Best Movies in 2015

These are the best movies Ward watched this year, not necessarily what was released this year.
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love aka Ningen no jôken (1959)
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity aka Ningen no jôken (1959)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer aka Ningen no jôken (1961) 
While Kaji is against the war, he is afraid to conscientiously object. He avoids being drafted initially, but then is forced into boot camp and then the travesties of war. In the field, Kaji leads a group of civilians and soldiers, eventually captured as a POW.

Inside Out (2015)
When Riley and her family move to San Francisco, her emotions are in for wild ride as they deal with the change.

Ex Machina (2015)
Caleb wins a contest to spend a week with the CEO of Blue book, Nathan. Caleb soon realizes his task is to test an A.I., Eva, developed by Nathan. Reality becomes obscured for Caleb as he marvels at Eva, and begins to think Nathan is lying to him about what's really happening.

The Drop (2014)
When the bar Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini run is robbed, cops and criminals both start digging for details.

Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus leads a slave revolt from a Gladiator school, planning to sail away from Rome with his army of freed slaves. Before reaching the coast, they must defeat the opposing armies of Rome.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
After escaping the Citadel, Mad Max becomes a key part in Furiosa's betrayal of the overlord Immorten Joe.

A Most Violent Year (2014)
In 1981, an ambitious businessman fights to save his business from criminals, peers, and the DA in New York's most dangerous year in recorded history.

Whiplash (2014)
An ambitious student set on becoming one of the greatest drummers collides with a professor determined to develop talent by pushing students beyond all reasonable measures.

Nightcrawler (2014)
With few prospects, Lou Bloom delves into crime journalism. Chasing sirens for a potential payday, unscrupulous Lou becomes a successful freelance cameraman.

Predestination (2014)
A barkeep is more than he seems when he promises a patron the chance to exact revenge on the person that ruined her life.

Boyhood (2014)
Over the course of twelve years, Mason grows up. The movie was filmed over twelve years to accurately capture the ages of the actors.

Gone Girl (2014)
Nick Dunn comes home to find his wife missing. Becoming a suspect during the investigation, he just wants to find his wife.

Short Term 12 (2013)
Counselors and teens face troubles at a foster care facility.