer
A gripping tale about social classes and humanity's struggle to make something better of itself.
http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/10/snowpiercer.html

#1: Interstellar
This generation's "2001: A Space Odyssey," and that's saying a lot.
http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/11/interstellar.html

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