# The best movies of 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road, Victoria, Whiplash and Carol: the films of the 2015 cinema year at the top of the Filmstarts critics' top tens and the NZZ.

- 17 votes · 15 items
- Aug 10, 2018 · Thorsten Klein
- https://even.best/en/l/4367/the-best-movies-of-2015

## Top 15

1. **Bridge of Spies** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Steven Spielberg. A lawyer negotiates a spy swap in Berlin.
2. **Mad Max: Fury Road** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — George Miller. One long chase across the desert.
3. **Leviathan** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Andrey Zvyagintsev. A man against a corrupt mayor.
4. **Whiplash** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Damien Chazelle. A young drummer and his merciless teacher.
5. **Inside Out** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pete Docter. The emotions inside a girl's head.
6. **Carol** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Todd Haynes. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in fifties New York.
7. **Birdman** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Alejandro G. Iñárritu. A former superhero actor on Broadway.
8. **Ex Machina** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Alex Garland. A programmer tests an artificial intelligence.
9. **Sicario** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Denis Villeneuve. An FBI agent in the border drug war.
10. **Victoria** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Sebastian Schipper. One Berlin night in a single take.
11. **45 Years** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Andrew Haigh. A letter shakes a long marriage.
12. **Foxcatcher** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bennett Miller. Wrestler brothers and an eccentric millionaire.
13. **The Martian** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ridley Scott. Alone on Mars.
14. **A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Roy Andersson. Absurd vignettes about being human.
15. **Taxi** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Jafar Panahi. The director as a taxi driver in Tehran; Golden Bear.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.