Of all the arts, cinema is the most important for us. After all, it helps to distract from everyday problems, and in addition to the entertainment function, it is also a tool for education and personality formation.
Introducing you the best films of 2015-2016, rated by IMDb, the world's largest movie database.
Updated list of the best films of 2016-2017 according to IMDb and Kinopoisk ratings, already on the pages of itop.techinfus.com/en/.
23. Cloverfield 10 (2015)
IMDb: 7.70
Psychological thriller, fantasy.
Throughout the film, the viewer is trying to understand: is one of the main characters really the savior of the main character (Michelle) from the chemical weapons that destroyed the city, or is he just a maniac who captured two people and keeps them in a bunker.
22. Killer (2015)
IMDb rating: 7.70
Action, detective, drama.
A film about the struggle between Mexican drug cartels and American secret services. This is not a family movie, it will not feature spectacular shootouts, comedic partners of the main characters and charismatic villains. But there will be memorable soundtracks, an atmosphere of realism and cruelty and detailed characters of the characters.
21. Creed: The Rocky Legacy (2015)
IMDb: 7.80
Sports drama.
Many sequels turn out to be a failure of the previous parts, but this is not about "Creed: Rocky's Legacy". This is a story about an aged Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), who teaches boxing to the son of his ex-rival in the ring and friend Apollo Creed. Those who wait for multiple battle scenes will be disappointed. But there will be training, a love line, a wise old coach and a black young fighter.
20. "Short game" (2015)
IMDb: 7.80
Drama, comedy.
You have probably seen many films in the ratings "based on true events". This picture is just that. It is about people who (not knowing about each other) predicted the global economic crisis that broke out in 2008 and were able to cash in on it.
19. "Rootless Beasts" (2015)
Internet Movie Database: 7.80
Military.
This is not a rated movie that is good to watch with children. Unless you want to show them how horrible life can be for a teenager in Africa who has lost his family and is forced to become a mercenary. Violence, drugs and blood splashes, that's what Rootless Beasts is.
18. Me, Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
IMDb: 7.80
Drama, comedy.
A kind, sometimes ironic, but not tear-squeezing story about the relationship of three teenagers, one of whom (more precisely one) is terminally ill. The film does not “load” the viewer with a feeling of inevitable misfortune, there are no hackneyed scenes in it, but there is a great camera work, sincere and touching characters, and beautiful soundtracks.
17. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
IMDb: 7.80
Action, adventure comedy.
Do you like spy comedies with young heroes, beauties, numerous shootings and chases? Then watch this movie.It may be banal, but funny, spectacular and has true British gentlemen.
16. "Miracle on the Hudson" (2016)
IMDb: 7.9
Genre: biography, drama
The novelty opens the list of films of 2016. The story of how Captain Chesley Sullenberger contrived to make an emergency landing in New York of an A320 aircraft right into the Hudson River. All passengers remained intact, however, an investigation began against the captain, which could ruin his career and life.
15. The Hateful Eight (2015)
IMDb Rating: 7.90
Thriller, crime, western.
There are no positive characters in this film from the famous Quentin Tarantino. Each hero has a dark past, and one of them is not at all who he claims to be. A movie for fans of long monologues, unexpected plot twists, dark humor and light madness.
14. Captain Fantastic (2016)
IMDb: 8
Drama, comedy, melodrama.
The main character is not a superhero, but the head of a large family living far from civilization. The father teaches children to hunt, to develop physically and intellectually (children speak several languages, know quantum physics). The life of both father and children changes dramatically when they are forced to move to the city. Will voluntary hermits fit into a consumer society?
13. "The Martian" (2015)
IMDb: 8.1
Science fiction, adventure.
How not to perish with hunger and cold, if you find yourself on Mars with the only working living module, small supplies of food and air? Cheerful "Martian" Matt Damon knows the answer. Trust him, he is an engineer and a biologist.
12. Doctor Strange (2016)
IMDb: 8
Genre: Fantasy, Action
The story of a neurosurgeon (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) who suffered a serious hand injury and was healed with magic. And at the same time he will have to face a powerful enemy from the dark dimension and save the world. In some places because of the special effects, the film resembles a summer night's dream under LSD, but who said being a superhero was easy?
11. "I, Daniel Blake" (2016)
IMDb: 8.1
Genre: Drama
The widower Daniel Blake lost his health and was forced to turn to the state for help. It turns out that building a house without a single nail is easier than getting an allowance if you don't know how to use a computer. The film raises issues close to older people.
10. "In the spotlight" (2015)
IMDb: 8.1
Biography, drama.
The story of the investigation of a high-profile and doubly shameful sex scandal, as it was associated with the Catholic Church.
9. "Deadpool" (2016)
IMDb: 8.3
Science fiction, comedy, action.
Love, childish humor, severed limbs, the protagonist's butt, dressed in red latex! This film was simply doomed to get into the best films of 2016, if, of course, you like super-charismatic personalities who break all stereotypes about superheroes. The premiere took place in the winter of 2016 and grossed a decent box office on the first weekend.
8. "Sing Street" (2016)
IMDb: 8
Genre: romance, drama
Growing up is difficult both physically and mentally. Especially if a teenager from a prestigious private school has to move to a new social environment. And then the fall in love with the inaccessible beauty also "arrived". How will the immature youthful psyche cope with all this?
7. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
IMDb rating: 8.1
Fantastic thriller, adventure.
One of the rare films where the main female character is not a "lady in trouble" (although ladies in trouble are also present), but a real strong and independent, no joke, lady. But even if you don't give a damn about female characters, and you want crazy races, a sea of action, carbon monoxide post-apocalyptic rock - then all this is in the new "Mad Max".
6. Survivor (2015)
IMDb: 8.2
Adventure thriller, drama, western.
Summary: Leonardo DiCaprio fights with a bear, avenges his son and gets the long-awaited Oscar for all this. It's worth watching if you like stories about courageous people, harsh and wild lands and inhuman suffering of DiCaprio.
five.Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
IMDb: 8.3
Science fiction, fantasy, adventure.
The tape, which caused a storm of delight among some fans of "Star Wars" and seething hatred from others. If you love Star Wars, be sure to watch one of the best films in the series, The Force Awakens. If only to see Kylo Ren without a mask and an aged, but still charming Han Solo.
4. "At any cost" (2016)
IMDb: 8.1
Genre: Crime, Drama
The failed brothers decide to rob several banks to save their family's ranch in West Texas. Sheriff Marcus is taken to investigate the carelessly carried out robberies. But not everything is so simple in seemingly elementary business.
3. "Room" (2015)
IMDb: 8.3
Drama.
Joy's girl, kidnapped by a maniac, lives with her five-year-old son in a tiny room. For the boy, this room is the whole world, and the mother needs to make the hated place as attractive and interesting as possible for the child.
2. "Hunt for Savages" (2016)
IMDb: 8
Adventure, comedy
Ranked # 1 on the list of the best films of 2016. The life of the young bully Ricky Baker changed dramatically when Paul's social worker took him to Bella and Huck's foster family. After Bella's death, the social service wants to take the boy back, but he escapes into the woods and Huck goes after him. Paula is convinced that due to the death of his wife, Huck has "gone crazy" and seduced Ricky. A large-scale hunt has been announced for the boy and his "kidnapper".
1. "Hamlet" (2015)
IMDb: 8.7
Drama.
Tops the rating of popular films of 2015-2016... The list of the best films includes many dramas, but this script was written by William Shakespeare himself. Hamlet is not just about how rotten things in the Danish kingdom are. This is a film about the betrayal of loved ones, about alienation and madness as protection from the world.