Nikola Grozdanovic's Top 20 Films Of 2015

We compiled an aggregated Playlist Best Films Of 2015 which you can find here. However, regular contributors have also submitted personal lists.

Another year gone by, just like that. Nuts. For my personal list, I'm going with 20 because splurging all my love for only 10 movies in a year that's been this gracious just feels wrong. I should note that of the heavy hitters in the year that could've (maybe) cracked my top 20, I haven't gotten around to "Steve Jobs" and "The Big Short" yet, and in the art-house realms, "Right Now, Wrong Then," “The Tribe” and "Breathe" are still sorely missing from my watched list.

My list is strictly U.S.-release-based, where a number of films I saw last year made it through because they were only officially released in 2015. No matter their genres, mainstream or art-house sensibilities, I like to think that the common link between all of these films is how they celebrate the limitless and unique...