20. Chappie

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Release date: March 12, 2015

Chappie suffers from the same narrative and dialogue shortcomings of its predecessor, Blomkamp’s Elysium, but what it lacks in thematic subtlety it makes up for with seamless special effects and an adorable title character.
There’s a lot to like about Blomkamp’s third feature-length effort and science fiction fans should continue to hold out hope that the director will surpass the promise of incredible debut District 9.
Setting stories in his South African homeland gives the writer-director’s movies a gritty, post-Apocalyptic milieu – and his penchant for high-concept ideas is commendable.
But, even despite its flaws, Chappie is a cut above the American action movies released in 2015.