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Best Of 2015: a Summary of World Cinema

Most Awarded Films:

2015 Film Festivals
Country: Awarded Film Event
France Dheepan Cannes Film Festival France
Venezuela From Afar Venice Film Festival Italy
Iran Taxi Berlin International Film Festival Germany
Iceland Sparrows San Sebastian Film Festival Spain
Ireland Room Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) Canada
United States Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Sundance Film Festival USA
Colombia Embrace of the Serpent Mar del Plata International Film Festival Argentina
Bulgaria Losers Moscow International Film Festival Russia
United States The Invitation Film Festival of Catalonia Spain
Iceland Rams Seminci - International Film Festival Spain
2015 Awards
Country: Awarded Film Award
United States Spotlight Oscars - Academy Awards USA
United States
United States
The Revenant (Drama)
The Martian (Comedy)
Golden Globes Awards USA
Italy Youth European Film Awards (EFA) Europe
United States The Revenant BAFTA - British Academy Film Awards G.B.
France Fatima Cesar Awards (France) France
Italy Perfect Strangers David di Donatello Awards (Italy) Italy
Spain Truman Goya Awards (Spanish Academy Awards) Spain
Germany The People vs. Fritz Bauer German Film Awards (Deutsche Filmpreis) Germany
Sweden The Here After Guldbagge Awards (Swedish Film Institute) Sweden
Critics' Association Awards 2015
Country: Awarded Film Awards
Australia Mad Max: Fury Road National Board of Review (NBR) USA
United Kingdom Carol New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) USA
United States Spotlight Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (LAFCA) USA
Australia Mad Max: Fury Road Chicago Film Critics Association USA
United States Spotlight Boston Society of Film Critics USA
United States Spotlight Critics' Choice Awards USA

Best Films of 2015 According to World Famous Film Critics:

Peter Travers, Chief Critic of Rolling Stone - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 United States Spotlight
2 United States Steve Jobs
3 United Kingdom Carol
4 Australia Mad Max: Fury Road
5 Ireland Brooklyn
6 United States Straight Outta Compton
7 United States Tangerine
8 United States The Martian
9 United States Star Wars: The Force Awakens
10 United States Inside Out
10 United States Anomalisa
A. O. Scott, Chief Critic of The New York Times - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 Mauritania Timbuktu
2 United States Inside Out
3 United States Spotlight
3 United States The Big Short
4 United States Heart of a Dog
5 United Kingdom Carol
5 United States Anomalisa
6 Iran Taxi
7 France Out 1
8 Australia Mad Max: Fury Road
9 United States Creed
10 United States Results
10 United States Welcome to Me
Manohla Dargis, Co-Chief Critic of The New York Times - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 Taiwan The Assassin
2 Australia Mad Max: Fury Road
3 United States Bridge of Spies
4 United Kingdom Carol
5 United States In Jackson Heights
6 United States The Martian
7 Israel The Kindergarden Teacher
8 United States The Diary of a Teenage Girl
9 United States The Big Short
Peter Bradshaw, Co-Chief Critic of The Guardian - Source (No particular order)
Country: Film
United Kingdom 45 Years
United States Bridge of Spies
United Kingdom Carol
United States Inherent Vice
United States Star Wars: The Force Awakens
United Kingdom Spectre
Sweden A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
United States Inside Out
United Kingdom The Falling
Russia Hard to Be a God
Richard Brody, Chief Critic of The New Yorker - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 United States Chi-Raq
2 France Li'l Quinquin
3 United States Queen of Earth
4 United States Heaven Knows What
5 Iran Taxi
6 Mauritania Timbuktu
7 United States In Jackson Heights
8 United States Mistress America
9 United States Stinking Heaven
10 Portugal Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One
Ann Hornaday, Chief Critic of Washington Post - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 United States Spotlight
2 United States Love & Mercy
3 Ireland Brooklyn
4 United Kingdom Carol
5 United Kingdom Ex Machina
6 United States Chi-Raq
7 Hungary Son of Saul
8 United States Creed
9 United States Inside Out
10 United States The Martian
Eric Kohn, Chief Critic of Indiewire - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 Hungary Son of Saul
2 United States Tangerine
3 United States Heaven Knows What
4 Sweden A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
5 United States Buzzard
6 Australia Mad Max: Fury Road
7 United States Anomalisa
8 Iran Taxi
9 United States Heart of a Dog
10 United States Carol
Luis Martínez, Chief Critic of El Mundo - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 United States Inherent Vice
2 Australia Mad Max: Fury Road
3 Taiwan The Assassin
4 Sweden A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
5 United States It Follows
6 Chile The Club
7 United Kingdom 45 Years
8 Portugal What Now? Remind Me
9 Iran Taxi
10 Spain The Long Way Home
Javier Ocaña, Critic of El País - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 United States Foxcatcher
2 United States Birdman
3 United States A Most Violent Year
4 Russia Leviathan
5 France Clouds of Sils Maria
6 United States The Homesman
7 United States Fury
8 Chile The Club
9 United States Inherent Vice
10 United States It Follows
Cinemanía - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 Australia Mad Max: Fury Road
2 United States Inside Out
3 United States A Most Violent Year
4 United States Inherent Vice
5 Sweden Turist (Force Majeure)
6 United States Foxcatcher
7 France Clouds of Sils Maria
8 United States The Martian
9 United States It Follows
10 United States Jurassic World

