The National Board of Review Awards named Still Alice as one of the top ten independent films of 2014.Peter Debruge of Variety wrote in a positive review that the film had been shot `` in such a way that activity is constantly spilling beyond the edges of the frame , giving the impression that characters ’ lives continue when they ’ re not on camera , even as Alice ’ s seems to be closing in around her .
Still Alice was named one of the top ten independent films of 2014 by the National Board of Review Awards .