Best Films of 2011 – Dynamic List (Updated: December 2, 2012)

The concept of the Dynamic List is pretty simple.  As I see films, they become eligible to be placed onto the list.  The list is rank ordered from best to worst, so films are placed onto the list based on how I liked that film in comparison to others that came out the same year.  Just because a film enters the list at #10 doesn't mean it will stay there… as films enter the list, others will be pushed down to lower rankings, which is why the list is dynamic.  The list is ever changing.  Sure, my focus may be on the films of 2012, but that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped watching films from previous years.  And as I do… my previous lists continue to be dynamic!

Films of 2011:

1. Win Win
2. The Artist
3. Midnight in Paris
4. Margin Call
5. Moneyball
6. Super 8
7. Crazy, Stupid, Love
8. Hugo 
9. The Help
10. 50/50
11. Young Adult
12. Drive
13. The Guard
14. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part II
15. The Adventures of TinTin 
16. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
17. The Descendants
18. The Muppets 
19. Take Shelter
20. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
21. My Week with Marilyn
22. Carnage
23. Melancholia
24. Hanna
25. We Need to Talk about Kevin
26. Colombiana
27. Tower Heist
28. Arthur Christmas
29. Sucker Punch
30. The Debt
31. The Ides of March
32. The Big Year
33. The Hangover 2
34. Cedar Rapids
35. Beginners
36. Our Idiot Brother
37. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
38. The Lincoln Lawyer
39. Your Highness
40. Bridesmaids
41. Cowboys and Aliens
42. Dolphin Tale
43. Larry Crowne
44. Straw Dogs
45. Anonymous
46. Battle: Los Angeles
47. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
48. Fright Night
49. Water for Elephants
50. Real Steel
51. War Horse
52. Horrible Bosses
53. The Green Hornet
54. Rio
55. Puss 'n Boots
56. 30 Minutes or Less
57. Cars 2
58. Contagion
59. The Adjustment Bureau
60. Bad Teacher
61. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
62. Red Riding Hood
63. Hoodwinked Too!  Hood vs. Evil
64. Lion King 3D (Really?  3D?)
65. Hop
66. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
67. Smurfs
68. The Dilemma
69. Priest
70. The Change-Up