The Highest Grossing Films of 2015:

The Highest Grossing Films of 2015 Worldwide
# Country: Film Genre Producer Box Office:
1 United States Jurassic World Sci-Fi Universal / Amblin / Legendary $1.669.000.000
2 United States Furious 7 Action Universal / Relativity / China $1.515.000.000
3 United States Avengers: Age of Ultron Fantasy Marvel $1.405.000.000
4 United States Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sci-Fi Disney / Lucasfilm / Bad Robot $1.161.000.000
5 United States Minions Animation Illumination Entertainment $1.157.300.000
6 United States Inside Out Animation Pixar / Walt Disney $851.600.000
7 United Kingdom Spectre Action MGM / Columbia $850.200.000
8 United States Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation Action Paramount / Skydance / China $682.300.000
9 United States The Martian Sci-Fi 20th Century Fox / Scott Free $616.800.000
10 United States The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Part 2 Sci-Fi Color Force / Lionsgate $593.900.000
The Highest Grossing Films of 2015 in the US
# Country: Film Genre Producer Box Office:
1 United States Jurassic World Sci-Fi Universal / Amblin / Legendary $652.300.000
2 United States Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sci-Fi Disney / Lucasfilm / Bad Robot $571.400.000
3 United States Avengers: Age of Ultron Fantasy Marvel $459.000.000
4 United States Inside Out Animation Pixar / Walt Disney $356.500.000
5 United States Furious 7 Action Universal / Relativity / China $353.000.000
6 United States Minions Animation Illumination Entertainment $336.000.000
7 United States The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Part 2 Sci-Fi Color Force / Lionsgate $264.600.000
8 United States The Martian Sci-Fi 20th Century Fox / Scott Free $223.300.000
9 United States Cinderella Fantasy Walt Disney $201.200.000
10 United States Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation Action Paramount / Skydance / China $195.000.000
11 United Kingdom Spectre Action MGM / Columbia $192.200.000
The Highest Grossing Films of 2015 in their Country of Origin
Country: Film Genre Producer Box Office:
Germany Honig im Kopf Comedy barefoot / Warner $66.500.000
Brazil Loucas pra Casar Comedy Glaz / Filmes $15.900.000
Spain Ocho apellidos catalanes Comedy Telecinco Cinema 28.900.000€
France Les nouvelles aventures d'Aladin Comedy Pathè / Les Films 26 4,2 MM espect.
Italy Youth Drama Indigo Film / Medusa Film 6.800.000€
United Kingdom Spectre Action MGM / Columbia $140.200.000
China Monster Hunt Action Edko Films $381.800.000
South Korea Veteran Action Filmmaker R&K $92.800.000
Argentina The Clan Thriller Matanza Cine / El deseo $17.100.000
Mexico Un gallo con muchos huevos Animation Huevocartoon / Fidecine $9.600.000

The Best Films of 2015 According to Filmaffinity Users

The Best Films of 2015 according to Filmaffinity Users
Ranking order obeys to several criteria: films with a high number of votes, films released in various countries, etc.
Rating Country: Film
7.9 United States Inside Out
7.9 Colombia Embrace of the Serpent
7.8 United States The Revenant
7.7 United States Spotlight
7.7 United States The Hateful Eight
7.5 Ireland Room
7.5 United States Beasts of No Nation
7.4 France Mustang
7.5 United Kingdom Carol
7.4 United States Anomalisa
The Best TV Series of 2015 according to Filmaffinity Users
Rating Country: TV Series
8.5 United States Fargo: Year Two
8.1 United States Narcos
8.0 Japan One-Punch Man
7.8 United States Mr. Robot
7.8 United States Show Me a Hero
7.7 United States Better Call Saul
7.7 United States Daredevil
7.5 United States Ash vs Evil Dead
7.4 Italy 1992
7.4 Japan Death Parade
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