Awards ShowsThe 20 Best Movies of 2015: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ ‘Amy,’ and More WATCH THIS!The best films of the year, from the new ‘Star Wars’ to an eye-opening documentary on the late, great Amy Winehouse. Marlow SternUpdated Jul. 12, 2017 6:00PM EDT / Published Dec. 21, 2015 6:45AM EST Photo Illlustratioin by The Daily Beast BEST MOVIES OF THE YEARPhoto Illustration by Emil Lendof/The Daily Beast 20. 'SICARIO' Richard Foreman/Lionsgate 19. 'BROOKLYN' Fox Searchlight 18. 'THE ASSASSIN' Studio Canal 17. 'TRAINWRECK'Universal Pictures 16. 'CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA' IFC Films 15. 'CHI-RAQ'Roadside Attractions 14. 'STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS' Lucasfilm 13. 'THE MARTIAN' Twentieth Century Fox 12. 'ANOMALISA' Paramount Pictures 11. 'SPOTLIGHT' Open Road Films 10. 'THE REVENANT' Twentieth Century Fox 9. 'LOVE & MERCY' Roadside Attractions 8. 'AMY' A24 Films 7. 'EX MACHINA' Universal Studios 6. 'PHOENIX' Trimark Pictures 5. 'TIMBUKTU' Cohen Media 4. 'THE HATEFUL EIGHT' Andrew Cooper 3. 'CAROL' The Weinstein Company 2. 'INSIDE OUT' Pixar 1. 'MAD MAX: FURY ROAD' Warner Bros. Entertainment HONORABLE MENTION(S)Warner Bros. Entertainment MORE HONORABLE MENTION(S)Magnolia Pictures Marlow Stern@marlownycGot a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
BEST MOVIES OF THE YEARPhoto Illustration by Emil Lendof/The Daily Beast 20. 'SICARIO' Richard Foreman/Lionsgate 19. 'BROOKLYN' Fox Searchlight 18. 'THE ASSASSIN' Studio Canal 17. 'TRAINWRECK'Universal Pictures 16. 'CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA' IFC Films 15. 'CHI-RAQ'Roadside Attractions 14. 'STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS' Lucasfilm 13. 'THE MARTIAN' Twentieth Century Fox 12. 'ANOMALISA' Paramount Pictures 11. 'SPOTLIGHT' Open Road Films 10. 'THE REVENANT' Twentieth Century Fox 9. 'LOVE & MERCY' Roadside Attractions 8. 'AMY' A24 Films 7. 'EX MACHINA' Universal Studios 6. 'PHOENIX' Trimark Pictures 5. 'TIMBUKTU' Cohen Media 4. 'THE HATEFUL EIGHT' Andrew Cooper 3. 'CAROL' The Weinstein Company 2. 'INSIDE OUT' Pixar 1. 'MAD MAX: FURY ROAD' Warner Bros. Entertainment HONORABLE MENTION(S)Warner Bros. Entertainment MORE HONORABLE MENTION(S)Magnolia Pictures