MRQE Ranks: The 10 Best Movies of 2011

1

A Separation (2011)

Cast: Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini

Director: Asghar Farhadi

Synopsis: An Iranian couple plans to flee the country with their young daughter, but finds their marriage suffering after their plans fall through due to an ... [MORE]

2

The Artist (2011)

Cast: John Goodman, Malcolm McDowell, Missi Pyle, Penelope Ann Miller, Jean Dujardin

Director: Michel Hazanavicius

Synopsis: Michel Hazanavicius' stylistically daring, dialogue free comedy The Artist stars Jean Dujardin as George Valentin, a matinee idol in Hollywood befo... [MORE]

3

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent

Director: David Yates

Synopsis: The final adventure in the Harry Potter film series follows Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) as they prepar... [MORE]

4

Hugo (2011/II)

Cast: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Christopher Lee, Emily Mortimer

Director: Martin Scorsese

Synopsis: Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Brian Selznick's award-winning novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret stars Asa Butterfield, as an orphan boy who lives... [MORE]

5

Mysteries of Lisbon (2010)

Cast: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, Afonso Pimentel, João Luis Arrais

Director: Raul Ruiz

Synopsis: Portuguese filmmaker Raúl Ruiz directed this epic-scale adaptation of Camilo Castelo Branco's historical novel about people looking for truth behin... [MORE]

6

Drive (2011)

Cast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

Synopsis: Director Nicolas Winding Refn (The Pusher Trilogy, Bronson) teams with screenwriter Hossein Amini to adapt author James Sallis' novel about a lone-... [MORE]

7

The Muppets (2011)

Cast: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones

Director: James Bobin

Synopsis: When an evil oil man discovers black gold beneath Muppet Theater, Kermit recruits a Muppet super-fan and his two best friends to help gather up the... [MORE]

8

Moneyball (2011)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt

Director: Bennett Miller

Synopsis: Brad Pitt stars in the real-life tale of Major League Baseball general manager Billy Beane, who built up a winning team despite a decreased budget ... [MORE]

9

The Descendants (2011)

Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard

Director: Alexander Payne

Synopsis: Alexander Payne's seriocomic The Descendants, an adaptation of the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, stars George Clooney as Matt King, a middle age Haw... [MORE]

10

Incendies (2010)

Cast: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxime Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Abdelghafour Elaaziz

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Synopsis: Director Denis Villeneuve adapts Wajdi Mouawad's play concerning a pair of twins who make a life-altering discovery following the death of their mo... [MORE]