Best Movies of 2015, Ranked

49 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-09-22.

Grit, Drive, and High Energy Cinema This list captures what truly hits me: stories of pressure, mastery, leadership, and pure cinematic energy. I gravitate toward films that mix adrenaline with emotion, epic scale with human grit, and motiv

1. 1
   Burnt (2015)

   ★★★★★
2. 2
   Sicario (2015)

   ★★★★★
3. 3
   The Big Short (2015)

   ★★★★½
4. 4
   Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

   ★★★★½
5. 5
   Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

   ★★★★½
6. 6
   The Revenant (2015)

   ★★★★½
7. 7
   Ex Machina (2015)

   ★★★★½

   I first watched this back in college after randomly seeing a trailer.

8. 8
   Hardcore Henry (2015)

   ★★★★½

   Opening credits feel like Deadpool’s, playful and self aware, and agad it sets a fun and violent tone.

9. 9
   Room (2015)

   ★★★★½

   Their room feels so cramped. I was under the impression that they were under experiment or that the world was already apocalyptic.

10. 10
    Heneral Luna (2015)

    ★★★★½
11. 11
    Spectre (2015)

    ★★★★½

    This film looks gorgeous. Hoyte van Hoytema really proves himself as a worthy successor to Roger Deakins.

12. 12
    The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

    ★★★★
13. 13
    Minions (2015)

    ★★★★
14. 14
    Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

    ★★★★
15. 15
    Joy (2015)

    ★★★★

    This is a grounded startup story that takes its time building empathy for an underdog boxed in by financial pressure, family dynamics, and self doubt.

16. 16
    Creed (2015)

    ★★★★

    <blockquote>You got to believe you can do it.</blockquote>The training montage is one of my favorite parts.

17. 17
    The Age of Adaline (2015)

    ★★★★
18. 18
    Project Almanac (2015)

    ★★★½
19. 19
    Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

    ★★★½
20. 20
    Inside Out (2015)

    ★★★½
21. 21
    Area 51 (2015)

    ★★★½
22. 22
    San Andreas (2015)

    ★★★½
23. 23
    Furious 7 (2015)

    ★★★½
24. 24
    Ant-Man (2015)

    ★★★½
25. 25
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)

    ★★★½
26. 26
    Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)

    ★★★½
27. 27
    The Lobster (2015)

    ★★★½

    I experience this as a dark, absurd comedy that uses exaggerated rules about relationships to poke fun at social pressure and conformity.

28. 28
    The Lazarus Effect (2015)

    ★★★½
29. 29
    The Martian (2015)

    ★★★½
30. 30
    Steve Jobs (2015)

    ★★★½
31. 31
    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)

    ★★★½
32. 32
    Insurgent (2015)

    ★★★½
33. 33
    The Intern (2015)

    ★★★½

    Such a fun, light movie. Sometimes I go into movies completely blind without reading the premise or even watching the trailer, and this was one of those times.

34. 34
    A Second Chance (2015)
35. 35
    Pixels (2015)

    ★★★
36. 36
    Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

    ★★★
37. 37
    The Good Dinosaur (2015)

    ★★★

    The animation for the skin, mountains, and water is great.

38. 38
    Jurassic World (2015)

    ★★★
39. 39
    Tomorrowland (2015)

    ★★★
40. 40
    The Little Prince (2015)

    ★★★
41. 41
    Blackhat (2015)

    ★★★
42. 42
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

    ★★★

    Guy Ritchie really knows how to make spy action tropes feel stylish and fun.

43. 43
    The Witch (2015)

    ★★½

    I’m locked in immediately by the voice and score, and the film never really lets go of that dread.

44. 44
    Moonwalkers (2015)

    ★★½
45. 45
    Jupiter Ascending (2015)

    ★★½
46. 46
    Everest (2015)

    ★★

    Everything feels believable. I honestly could not tell how much was shot on real locations versus sets.

47. 47
    Paper Towns (2015)

    ★★
48. 48
    Run All Night (2015)

    ★½

    Well, it’s kind of the same classic Liam Neeson flick.

49. 49
    The Hateful Eight (2015)

    ★

    Binalikan ko ulit ito to give it another chance after rewatching Django Unchained, hoping na magugustuhan ko na siya this time.