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.
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2011 Movies

Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2011

03 January 2012

Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2011

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012]

  1. The Tree of Life
    Terrence Malick
  2. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
    Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  3. Certified Copy
    Abbas Kiarostami
  4. Nostalgia for the Light
    Patricio Guzmán
  5. Meek’s Cutoff
    Kelly Reichardt
  6. Mysteries of Lisbon
    Raoul Ruiz
  7. The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu
    Andrei Ujica
  8. Take Shelter
    Jeff Nichols
  9. The Arbor
    Clio Barnard
  10. Extraordinary Stories
    Mariano Llinás

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