My goal for 2014 was to watch a movie for every day of the year – a movie that I have not seen before. Results are below, and I have emboldened the movies that really stand out.
DECEMBER
31. When the Wind Blows 1986
30. Last Samurai 2003
29. Ace in the Hole 1951
28. Taken 2 2012
27. Bad Seed 1956
26. Bourne Legacy 2012
25. Hot Tub Time Machine 2010
24. Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies 2014
23. The Gambler 2014
22. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
21. Get Carter 1971
20. The Imitation Game 2014
19. The Grand Hotel 1932
18. The Santa Clause 1994
17. Monuments Men 2014
16. Daredevil 2004
15. The Trip to Italy 2014
14. Deathstalker 1983
13. Red Hook Summer 2012
12. Now You See Me 2013
11. The Equalizer 2014
10. Home Alone 1990
9. Bridesmaids 2011
8. The Terminal 2004
7. Gone With the Wind 1939
6. The Stranger Within 1974
5. Insomnia 2002
4. Wish I Was Here 2014
3. The Falcon and the Snowman 1985
2. Begin Again 2013
1. Belle 2013
NOVEMBER
31. Obvious Child 2014
30. Three Days of the Condor 1975
29. Sideways 2004
28. Fair Game 2010
27. Munich 2005
26. Foxcatcher 2014
25. The Philadelphia Experiment 1984
24. Angels in the Outfield 1994
23. The Last Time 2006
22. Eye of the Needle 1981
21. Nightcrawler 2014
20. Polar Express 2004
19. Django Unchained 2012
18. The Great Debaters 2007
17. The Hundred Foot Journey 2014
16. St. Vincent 2014
15. Blue Jasmine 2013
14. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 2010
13. Post Impact 2004
12. The Colony 2013
11. 39 Steps 1935
10. Los Angeles Plays Itself 2003
9. Mystery Road 2013
8. Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger 2014
7. Interstellar 2014
6. That Thing You Do 1996
5. Cherry 2000 (1987)
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014
3. Radio Flyer 1992
2. The Book of Life 2014
1. I’ll Follow You Down 2013
OCTOBER
31. Words and Pictures 2013
30. Young Ones 2014
29. Earth Vs The Spider 1958
28. Braindead 1992
27. Island of Lost Souls 1932
26. Tarantula 1955
25. Hyde Park on Hudson 2012
24. Coraline 2009
23. The Witches of Eastwick 1987
22. Birdman 2014
21. Kingdom of the Spider 1979
20. Ivory Tower 2014
19. Are You Here 2013
18. Big Ass Spider 2013
17. Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
16. Desperation 2006
15. The Best of Times 1986
14. C.H.U.D. 1984
13. The Chumscrubber 2005
12. Submarine 2010
11. Murder by Death 1976
10. The Life of David Gale 2003
9. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2011
8. Reversal of Fortune 1990
7. Muppets Most Wanted 2014
6. King Solomon’s Mines 1985
5. The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared 2013
4. Tusk 2014
3. Witchfinder General 1968
2. Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993
1. Kinsey 2004
SEPTEMBER
30. The Homesman 2014
29. The Boxtrolls 2014
28. Punchline 1988
27. Popeye 1980
26. …And Justice For All (1979)
25. Earth Days 2009
24. Hector and the Search for Happiness 2014
23. You’ve Got Mail 1998
22. Delicatessen 1991
21. Michael Clayton 2007
20. Deathlands 2003
19. The Drop 2014
18. Suspiria 1977
17. Le Dernier Combat 1983
16. Shrink 2009
15. Midnight in Paris 2011
14. Chef (2014)
13. Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
12. This Boy’s Life (1993)
11. G.I. Jane (1997)
10. Terms of Endearment (1983)
9. Rover (2014)
8. Life After Beth (2014)
7. Maneater (2007)
6. Due Date (2010)
5. Bad Words (2013)
4. The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
3. The Squid and the Whale (2005)
2. The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
1. Locke (2013)
AUGUST
31. Mr. Peabody & Sherman 2014
30. Sleepless in Seattle 1993
29. The Color Purple 1985
28. How To Survive A Plague 2012
27. The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet 2013
26. Man of the Year 2006
25. The Great Buck Howard 2008
24. House of D 2004
23. Algiers 1938
22. Dragnet 1987
21. The Arrival 1996
20. The Night Listener 2006
19. Communion 1989
18. The Bed Sitting Room 1969
17. Frank 2014
16. Wall Street 1987
15. The Children’s Hour 1961
14. Rachel Getting Married 2008
13. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2011
12. The Faculty 1998
11. Bonfire of the Vanities 1990
10. Snowpiercer 2013
9. Volunteers 1985
8. Guardians of the Galaxy 2014
7. The Money Pit 1986
6. The Ice Storm 1997
5. A Simple Plan 1998
4. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
3. Bicentennial Man (1999)
2. Boyhood (2014)
1. Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
JULY
31. Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
30. Sailor Beware 1952
29. Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989
28. Joe Versus The Volcano 1990
27. Knocked Up 2007
26. Julie & Julia
25. Sabrina 1954
24. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014
23. About Schmidt 2002
22. Hancock 2008
21. Garden State 2004
20. Life Itself 2014
19. Ironweed 1987
18. The Sunset Limited 2011
17. The Big Year 2011
16. This is 40 2012
15. Heaven Can Wait 1978
14. Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness 2012
13. Empire of Dreams 2004
12. Noah 2014
11. Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked 2003
10. The Comedy 2012
