Top 30 Movies of 2011

Due to my senior year in college workload and my preoccupation with job applications, it took me an irregularly insane amount of time to finally see all the 2011 movies worth seeing. But here is my ridiculously belated list, nonetheless.  

These are the Top 30 Movies of 2011:

5 stars:

1. Tree of Life
2. Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close
3. A Separation 
4. Hugo
5. I Am
6. Hanna
7. A Better Life
8. Win Win
9. Jane Eyre
10. Bridesmaids
11. Margin Call  
12. Midnight in Paris
13. The Descendants
14. We Need to Talk About Kevin 
15. The Help
16. Pariah

4 stars:

17. Cedar Rapids
18. Moneyball
19. HappyThankYouMorePlease
20. Martha Marcy May Marlene
21. The Sitter (Note: part unbelievably hilarious, part so bad it’s good)
22. Kung Fu Panda II
23. Hell and Back Again
24. My Week With Marylin
25. Project Nim
26. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
27. Attack the Block
28. Pina 
29. Shame
30. Crazy Stupid Love

3 star films that didn’t quite make the Top 30

31. Beginners
32. 31. Take Shelter
33. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
34. Tower Heist
35. Miss Bala
36. Carnage
37. Young Adult
38. Our Idiot Brother
39. Final Destination 5
40. The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
41. The Green Hornet