Remember those? Yeah, me neither. But I happened to check out the history books, and 2015 was really a good year for cinema. Creed, The Revenant, The Big Short, Spotlight, even Steve Jobs by Aaron Sorkin.

And at least 10 movies that made a ton of money:
10 The Martian
9. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 2
8. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
7. Inside Out
6. Spectre
5. Minions
4. Avengers: Age of Ultron
3. Furious 7
2. Jurassic World
1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

I realize I missed a few due to that being a busy year, likely watching Ultron tonight.

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2015. Seems like a whole different world now.

Seems like a whole different world now.

• 10. The Martian
  Saw it. Decent enough sci fi movie to spend a couple of hours with. Wouldn’t make any of my lists though.
• 9. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 2
  Never seen any of these.
• 8. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
  Love the whole series. No exception here. Bourne with a skosh lighter touch.
• 7. Inside Out
  Great movie. Not a new classic, but all kinds of fun and very rewatchable.
• 6. Spectre
  I’m a sucker for a Bond movie. I eat all of these up with a spoon.
• 5. Minions
  These always give me a chuckle, but as with the rest, this one is not all that memorable.
• . Avengers: Age of Ultron
  MCU. Picked up my first comic somewhere around 1964-65. The Marvel movies in particular just about always leave me in awe. This. This is what I saw in my mind’s eye. Each one’s practically a love letter to seven year old me.
• 3. Furious 7
  Never seen any of these.
• 2. Jurassic World
  Meh. A grade of C- at best. The fleeting glimpses I remember are not good
• 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  To be honest, I think I’m close to Star Wars saturation. I still see the movies with a decent amount of anticipation, but there’s also a degree of pure habit to it also. They’re well done enough, I enjoy the ride, but there’s no ‘Let’s go again!’ once it’s over.

the only one of those I saw . Was Minions and that was direct tv at my parents .

I only watched The Martian. It was entertaining, but I'm sure I'll never watch it again.

Some of the others I've never even heard of.

I grew up watching Mission Impossible on TV. You'll never get me to watch a Tom Cruise MI movie.

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I grew up watching Mission Impossible on TV. You'll never get me to watch a Tom Cruise MI movie.

Bummer, they are entertaining.

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I've got Interstellar on the shelf waiting to be viewed, and I only bring it up because I recall a big debate here between that and The Martian.

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You'll never get me to watch a Tom Cruise MI movie.

But he's such a cute little fella..

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I've got Interstellar on the shelf waiting to be viewed, and I only bring it up because I recall a big debate here between that and The Martian.

I forgot, that was 2015 too? Interstellar was a fine SciFi flick. I liked the reality engineering aspect of The Martian (no new technology was needed for the latter, the former has several 'trust me, this technology will be invented eventually' moments).



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I grew up watching Mission Impossible on TV. You'll never get me to watch a Tom Cruise MI movie.

I grew up watching the TV show, also. (They seem to have cornered the market on Grumman panel trucks back then.)

I'm not a huge Tom Cruise fan in general, but I love these movies. He's excellent in them, and I'm amazed at the stunts that he does in them. The supporting crew is good, too.

Give them a try. They are a lot of fun.

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I've got Interstellar on the shelf waiting to be viewed, and I only bring it up because I recall a big debate here between that and The Martian.

I forgot, that was 2015 too? Interstellar was a fine SciFi flick. I liked the reality engineering aspect of The Martian (no new technology was needed for the latter, the former has several 'trust me, this technology will be invented eventually' moments).

Looks like 2014, but end of year.