Top Movies of 2011


The top movies of 2011 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

71. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rob Marshall
Actors: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Óscar Jaenada, Kevin McNally
Plot: Searching for the legendary fountain of youth, Captain Jack Sparrow comes into contact with an old flame, but her intentions aren't exactly sincerer when he finds himself at the mercy of Blackbeard who is searching for the fountain himself.

72. We Bought a Zoo

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Cameron Crowe
Actors: Matt Damon, Thomas Haden Church, Elle Fanning, Scarlett Johansson, Carla Gallo, Patrick Fugit
Plot: A father moves his family to the country in order to rejuvenate a run-down Southern California zoo.

73. The Ides of March

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Clooney
Actors: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti
Plot: Based on Beau Willimon's play: A fresh-faced idealist learns how to play dirty when he starts on the campaign trail for a presidential candidate.

74. Martha Marcy May Marlene

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sean Durkin
Actors: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes, Hugh Dancy, Brady Corbet, Julia Garner
Plot: Martha has struggled to free herself from an abusive cult but her attempts to reconnect with family and get back to a normal life are constantly thwarted by her memories and increasing paranoia.

75. Take Me Home

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sam Jaeger
Actors: Victor Garber, Lin Shaye, Bree Turner, Michelle Krusiec, Cristine Rose, Sam Jaeger
Plot: Soon after Thom starts operating as an illegal taxi driver in New York City, Claire hires him to drive her to California after her estranged father suffers a heart attack.

76. We Were Here

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David Weissman, Bill Weber
Actors: Eileen Glutzer, Cleve Jones, Paul Boneberg, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, Ed Wolf
Plot: A documentary that explores the arrival of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco and how the city dealt with the unprecedented calamity.

77. Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Stapleton
Actors: Robert De Niro, Quentin Tarantino, Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Paul W.S. Anderson, Ron Howard
Plot: A look into the mind of the king of the B movies, Roger Corman and how the DIY movie-maker managed to make things work in Hollywood.

78. The Way Back

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Gustaf Skarsgård
Plot: Follows a soldier who escapes from a Siberian gulag only to face an incredible journey to freedom.

79. Hanna

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joe Wright
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Olivia Williams, Anna Popplewell, Tom Hollander
Plot: Hanna was raised by her ex-CIA father in extreme conditions and tutelage in the wilds of Finland to be the perfect assassin. On the cusp of adolescence, her father sends her on a mission across Europe, chased by a rival agent, but as she nears her target the revelations make her question her entire life.

80. Win Win

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Actors: Paul Giamatti, Melanie Lynskey, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor, Bobby Cannavale, Burt Young
Plot: An attorney who doubles as a wrestling coach comes across a star athlete through questionable dealings. He thinks this will be a boon for not only his coaching, but create a windfall for his family... that is until the boy's mother shows up from rehab and destroys his well-laid plans.

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