10 Most Unexpectedly Awesome Movies Of 2015 (So Far)

8. Furious 7

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 81% After Furious 5 unexpectedly brought an ailing franchise back to relevance, it seemed unlikely that the series could meet its new-found expectations in later instalments. And so Furious 6 emerged as a good solid, action film (albeit a dumb one), but it lacked the wow factor of its predecessor. Given the untimely death of Paul Walker, it was assumed that Furious 7 would crumble on account of losing one of its leading men, who - at the time of his death - had shot a mere 50% of the movie. Of course, if the Fast and Furious franchise has taught audiences anything, it's to give it a another chance. To near enough everyone's surprise, then, Furious 7 emerged as a blockbuster behemoth of epic proportions - one that managed to pay tribute to Walker (whose absence is seamlessly integrated) in a way that felt respectable and poignant, whilst allowing the movie to deliver some of the best action scenes in the series to date.