And the winner is...
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Justice League: War
Robocop
The Purge: Anarchy
Nightcrawler
The Equalizer
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Big Hero 6
While all the nominees are very good in their own right, if I'm honest, this was only a two horse race between The Winter Soldier and the Guardians. Both films were a statement from Marvel Studios to Hollywood to "get out of our way, we're coming through." What pushed Cap ahead was that of all the super hero movies that I have seen, it seemed the most...mature. It's a political thriller as much as a super hero action film that had far reaching effects that stretched into multiple genres including television's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In fact, if you wanted to show a non-super hero fan a movie in this genre he/she might like, this would be one of the first that would come to mind. With all due respect to dancing baby Groot who almost won the day for the Guardians, Cap was king in 2014.
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