Roger Ebert’s Top 20 Films of 2011
In addition to the flood of awards nominations that have been announced over the last couple of weeks, the year end top 10 lists are finally starting to circulate as well. Critics have been busy cramming to make sure they see all of the most important movies while also finalizing their lists before the end of the year. Although we can’t post every single Best of 2011 list that comes up, there are a few that always seem particularly noteworthy and one of those is Roger Ebert’s.
This year Ebert praises some of the biggest awards contenders (Hugo, The Artist and The Descendants), while also including some of the movies that various awards bodies have overlooked thus far such as The Tree of Life, Shame and Drive. There are a few unexpected choices, including Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret and David Schwimmer’s Trust, and also a few movies I had barely even heard of: Kinyarwanda, Le Havre and his #1 movie of the year, A Separation. He also manages to throw in a token blockbuster in the form of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. What do you think of his choices? Check out the full list after the jump or head over to Roger Ebert’s Journal to read the article.
1. A Separation
2. Shame
3. The Tree of Life
4. Hugo
5. Take Shelter
6. Kinyarwanda
7. Drive
8. Midnight in Paris
9. Le Havre
10. The Artist
11. Melancholia
12. Terri
13. The Descendants
14. Margaret
15. Martha Marcy May Marlene
16. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
17. Trust
18. Life, Above All
19. The Mill and the Cross
20. Another Earth
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