9. Stand and Deliver 1988
8. A League of Their Own 1992
7. Jeff Who Lives At Home 2011
6. Ordinary People 1980
5. Tammy 2014
4. I Know That Voice 2013
3. Battleship 2012
2. 25th Hour 2002
1. Edge of Tomorrow 2014
JUNE
30. Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014
29. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid 1969
28. Still Mine 2012
27. The Long Walk Home 1990
26. Meet the Feebles 1989
25. Perfect Sense 2011
24. Goodbye World 2013
23. Kramer vs. Kramer 1979
22. The Bucket List 2007
21. Driving Miss Daisy 1989
20. Short Cuts 1993
19. Revolutionary Road 2008
18. As Good As It Gets 1997
17. A Few Good Men 1992
16. A Streetcar Named Desire 1951
15. Altered States 1980
14. Her 2013
13. After the Dark 2013
12. No Place On Earth 2012
11. Trek nation 2010
10. Hitch 2005
9. Doubt 2008
8. Five 1951
7. the Killing 1956
6. Pineapple Express 2008
5. Riders to the Stars 1954
4. A Guide for the Married Man 1967
3. The Grapes of Wrath 1940
2. Small Time Crooks 2000
1. Daikaiju Gamera 1965
MAY
31. The Spanish Gardener 1956
30. The Hunt 2012
29. Six Days Seven Nights 1998
28. Doctor At Sea 1955
27. Father’s Little Dividend 1951
26. World’s Fastest Indian 2005
25. Thunder on the Hill 1951
24. Rebecca 1940
23. Anatomy of a Murder 1959
22. The Trip 2010
21. Hello, Dolly! 1969
20. Role Models 2008
19. X-Men: Days of Future Past 2014
18. Dazed & Confused 1993
17. Saving Mr Banks 2013
16. Philomena 2013
15. Dear Mr Watterson 2013
14. Far Out Isn’t Far Enough 2012
13. Sightseers 2012
12. Primer 2004
11. Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey 2012
10. Jiro Dreams of Sushi
9. Valhalla Rising 2009
8. Godzilla 2014
7. Solomon Kane 2009
6. Pretty In Pink
5. The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology 2012
4. Say Anything 1989
3. With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story 2010
2. Deceptive Practice 2012
1. Robocop 2014
APRIL
30. Beware of Mr. Baker 2012
29. Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan 2011
28. Side By Side 2012
27. Bigger Than Life 1956
26. The Divide 2011
25. All the President’s Men 1976
24. Synecdoche, New York 2008
23. Divergent 2014
22. Confessions of a Superhero 2007
21. Best Worst Movie 2009
20. Step Brothers 2008
19. The Dictator 2012
18. Pandora’s Promise 2013
17. Jodorowsky’s Dune 2013
16. The Troll Hunter 2010
15. Super 2010
14. Windscale: Britain’s Biggest Nuclear Disaster 2007
13. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 2011
12. The Big Blue 1988
11. That Guy…Who Was In That Thing 2012
10. Heckler 2007
9. Tom Segura: Completely Normal 2014
8. Inequality for All 2013
7. Dykket (1989)
6. The Improv: 50 Years Behind The Brick Wall
5. Captain America: Winter Soldier
4. Skyfall
3. Doctor Strange 2007
2. Battle Beyond the Stars 1980
1. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
MARCH:
31. The Music Never Stopped 2011
30. Shutter Island
29. How I Live Now 2013
28. Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 2 – The Battle For Doldrey
27. 12 Years a Slave 2013
26. No Way Out 1950
25. Lonely Are the Brave 1962
24. Falling Overnight 2011
23. The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014
22. A Face in the Crowd 1957
21. Strangers When We Meet 1960
20. Prince of the City 1981
19. Gulliver’s Travels 2010
18. Rise of the Guardians 2012
17. Big Top Pee-wee 1988
16. Haywire 2011
15. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013
14. Fruitvale Station 2013
13. Charade 1963
12. Before Midnight 2013
11. Before Sunset 2004
10. Too Big to Fail 2011
9. Carnage 2011
8. Bully 2011
7. Looper 2012
6. The Hunt for the BTK Killer 2005
5. Tape 2001
4. Death Race 2000 1975
3. The Gift 2000
2. The Wind Rises 2013
1. Safety Not Guaranteed 2012
FEBRUARY – 28 MOVIES
Before Sunrise 1995
3:10 to Yuma 2007
Safe 1995
3:10 to Yuma 1957
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa 2013
Night on Earth 1991
Intact 2001
Exam 2009
Vanity Fair 2004
The King’s Speech 2010
The Night of the Hunter 1955
Lincoln 2012
Buried 2010
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2012
The Truman Show 1998
Some Like It Hot 1959
The Winning Season 2009
This Is the End 2013
Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949
Sullivan’s Travels 1941
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947
Metallica Through the Never 2013
Attack of the Giant Leeches 1959
Shattered Glass 2003
No Escape 1994
Monsters University 2013
Despicable Me 2 2013
Ender’s Game 2013
JANUARY – 31 MOVIES:
The Lego Movie 2014
Nebraska 2013
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – The Egg of the King 2012
Blackfish 2013
Brave 2012
The Life Zone 2011
The Thing 2011
Citizen Ruth 1996
Cocaine Cowboys 2 2008
Immortals 2011
Vulgar 2000
Cyborg 1989
Kick-Ass 2 2013
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011
The Hunger Games 2012
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009
Shakes the Clown 1991
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
Willow 1988
Inside Llewyn Davis 2013
Mud 2012
It 1990 Mini-Series
World War Z 2013
Frozen 2013
A Night to Remember 1958
Titanic 1953
After Earth 2013
Ma and Pa Kettle 1949
The Inspector General 1949
Coal Miner’s Daughter