Films of 2015

Posted by Tom Brogan on Wednesday, December 30, 2015

1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (UK release date 17th December)
Directed by J. J. Abrams
Written by Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams, Michael Arndt
Starring: Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver

2. The Lobster (UK release date 16th October)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly, Olivia Colman

3. Birdman (UK release date 1st January)
Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo
Starring: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton

4. Slow West (UK release date 26th June)
Written and directed by John Maclean
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn, Rory McCann, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Caren Pistorius

5. 99 Homes (UK release date 25th September)
Directed by Ramin Bahrani
Written by Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi and Bahareh Azimi
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern, Michael Shannon, Tim Guinee, J.D. Evermore, Jordyn McDempsey

6. Foxcatcher (UK release date 9th January)
Directed by Bennett Miller
Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
Starring: Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave

7. The End of the Tour (UK release date 16th October; LFF)
Directed by James Ponsoldt
Written by Donald Margulies
Starring: Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg

8. Bone Tomahawk (UK release date 19th February)
Written and directed by S. Craig Zahler
Starring: Kurt Russell, Sean Young, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, Matthew Fox, Lili Simmons

9. Steve Jobs (UK release date 13th November)
Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by Aaron Sorkin
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Sarah Snook, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels and Michael Stuhlbarg

10. Mistress America (UK release date 14th August)

Directed by Noah Baumbach

Written by Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig

Starring: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind, Cindy Cheung, Jasmine Cephas Jones

11. The Program (UK release date 16th October )

Directed by Stephen Frears

Written by John Hodge

Starring: Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd, Guillaume Canet, Jesse Plemons, Lee Pace

12. Trainwreck (Uk release date 14th August)

Directed by Judd Apatow

Written by Amy Schumer

Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, John Cena, Mike Birbiglia

13. Marshland (UK release date 7th August)

Directed by Alberto Rodríguez

Written by Alberto Rodríguez, Rafael Cobos

Starring: Raúl Arévalo, Javier Gutiérrez, Nerea Barros, Antonio de la Torre

14. While We're Young (UK release date 3rd April)

Written and directed by Noah Baumbach

Starring: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried

15. Inside Out (UK release date 24th July)

Directed by Pete Docter

Written by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley

Starring: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling

16. A Most Violent Year (UK release date 23rd January)

Written and directed by J. C. Chandor

Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Albert Brooks, Elyes Gabel

17. Call Me Lucky (No UK release)
Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
Starring: Barry Crimmins, Jack Gallagher, David Cross, Patton Oswalt

18. The Legend of Barney Thomson (UK release date 24th July)

Directed by Robert Carlyle

Written by Richard Cowan, Colin McLaren

Starring: Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, James Cosmo, Martin Compston, Ashley Jensen

19. Straight Outta Compton (UK release date 28th August)

Directed by F. Gary Gray

Written by Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff

Starring: O'Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti

20. Black Mass (UK release date 27th November)
Directed by Scott Cooper
Written by Jez Butterworth, Mark Mallouk
Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons

21. Ant-Man (UK release date 17th July)

Directed by Peyton Reed

Written by Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd

Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña

22. Avengers: Age of Ultron (UK release 23rd April)

Written and directed by Joss Whedon

Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner

23. The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? (UK release 29th May)

Written and directed by Jon Schnepp

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Tim Burton, Kevin Smith

24. Tig (No UK release)
Directed by Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York
Starring: Tig Notaro, Stephanie Allynne, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman

25. The Martian (UK release date 30th September)

Directed by Ridley Scott