Honourable Mentions (in alphabetical order):
Animal Kingdom, Certified Copy, Eccentricities of a Blond Hair Girl, Exit through the Gift Shop, Four Lions, The Ghost Writer, Inception, The Kids Are All Right
12. Blue Valentine (Dir. Derek Cianfrance, U.S.)
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11. Black Swan (Dir. Darren Aronofsky, U.S.)
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10. The Hunter (Dir. Rafi Pitts; Iran, Germany)
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9. Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, Canada)
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8. Everyone Else (Dir. Maren Ade, Germany)
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7. Toy Story 3 (Dir. Lee Unkrich, U.S.)
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6. The Fighter (Dir. David O. Russell, U.S.)
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5. White Material (Dir. Claire Denis; France, Cameroon)
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4. Carlos (Dir. Olivier Assayas; France, Germany)
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3. The Social Network (Dir. David Fincher, U.S.)
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2. The Illusionist (Dir. Sylvain Chomet; France, UK)
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1. Dogtooth (Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece)
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Other entries in my year-end reviews:
Performances, Writing, Editing, Cinematography, Directing
Fantastic picks. Dogtooth will probably find a spot on my list though not as high - just a bit too freaky for me to adore it. ;) I can't believe I still haven't seen "The Illusionist" and I'm really looking forward to watching "Incendies".
ReplyDeleteGreat list, I'll have to catch some of those titles. I really admired Dogtooth as well. I saw it a month ago and my mind still goes back to it.
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