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

Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Released Films of 2011

16 December 2011

Film Comment: 50 Best Released Films of 2011 [poll of over 120 critics and film journalists]

[see also 20232022202120192018201720162015201420132012]

Slant: Nick Schager: Top 10 Films of 2011

16 December 2011

Nick Schager: Top 10 Films of 2011 [also a participant in Slant Magazine’s round-up]

[see also 202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012]

Honorable Mention

Slant: Ed Gonzalez: Top 10 Films of 2011

16 December 2011

Certified Copy - Abbas Kiarostami

Ed Gonzalez: Top 10 Films of 2011 [also a participant in Slant Magazine’s round-up]

[see also 20202019201820172012]

Honorable Mention

MSN: Top 10 Movies of 2011

16 December 2011

Melancholia - Lars von Trier

MSN Entertainment [aka MSN Movies]: Top 10 Movies of 2011

Total Film: 50 Best Movies of 2011

16 December 2011

Drive - Nicolas Winding Refn

Total Film: 50 Best Movies of 2011 [based on UK release date]

Web in Front: Best Albums of 2011

16 December 2011

Burst Apart - The Antlers

Web in Front: Best Albums of 2011

MagicRPM: Top 15 Albums of 2011

16 December 2011

Father, Son, Holy Ghost - Girls

MagicRPM: Top 15 Albums of 2011

A.V. Club: Noel Murray: Best Films of 2011

16 December 2011

Martha Marcy May Marlene - Sean Durkin

Noel Murray: Best Films of 2011, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also The 10 Best Documentaries of 2022The 10 (or 11) Best Documentaries of 2021The Best Films of 2021The Best Films of 2020The Best Films of 2019Top 15 Films of 2018Best Films of 2017The Best Films of 2016The Best Films of 2015Top 15 Films of 201415 Best Films of 2012]

Top 15

The next five


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A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: Best Films of 2011

16 December 2011

Meek’s Cutoff - Kelly Reichardt

Scott Tobias: Best Films of 2011, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 20232022202120202019201820162015201420132012]

Top 15

The next five


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Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2011

16 December 2011

As Bright As Your Night Light - Nerves Junior

Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2011

[see also 2018201720162015201420132012]