RANKED: The 10 best movies of 2015

It was a roller-coaster ride of big wins and bigger losses at the multiplex this year. Multiple movies broke the all-time opening-weekend box-office record, while some didn't even break even during their whole theatrical run.

I was there for all of it and have to admit that there was more good than bad.

With so much interesting filmmaking, it was tough to come up with just 10 favorites of the year, but here they are - along with a few others that deserve recognition.