Year-End Lists

Skandies: 20 Best Films of 2011 [a poll of about 40 cinephiles]

1. The Tree of Life
   Terrence Malick
2. A Separation
   Asghar Farhadi
3. Margaret
   Kenneth Lonergan
4. Certified Copy
   Abbas Kiarostami
5. House of Pleasures
   Bertrand Bonello
6. Drive
   Nicolas Winding Refn
7. Melancholia
   Lars von Trier
8. Meek’s Cutoff
   Kelly Reichardt
9. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
   Apichatpong Weerasethakul
10. Martha Marcy May Marlene
    Sean Durkin
11. Tuesday, After Christmas
    Radu Muntean
12. Of Gods and Men
    Xavier Beauvois
13. The Arbor
    Clio Barnard
14. Putty Hill
    Matthew Porterfield
15. Beginners
    Mike Mills
16. Moneyball
    Bennett Miller
17. Take Shelter
    Jeff Nichols
18. Shame
    Steve McQueen
19. Hugo
    Martin Scorsese
20. We Need to Talk About Kevin
    Lynne Ramsay