What Are Your Top Films of 2011?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Chris Collier

2011 Best Of Lists

There are still 2011 movies that have not made their way to the Ambler or County yet. But, with Award season in full swing, it is hard not to think back over the year and start comparing notes.

What were your favorite films of 2011? Post your list in the comments section below. Feel free to add your top five worst films if you like. We would love to know those as well. In case you forgot the movies that came out this year, here is the complete list of films released in 2011.

We will keep this post open until the end of the month, and then will condense all of the lists into one master Top Ten.

34 thoughts on “What Are Your Top Films of 2011?”

Sam on January 10, 2012 at 1:45 pm said:

1. The Descendants
2. Midnight in Paris
3. Drive
4. Melancholia
5. Bellflower
6. Cave of Forgotten Dreams
7. Win Win
8. Drive Angry
9. Beginners
10. Take Shelter
Geoff on January 10, 2012 at 3:09 pm said:

Best:
1. Drive
2. Moneyball
3. The Artist
4. Source Code
5. The Descendants
6. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
7. The Way Back
8. Rango
9. The Muppets
10. Super 8

Worst:
1) Battle: LA
2) Transformers: Dark of the Moon
3) Contagion
4) Cars 2
5) The Hangover: Part 2
Bob on January 11, 2012 at 2:28 pm said:

1. Midnight in Paris
2. Sarah’s Key
3. The Descendents
4. The Debt
5. Margin Call
Scott on January 11, 2012 at 2:48 pm said:

Not in any particular order:

The Descendants
Tree of Life
The Girl with Dragon The Tattoo
Take Shelter
Beginners
Crazy Stupid Love
The Artist
The Ides of March
Drive
Bridesmaids
Pat Rocchi on January 11, 2012 at 3:19 pm said:

Here are my Top Teb Films of 2011″*
1. The Artist
2. Moneyball
3. Drive
4. The Descendants
5. Beginners
6. Crazy, Stupid, Love
7. The Muppets
8. Midnight in Paris
9. Bridesmaids
10 Horrible Bosses

And the award for the most self-absorbed, pretentiontious film of the year:

First place tie between The Tree of Life and Melancholia.

* Unfortunately, as of this writing, I have not seen the following films, any of which may replace some entries on my list above: Alber Nobbs; Hugo; Rampart; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; War Horse; Young Adult.
George Shotzbarger on January 11, 2012 at 3:55 pm said:

Needless to say, I haven’t viewed every good or great English-language movie released in 2011. But of those I’ve seen, here are my “10 best.” They’re listed in alphabetical order, because of genre issues . . .
1. The Conspirator
2. Drive
3. Everything Must Go
4. The Guard
5. Kill the Irishman
6. The King’s Speech
7. Melancholia
8. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
9. War Horse
10. Win Win
And in the foreign-language category, my hands-down winner would be:
1. Le Havre
Marilyn Steeg on January 11, 2012 at 4:47 pm said:

King’s Speech
Midnight in Paris, the Help, Ides of March, Descendents,
The Artist, My Week with Marilyn, Iron Lady, The Guard, J. Edgar
Shane on January 11, 2012 at 4:47 pm said:

Top 10:

Tree of Life
Hugo
Drive
Moneyball
Melancholia
Hanna
Attack the Block
The Descendants
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Midnight in Paris
(Special mention goes to Summer Wars, which is technically a 2009 movie, but only got around to playing in Philly in 2011. It would be my #4 movie of the year.)

Bottom 10-ish:

Transformers 3/Pirates 4 — It’s a tie! A terrible, nauseating tie!
Our Idiot Brother
Your Highness
Green Lantern
Cowboys and Aliens
Priest
Sherlock Holmes 2
Immortals
Sucker Punch
Arthouse garbage… (Mozart’s Sister/The Conspirator/Snow Flower and the Secret Fan/My Week with Marilyn/Margin Call/Anonymous)
Neil on January 11, 2012 at 4:51 pm said:

1. The Muppets
2. The Artist
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
4. Midnight in Paris
5. Hugo
6. Beginners
7. The Adventures of Tintin
8. The Trip
9. The Ides of March
10. Moneyball
Susan LaDuca on January 11, 2012 at 6:21 pm said:

Tree of Life
The Kings Speech
The Guard
Beginners
WinWin
The Artist
The Descendants
Margin Call
Young Adult
The Help
Susan LaDuca on January 11, 2012 at 6:24 pm said:

