Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

2011

A.V. Club: Year in Film 2011

13 December 2011

The A.V. Club: Year in Film 2011

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This list summarizes other lists, including these:

Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 10 Best Movies of 2011

12 December 2011

Poetry - Lee Chang-dong

Andrew O’Hehir: 10 Best Movies of 2011, as published by Salon

[see also 20142012]

David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2011

11 December 2011

This is Not a Film - Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

David Ehrlich of Movies.com’s Criterion Corner: 25 Best Films of 2011

NOTE: In Boxoffice Magazine, Ehrlich lists Certified Copy (Kiarostami) as tied for first, noted that the Panahi film does not come out in the US until February 2012 (he says it’s available for streaming at Netflix, but as of December 12, 2011, that is not the case), and omits the Loktov and Naranjo films.

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Guardian: Peter Bradshaw: Best Films of 2011

08 December 2011

The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius

Peter Bradshaw: Best Films of 2011, as published by The Guardian

[see also 10 Best Films of 2012Top 5 Films of 2012]

Best Film

Best Documentary

New Yorker: Richard Brody: 26 Best Films of 2011

07 December 2011

The Future - Miranda July

Richard Brody: 26 Best Films of 2011, as published by The New Yorker

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New Yorker: David Denby: Best Films of 2011

06 December 2011

Hugo - Martin Scorsese

David Denby: Best Films of 2011, as published by The New Yorker

[see also 20142012]

Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2011

05 December 2011

We Have a Pope - Nanni Moretti

Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2011

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New York: David Edelstein: Top 10 Movies of 2011

02 December 2011

David Edelstein: Top 10 Movies of 2011, as published in New York Magazine, alphabetical

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Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2011

01 December 2011

Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2011 (a poll of 100 critics and curators, published by Sight & Sound Magazine)

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Artforum: John Waters: Best Films of 2011

01 December 2011

The Skin I Live In - Pedro Almodóvar

John Waters: Best Films of 2011, as published by Artforum

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