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2011 Movies

A.V. Club: Nathan Rabin: Best Films of 2011

13 December 2011

The Tree of Life - Terrence Malick

Nathan Rabin: Best Films of 2011, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2014 • 2012]

Top 15

  1. The Tree of Life
    Terrence Malick
  2. Martha Marcy May Marlene
    Sean Durkin
  3. Submarine
    Richard Ayoade
  4. Drive
    Nicolas Winding Refn
  5. Young Adult
    Jason Reitman
  6. Project Nim
    James Marsh
  7. A Separation
    Asghar Farhadi
  8. Meek’s Cutoff
    Kelly Reichardt
  9. Certified Copy
    Abbas Kiarostami
  10. Win Win
    Tom McCarthy
  11. The Descendants
    Alexander Payne
  12. The Muppets
    James Bobin
  13. Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
    Michael Rapaport
  14. Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
    Alex Stapleton
  15. We Need to Talk About Kevin
    Lynne Ramsay

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