Limitless and 50/50 and Hugo were also very good. Drive was overrated.
War Horse was totally manipulative Schmaltz (sentimental).
Bernard on January 11, 2012 at 6:35 pm said:

Best film of 2011: The Artist
Worst film of 2011: Melancholia
Ken Wieland on January 11, 2012 at 6:53 pm said:

1. Moneyball
2. Descendants
3. Hugo
4. Midnight in Paris
5. Take Shelter
6. Point Blank
7. The Guard
8. Jane Eyre
9. Super 8
10. Buck
Two of the most over-rated The Artist and Melancholia
John Farley on January 11, 2012 at 8:37 pm said:

My Top 10 Movies of 2011 are as follows:

10.) “Everything Must Go”
9.) “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
8.) “Win, Win”
7.) “The Help”
6.) “J. Edgar”
5.) “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”
4.) “My Week With Marilyn”
3.) “The Ides of March”
2.) “The Tree of Life”
and the Best Movie of 2011 was
1.) “Moneyball”

Moneyball was easily my favorite film of 2011. I have not seen
“The Artist” or “The Descendants” but I can not imagine that either
film was funnier, more heart-warming, or exciting than “Moneyball”!

Early Oscar Predictions

Best Actor- Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”
Best Actress- Michelle Williams, “My Week WIth Marilyn”
Best Supporting Actor- Kenneth Branaugh, “My Week With Marilyn”
Best Director- Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
*Makeup call for losing out on “Sideways”
Best Movie- “The Artist”
*First silent movie to win Best Film since “Wings” in 1927!!!

ENJOY THE MOVIES!!!
Carole on January 11, 2012 at 9:02 pm said:

Not in any specific order:
1 Hugo
2 The Artist
3 The Descendants
4 Moneyball
5 Tree of Life
6 Melancholia
7 Jane Eyre
8 Midnight in Paris
9 Mysteries of Lisbon
10 The Beginners
Art Salazar on January 11, 2012 at 11:20 pm said:

1. Midnight in Paris
2. The Decendants
3. My Week with Marilyn
4. Beginners
5. The Company Men
6. Moneyball
7. My Idiot Brother
8. Young Adult
9. Ides of March
10. Bridesmaids
Tommy on January 12, 2012 at 2:37 am said:

My Favorite 10:

1. Drive
2. Cedar Rapids
3. Sucker Punch
4. X-Men First Class
5. J. Edgar
6. Moneyball
7. My Week With Marilyn
8. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
9. The Artist
10. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

The Worst:

1. Tree of Life
Merle on January 12, 2012 at 3:06 am said:

I thought the Artist was the best film this year.
Greg Hicks on January 12, 2012 at 12:57 pm said:

Here is my favorite 10:

1. Midnight In Paris
2. The Artist
3. The Muppets
4. Win Win
5. Moneyball
6. Women On The 6th Floor
7. The Debt
8. The Guard
9. The Conspirator
10. Everything Must Go

Other Notables: Tabloid and Potiche
Eric Bresler on January 12, 2012 at 3:33 pm said:

BEST:
10. The Catechism Cataclysm
9. The Trip
8. TrollHunter
7. The Tree of Life
6. Margaret
5. Tyrannosaur
4. Le Havre
3. Shame
2. We Need to Talk About Kevin
1. The Descendants

WORST:
5. Nicolas Cage (Season of the Witch, Drive Angry, Trespass)
4. David Gordon Green (Your Highness, The Sitter)
3. Comedy (all of them)
2. Creature
1. Cost of a Soul

And you can read my comments on all of them at Cinedelphia.com.
Lyn on January 12, 2012 at 6:35 pm said:

Midnight in Paris
King’s Speech
The Help
My Week With Marilyn
The Descendants
The Ides of March
The Artist
Lincoln Lawyer
Crazy, Stupid Love
Water For Elephants
Adele on January 13, 2012 at 8:00 am said:

The King’s Speech
Midnight in Paris
The Debt
Moneyball
The Ides of March
The Descendants
The Artist
Marcie on January 13, 2012 at 10:42 am said:

No votes for Martha Marcy May Marlene?!? How can that be?
MMMM was my #1 of 2011.
Honorable mention goes to Moneyball and The Artist.
Doris on January 13, 2012 at 8:05 pm said:

