My Favorite Films of 2011

My Top 19 Films of 2011 

Got caught up on my movies, so had to update my list.

19. Of Gods and Men: Lambert Wilson; Michael Lonsdale

18. Midnight In Paris: Owen Wilson; Marion Cotillard; Rachel McAdams

17. Margin Call: Kevin Spacey; Zachary Quinto; Paul Bettany; Stanley Tucci
16. The Trip: Steve Coogan; Rob Brydon
15. Crazy, Stupid, Love: Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
14. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Part 2: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
13. Like Crazy: Anton Yelchin; Felicity Jones
12. Bill Cunningham - New York: Documentary
11. Warrior: Joel Edgeton Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte
10. The Help: Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer
09. The Artist: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo; John Goodman
08. 50/50: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogan
07. Rise of the Planet of the Apes: James Franco, Frieda Pinto, Andy Serkis
06. Moneyball: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill
05. Drive: Ryan Gosling; Carey Mulligan; Albert Brooks
04. The Descendants: George Clooney; Shailene Woodley
03. Bridesmaids: Kristin Wiig; Maya Rudolph; Melissa McCarthy
02. Win Win: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale
01. Beginners: Ewan McGregor; Christopher Plummer; Melanie Laurent

My Favorite Films of 2012

Posting this very late, but here is my list of favorite films from 2012.

My Top 20 Films of 2012

20. The Perks of Being A Wallflower: Logan Lerman; Emma Watson, Ezra Miller

19. The Master: Joaquin Phoenix; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
18. Les Miserable: Hugh Jackman; Russell Crowe; Anne Hathaway
17. Arbitrage: Richard Gere; Susan Sarandon; Tim Roth
16. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House of God: Documentary
15. Life of Pi: Irrfan Khan; Suraj Sharma
14. Skyfall: Daniel Craig, Judy Dench, Javier Bardem
13. Silver Linings Playbook: Bradley Cooper; Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro
12. End Of Watch: Jake Gyllenhall, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick
11. The Avengers: Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans
10. Moonrise Kingdom: Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand
09. Oslo, August 31st: Anders Danielsen Lie, Malin Crepin, Aksel M. Thanke
08. Argo: Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman
07. How To Survive A Plague: Documentary
06. Django Unchained: Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio
05. My Sister’s Sister: Emily Blunt; Mark Duplass; Rose Marie Dewitt
04. The Impossible: Naomi Watts, Ewan MacGregor, Tom Holland
03. Looper: Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Bruce Willis; Emily Blunt
02. Zero Dark Thirty: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clark, Kyle Chandler
01. Lincoln: Daniel Day Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones

My Favorite Films of 2013

It's that time of year again...Here are Tim's Favorite Films of 2013

20. “The Hunger Games": Catching Fire”: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland

19. “The Way, Way Back”: Sam Rockwell, Toni Collette, Steve Carrell, Liam James, Allison Janney, Maya Rudolph

18. “The Spectacular Now”: Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Kyle Chandler

17. "Inside Llewyn Davis": Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman

16. "Before Midnight": Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke

15. "Enough Said": Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini

14. “The Wolverine”: Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Rila Fukushima

13. “This Is The End”: Seth Rogan, James Franco, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill

12. “Dallas Buyers Club”: Matthew McConaughy, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner

11. “Blackfish”: Documentary

10. “Nebraska”: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb,

09. “The Place Beyond The Pines”: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes

08. “World War Z”: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos

07. “Don Jon”: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Scarlett Johanssen, Julianne Moore

06. “Prisoners”: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrance Howard, Melissa Leo

05. “Fruitvale Station”: Michael B. Jorden, Melanie Diaz, Octavia Spencer

04. “12 Years A Slave”: Chiwetel Ejiojor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt

03. “American Hustle”: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence

02. “Her”: Joaquin Phoneix, Scarlett Johanssen

01. “Gravity": Sandra Bullock, George Clooney

Note: If there's a favorite movie of yours you don't see on my list, that may be because I haven't yet seen it (e.g. "Captain Phillips", "Blue Jasmine"); or I saw it, and it just didn't quite make the cut for me (e.g. "The Wolf of Wall Street", "Philomena"). Hopefully you'll see something worth checking out yourself. Cheers.

My Favorite Films of 2014

It's that time again! Below you will find my 4th Annual "Favorite Films of the Year" List. This year's list includes my top 20 movies from 2014. Your results may vary. In reverse order, they are as follows:

20. Fury: Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LeBeouf, Michael Pena

19. Snowpiercer: Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell 

18. X-Men (Days of Future Past): James McAvoy, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender

17. The Skeleton Twins: Bill Hader, Kristin Wiig, Luke Wilson

16. Obvious Child: Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy

15. Pride: Paddy Considine, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West

14. Captain America (The Winter Soldier): Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson 

13. Locke: Tom Hardy

12. Guardians of the Galaxy: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper

11. Whiplash: Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Paul Reiser

10. St. Vincent: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O'Dowd

9.   The Drop: Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace

8.   Wild: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadowski

7.   Birdman: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton 

6.   The Imitation Game: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kiera Knightly, Matthew Goode

5.   Force Majeure: Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Kristofer Hivju

4.   Chef: John Favreau, John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara, Scarlett Johannson

3.   The Grand Budapest Hotel: Ralph Fienes, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody

2.   Selma: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo

1.   Boyhood: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke

There are still some promising movies I have not yet seen (American Sniper, Inherent Vice, A Most Violent Year), and others I've seen, but which did not make my top 20 (Into The Woods, Unbroken, Gone Girl). Hopefully my list will inspire you to check out a film that wasn't on your radar, or help you augment your Netflix queue! And feel free to let me know if there something you think I've missed.

You can also see my "Favorite Films" from 2013, 2012, and 2011 which I've compiled on my blog:
http://better-left.blogspot.com/

Happy Moviegoing in 2015!