Nine official adaptations, three moving romances, two historical dramas, and one horrifying storybook are among some of the films on HuffPost Entertainment's list of 2014's best movies. In a year where 17 of the 20 highest-grossing films hail from franchises or adaptations, we've filtered out the noise to determine the best the cineplex had to offer. And there was a lot. Our list doesn't include "Into the Woods," "Under the Skin," "Only Lovers Left Alive," "Snowpiercer," "Godzilla," "The LEGO Movie," "Starred Up," "Ida," "The Imitation Game" or "Neighbors" -- but it easily could have. Which means there's more than enough to fill the next few months' wintry weekends with the movies you didn't manage to catch in theaters. Any of the aforementioned titles will do, but we especially recommend the following 20 gems (plus two more personal favorites):
The Case For "Edge of Tomorrow"
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The Case For "Chef"
Open Road
20. "Top Five"
Paramount
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19. "The Boxtrolls"
Focus
18. "Beyond the Lights"
Relativity
17. "The Fault in Our Stars"
Fox
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16. "Inherent Vice"
Warner Bros.
15. "Life Itself"
Magnolia
14. "The Babadook"
IFC
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13. "Guardians of the Galaxy"
Disney
12. "Foxcatcher"
Sony Pictures Classics
11. "Obvious Child"
A24
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10. "The One I Love"
Radius-TWC
9. "Wild"
Fox Searchlight
8. "Whiplash"
Sony Pictures Classics
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7. "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Fox Searchlight
6. "Nightcrawler"
Open Road
5. "Boyhood"
IFC
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4. "Birdman"
Fox Searchlight
3. "Gone Girl"
Fox
2. "Love Is Strange"
Sony Pictures Classics
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1. "Selma"
Paramount