--- ---  # This is President Obama's Favorite Movie of 2014 by [Elizabeth Barber](https://time.com/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Dec 18, 2014 4:07 AM UTC  U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the White House Hanukkak Party, December 17, 2014 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the White House Hanukkak Party, December 17, 2014 in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Elizabeth Barber](https://time.com/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Dec 18, 2014 4:07 AM UTC Like everyone else, the President of the United States of America likes to relax with a movie sometimes. And he has a [favorite](http://www.people.com/article/president-obama-favorites-of-2014) for 2014: _Boyhood_. “_Boyhood_ was a great movie,” he told _People_, in a joint interview with Michelle Obama. “That, I think, was my favorite movie this year.” The movie has been nominated for five Golden Globes, including best picture, and has so far routed this season’s film awards circuit, picking up all kinds of accolades. The president also talks to People about his current favorite book, the videos his daughters show him online, and “the most astonishing Vine” he saw this year. It involves, naturally, Michelle — plus, a turnip. [Read more at People](http://www.people.com/article/president-obama-favorites-of-2014) 'Boyhood' Is President Barack Obama's Favorite Movie of 2014 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3639386/obama-favorite-movie-boyhood-2014/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3639386/obama-favorite-movie-boyhood-2014/"},"headline":"This is President Obama's Favorite Movie of 2014","datePublished":"2014-12-18T04:07:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:57:53.641Z","description":"The film has already won lots of awards, but perhaps none so fine as the leader the free world's approval","url":"https://time.com/3639386/obama-favorite-movie-boyhood-2014/","keywords":["movies","celebrities","President Barack Obama","Boyhood"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt90564420e5232179/69876fb1f887dca864e891e0/460604798.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Elizabeth Barber","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/elizabeth-barber/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt90564420e5232179/69876fb1f887dca864e891e0/460604798.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Obama Speaks At White House Hanukkah Reception","caption":"President Obama Speaks At White House Hanukkah Reception","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3639386/obama-favorite-movie-boyhood-2014/","name":"This is President Obama's Favorite Movie of 2014"}}]}] ```