1. Midnight in Paris
2. The Artist
3. The Guard
4. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
5. The Descendants
6. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
7. Le Havre
8. The Trip
9. Biutiful
10. The Illusionist
Jiah Peck on January 13, 2012 at 9:29 pm said:

Top 10 Movies of 2011
1. Drive
2. The Guard
3. The Tree of Life
4. Rango
5. Take Shelter
6. Melancholia
7. Hugo
8. Young Adult
9. Hobo with a Shotgun
10. Super 8
Tim on January 14, 2012 at 1:48 pm said:

Too many good movies came out this year, so I’m doing a top 20.
Best:
1. Certified Copy
2. Hugo
3. The Guard
4. Pina
5. House of Pleasures
6. Another Earth
7. The Hedgehog
8. Point Blank
9. Resurrect Dead
10. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
11. Womb
12. Curling
13. Jane Eyre
14. The Tree of Life
15. Tyrannosaur
16. Tabloid
17. Potiche
18. The Interrupters
19. Lapland Odyssey
20. Bellflower

Worst:
1. Tiny Furniture
2. Brighton Rock
3. All Good Things
4. The Way Back
5. Geothe!
marianne on January 16, 2012 at 3:32 pm said:

Here is my post for top films 2011
Top Five (in order)
Midnight in Paris
The Descendants
The Artist
Hugo
Ides of March

Remaining (in no order)
Of Gods and Men
The Guard
Margin Call
Moneyball
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Le Havre
My Week with Marilyn
Crazy Stupid Love

Runner’s Up
Win Win
Sarah’s Key
The Double Hour (not sure if this is last year or this)

Documentary
Bill Cunningham — New York
L’Amour Fou
John on January 18, 2012 at 10:54 pm said:

Top 15

1. The Tree of Life
2. Certified Copy
3. Weekend
4. Drive
5. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
6. Trollhunter
7. Into Eternity
8. Nostalgia for the Light
9. Jane Eyre
10. Midnight in Paris
11. Senna
12. Tuesday, After Christmas
13. Bill Cunningham New York
14. Cedar Rapids
15. Poetry
Irishgirl on January 19, 2012 at 10:08 pm said:

My top movies for. 2011
1. King’s Speech
2. Conspirator
3. The Debt
4. My Week with Marilyn
5. Midnight in Paris
6. The Lincoln Lawyer
7. Sherlock Holmes game of shadows
Bob Fles on January 20, 2012 at 12:23 pm said:

My top ten films of 2011 (alphabetical):

1. The Artist
2. The Descendants
3. Hugo
4. J. Edgar
5. Margin Call
6. Midnight in Paris
7. Sarah’s Key
8. Take Shelter
9. The Tree of Life
10. Win Win
Tim on January 21, 2012 at 2:41 pm said:

1. Lebanon PA
2. The Skin I Live In
3. The Descendants
4. Melancholia
5. The Help
6. Win Win
7. Martha Marcy May Marlene
8. Two Gates of Sleep
9. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
10. The Fighter

honorable mentions:
Friends With Benefits
The Trip
50/50
Shame
Contagion
The Tree of Life
Red
Bridesmaids
Moneyball

“The Artist” was good but over-rated; more evidence that Hollywood’s favorite subject is itself.
marguerite on January 21, 2012 at 7:25 pm said:

My Top Ten Best Films of 2011:
1. Win Win
2. The King’s Speech
3. Midnight in Paris
4.. My Week with Marilyn
5. The Artist
6. Jane Eyre
7. The Help
8. The Way
9. The Ides of March
10. 50/50

In my opinion, The Descendants did not live up to the hype it’s received.
marguerite on January 21, 2012 at 7:40 pm said:

Please add Of Gods and Men to my list of Top Films. If you can, replace

50/50 with Of Gods and Men. Thank you.
Tim Mc on January 27, 2012 at 5:14 pm said:

1. The Artist
2. 50/50
3. The Ides of March
4. Incendies
5. The Names of Love
6. Martha Marcy May Marlene
7. Crazy Stupid Love
8. Super 8
9. I Saw the Devil
10. The Trip

Just Missed:
13 Assassins, The Way, Margin Call, Sarah’s Key, The Guard

Favorites from various festivals:
Undefeated – Lapland Odyssey – Headhunters – Endhiran – The Matchmaker – Black Death – The Arbor – Goon – Silent Souls

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