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    Statistically, The Top 10 Movies Of 2014

    As decided by math

    Nick Hagar
    by Nick Hagar

    Community Contributor

    Compiling data from 18 different sources, this is the most comprehensive top 10 list for movies in 2014. It factors in both average ranking and the number of times each film appears on different critics' lists.

    10. Inherent Vice

    Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

    Average rank: 5.5

    Number of appearances on top 10 lists (out of 18 total): 4

    9. Two Days, One Night

    Les Films du Fleuve

    Average rank: 4

    Number of appearances: 5

    8. Selma

    Cloud Eight Films

    Average rank: 3.8

    Number of appearances: 6

    7. Gone Girl

    Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

    Average rank: 5.5

    Number of appearances: 8

    6. Nightcrawler

    Bold Films

    Average rank: 5.1

    Number of appearances: 8

    5. Birdman

    New Regency Pictures

    Average rank: 4.8

    Number of appearances: 8

    4. Under the Skin

    Film4

    Average rank: 4.4

    Number of appearances: 9

    3. Whiplash

    Bold Films

    Average rank: 5.5

    Number of appearances: 12

    2. The Grand Budapest Hotel

    Scott Rudin Productions

    Average rank: 4.1

    Number of appearances: 11

    1. Boyhood

    IFC Productions

    Average rank: 3.9

    Number of appearances: 17

    Honorable mention: The LEGO Movie

    Warner Bros.

    This one just missed the cut!

    Average rank: 5.8

    Number of appearances: 4

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