To celebrate French Toast Sunday’s 5th birthday, we will be counting down some of our favorite films from 2010 to 2014. By using a ranked score from our collective lists, we determine the overall highest rated choices. See our list of favorite dramas from the past five years.

#05 / Gone Girl

David Fincher’s most recent film, Gone Girl stars Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck as a husband and wife who are having marital troubles. After moving to Missouri to be with Nick’s (Affleck) ailing mother, their lives begin to strain as Nick deals with being out of work. Soon Amy (Pike) goes missing and Nick is a prime suspect. Gone Girl is truly always one step ahead of its audience and dares the watcher to guess what is going to happen next. This results in a film experience that provides a high amount of excitement. – Rob

#04 / Short Term 12

This is an expertly crafted little indie film that remains one of the most moving films in recent memory. Short Term 12 follows young caretaker Grace (Brie Larson) as she manages a youth center for trouble teens. She is amazing at her job but doesn’t take care of herself the way she cares for others. When a young girl shows up that Grace personally relates to, her life is clouded by the pain of her past. It’s a heart-breaking and poignant experience that will surely stick around with you for a long time. – Lindsay

#03 / Birdman

What more needs to be said about this film? It’s a tour de force from Michael Keaton seated comfortably inside an ensemble cast that are as dynamic as the film’s score. All of this is captured by very impressive camerawork from director Alejandro González Inarritu who floats from scene to scene like a fly on the wall or an angel descended from the heavens. Or, you know, another metaphor for something “float” and “ethereal”. – Nick

#02 / The Descendants

Technically Alexander Payne’s Hawaii-set movie could have ended up on our Top 5 Comedies list because, despite the very serious circumstances it deals with – a woman is in a coma and near-death mere days before her husband is attempting to resolve a vast family land deal, leaving him to deal with not only that, but also their two problematic children – it remains often light and very funny. However, when the dramatic scenes hit they hit hard, particularly when Clooney, as wealthy land-owner Matt King, has an all-out argument with his unconscious wife, with the camera looking expectantly at her immobile form, awaiting an answer that will never come. Thank the heavens for the light moments, else this film would be completely devastating. – Jay

#01 /The Social Network

The combination of David Fincher’s distinct, stylish direction and Aaron Sorkin’s zippy, perfectly crafted screenplay resulted in a modern masterpiece. There were doubts over how a movie about the making of Facebook could make for an interesting film, but it exceeded all expectations by just how dramatic and entertaining the tale could be. Watching Mark Zuckerberg build one of the biggest websites in the world through intelligence, determination, and more than a little deception wasn’t just incredible drama, it was downright Shakespearean with all the double crossing and twisted motivations. Featuring great performances by Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara and many more, this film is the complete package. – Jess