Richard Linklater returned to form as a critical darling with "A Scanner Darkly" (released in the same year), 2009's "Me and Orson Welles" garnering an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and 2012's "Bernie" receiving a 91% rating. In 2014 he released a film in the making for 12 years titled "Boyhood", which received overwhelming critical acclaim. His daughter Lorelei Linklater co-stars in the film as the sister of the central character. For a while Linklater was attached to direct a remake of "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" for Warner Brothers. In 2014, however, he dropped the project in favor of working on a
2014 in film 2014 in film The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. The Top 10 films released in 2014 by worldwide gross are as follows: "" grossed more than $1.1 billion, becoming the 20th highest-grossing film of all time. "" grossed more than $956 million, becoming the 36th highest-grossing film of all time. "Big Hero 6" grossed more than $657 million, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of 2014 and the 21st highest-grossing animated film of all time. - 51 Degrees North