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The 2015 Talkies: Talkhouse Film Contributors’ Top Films of the Year

More than 50 Talkhouse contributors and friends of the site contribute to the only end-of-year poll voted on solely by filmmakers.

2:00 AM EST on January 7, 2016

Talkhouse Film contributors and a select few friends of the site voted on their favorite theatrical releases of 2015. The results of the Talkhouse Film poll are below, showing all the titles that received multiple votes; individual ballots will be posted tomorrow. Ten points were awarded to first place films, 9 points were given to second place, etc.; for unranked lists, each selection was awarded 5.5 points, the average of 1 to 10, giving each equal weight. (N.B. As ballots were due on December 21, some awards season contenders released after that date figure less heavily in these lists.)

1. Mad Max: Fury Road 186
2. Tangerine 104
3. Carol 95.5
4. Ex Machina 79.5
5. The Hateful Eight 73
6. Sicario 72
7. Inside Out 70.5
8. Spotlight 67.5
9. The Look of Silence 67
10. It Follows 66

11. Heaven Knows What 65.5
12. Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter 57.5
13. Anomalisa 54
14. Mommy 53
=15. The End of the Tour 45
=15. The Revenant 45
17. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 43.5
=18. Creed 42
=18. Magic Mike XXL 42
20. Listen to Me Marlon 38.5

21. Amy 38
22. The Diary of a Teenage Girl 37.5
23. Girlhood 37
24. Bridge of Spies 36
25. Clouds of Sils Maria 34
26. Jauja 33.5
=27. Entertainment 30
=27. Li'l Quinquin 30
29. (T)ERROR 28.5
30. Timbuktu 28

31. Maps to the Stars 27
32. The Assassin 26
33. Love & Mercy 25.5
=34. Son of Saul 25
=34. Straight Outta Compton 25
36. James White 24.5
37. Beasts of No Nation 23.5
=38. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation 23
=38. White God 23
=38. Wild Tales 23

41. Steve Jobs 22.5
=42. Kingsman: The Secret Service 22
=42. Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck 22
44. Bitter Lake 21.5
=45. 45 Years 21
=45. Buzzard 21
=45. Cartel Land 21
=45. The Tribe 21
=49. What We Do in the Shadows 20.5
=49. The Mend 20.5

51. Hard to Be a God 20
52. The Martian 19
=53. God Bless the Child 18
=53. Stinking Heaven 18
=55. L for Leisure 17
=55. Shaun the Sheep Movie 17
57. The Duke of Burgundy 16
=58. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence 15
=58. La Sapienza 15
=58. Phoenix 15

61. Mustang 14.5
=62. Gangs of Wasseypur 14
=62. Mediterranea 14
=62. Spectre 14
=62. Victoria 14
=66. Finders Keepers 13
=66. The Gift 13
=66. Eden 13
69. Court 12.5
=70. Spy 12
=70. The Big Short 12
=70. The Forbidden Room 12
=70. While We're Young 12

74. About Elly 11.5
=75. Crimson Peak 11
=75. Everest 11
=75. Queen of Earth 11
78. Sleeping with Other People 10.5
=79. Best of Enemies 10
=79. Ant-Man 10
=79. Approaching the Elephant 10
=79. Joy 10
=79. Mistress America 10
=79. Ricki and the Flash 10
=79. We Come as Friends 10

=86. A Poem is a Naked Person 9.5
=86. Seymour: An Introduction 9.5
=88. The Wolfpack 9
=88. Far From the Madding Crowd 9
=90. American Ultra 8
=90. Call Me Lucky 8
=90. The Peanuts Movie 8
=90. Trainwreck 8

94. Irrational Man 7.5
=95. Appropriate Behavior 7
=95. Chi-Raq 7
=95. Truth 7
=95. Welcome to Me 7
=99. Brooklyn 6.5
=99. Western 6.5

=101. blackhat 6
=101. Bone Tomahawk 6
103. Results 5

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