Best 2015 movies

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August 29, 2025
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Best 2015 movies

Stacker compiled a list of the best 2015 movies of all time based on our own Stacker score, a weighted index split evenly between IMDb user rating and Metascore. The top movie on this list has a Stacker score of 100; the remaining movies are ranked relative to it. To qualify, the film had at least 10,000 IMDb user votes and a Metascore. Any ties were broken by number of IMDb votes.
1 / 20
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#20. Tangerine

- Stacker score: 89.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (votes: 41,000)
- Metascore: 86
- Director: Sean Baker
- Actors: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian
- Runtime: 1 hour 28 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $702,354
2 / 20
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#19. Bridge of Spies

- Stacker score: 89.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.6 (votes: 339,000)
- Metascore: 81
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Actors: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda
- Runtime: 2 hours 22 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $72,313,754
3 / 20
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#18. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

- Stacker score: 89.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (votes: 1.0 million)
- Metascore: 80
- Director: J.J. Abrams
- Actors: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac
- Runtime: 2 hours 18 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $936,662,225
4 / 20
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#17. Cobain: Montage of Heck

- Stacker score: 90.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (votes: 33,000)
- Metascore: 83
- Director: Brett Morgen
- Actors: Kurt Cobain, Wendy O'Connor, Don Cobain
- Runtime: 2 hours 12 minutes
- Rating: TV-MA
- Box office: N/A
5 / 20
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#16. Creed

- Stacker score: 90.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.6 (votes: 326,000)
- Metascore: 82
- Director: Ryan Coogler
- Actors: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson
- Runtime: 2 hours 13 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $109,778,883
6 / 20
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#15. Sicario

- Stacker score: 90.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (votes: 516,000)
- Metascore: 82
- Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Actors: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro
- Runtime: 2 hours 1 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $46,889,293
7 / 20
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#14. The Big Short

- Stacker score: 90.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (votes: 519,000)
- Metascore: 81
- Director: Adam McKay
- Actors: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling
- Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $70,259,870
8 / 20
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#13. Embrace of the Serpent

- Stacker score: 91.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (votes: 25,000)
- Metascore: 82
- Director: Ciro Guerra
- Actors: Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolívar
- Runtime: 2 hours 5 minutes
- Rating: Not Rated
- Box office: $1,329,249
9 / 20
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#12. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief

- Stacker score: 91.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.0 (votes: 42,000)
- Metascore: 80
- Director: Alex Gibney
- Actors: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Spanky Taylor
- Runtime: 1 hour 59 minutes
- Rating: Not Rated
- Box office: N/A
10 / 20
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#11. Anomalisa

- Stacker score: 91.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (votes: 78,000)
- Metascore: 88
- Director: Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman
- Actors: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan
- Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $3,759,286
11 / 20
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#10. The Martian

- Stacker score: 91.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.0 (votes: 978,000)
- Metascore: 80
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Actors: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig
- Runtime: 2 hours 24 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $228,433,663
12 / 20
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#9. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

- Stacker score: 92.6
- IMDb user rating: 8.3 (votes: 21,000)
- Metascore: 79
- Director: Evgeny Afineevsky
- Actors: His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Said Ismagilov, Bishop Agapit
- Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes
- Rating: Not Rated
- Box office: N/A
13 / 20
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#8. Amy

- Stacker score: 93.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (votes: 57,000)
- Metascore: 85
- Director: Asif Kapadia
- Actors: Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson
- Runtime: 2 hours 8 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $8,413,144
14 / 20
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#7. Brooklyn

- Stacker score: 93.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (votes: 156,000)
- Metascore: 88
- Director: John Crowley
- Actors: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson
- Runtime: 1 hour 57 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $38,322,743
15 / 20
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#6. 45 Years

- Stacker score: 94.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (votes: 36,000)
- Metascore: 94
- Director: Andrew Haigh
- Actors: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James
- Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $4,247,285
16 / 20
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#5. Carol

- Stacker score: 95.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (votes: 150,000)
- Metascore: 94
- Director: Todd Haynes
- Actors: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson
- Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $12,711,491
17 / 20
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#4. Room

- Stacker score: 95.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.1 (votes: 472,000)
- Metascore: 86
- Director: Lenny Abrahamson
- Actors: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers
- Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $14,677,654
18 / 20
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#3. Mad Max: Fury Road

- Stacker score: 97.7
- IMDb user rating: 8.1 (votes: 1.2 million)
- Metascore: 90
- Director: George Miller
- Actors: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult
- Runtime: 2 hours
- Rating: R
- Box office: $154,280,290
19 / 20
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#2. Spotlight

- Stacker score: 99.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.1 (votes: 524,000)
- Metascore: 93
- Director: Tom McCarthy
- Actors: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams
- Runtime: 2 hours 9 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $45,055,776
20 / 20
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#1. Inside Out

- Stacker score: 100.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.1 (votes: 882,000)
- Metascore: 94
- Director: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen
- Actors: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black
- Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Rating: PG
- Box office: $356,461,711

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