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Best Of 2011: a Summary of World Cinema

Most Awarded Films:

2011 Film Festivals
Country: Awarded Film Event
United States The Tree of Life Cannes Film Festival France
Russia Faust Venice Film Festival Italy
Iran A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) Berlin International Film Festival Germany
Spain The Double Steps (Los pasos dobles) San Sebastian Film Festival Spain
Lebanon Where Do We Go Now? (Et maintenant, on va où?) Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) Canada
United States Like Crazy Sundance Film Festival USA
France The Artist Hamptons International Film Festival USA
Argentina Back to Stay Mar del Plata International Film Festival Argentina
Spain The Waves Moscow International Film Festival Russia
Argentina Chinese Take-Away (Un cuento chino) International Rome Film Festival Italy
United States Red State Film Festival of Catalonia Spain
Belgium Come as You Are Seminci - International Film Festival Spain
2011 Awards
Country: Awarded Film Award
France The Artist Oscars - Academy Awards USA
United States
France
The Descendants (Drama)
The Artist (Comedy)
Golden Globes Awards USA
Denmark Melancholia European Film Awards (EFA) Europe
France The Artist BAFTA - British Academy Film Awards G.B.
France The Artist Cesar Awards (France) France
Italy Caesar Must Die David di Donatello Awards (Italy) Italy
Spain No Rest for the Wicked Goya Awards (Spanish Academy Awards) Spain
Sweden She Monkeys Guldbagge Awards (Swedish Film Institute) Sweden
Critics' Association Awards 2011
Country: Awarded Film Awards
United States Hugo (Hugo Cabret) National Board of Review (NBR) USA
France The Artist New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) USA
United States The Descendants Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (LAFCA) USA
France The Artist Boston Society of Film Critics USA
France The Artist Critics' Choice Awards USA

Best Films of 2011 According to World Famous Film Critics:

Roger Ebert, Chief Critic of Chicago Sun-Times - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 Iran A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)
2 United Kingdom Shame
3 United States The Tree of Life
4 United States Hugo (Hugo Cabret)
5 United States Take Shelter
6 United States Kinyarwanda
7 United States Drive
8 United States Midnight in Paris
9 Finland Le Havre
10 France The Artist
11 Denmark Melancholia
12 United States Terri
13 United States The Descendants
14 United States Margaret
15 United States Martha Marcy May Marlene
16 United Kingdom Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
17 United States Trust
18 United States Life, above all
19 Poland The Mill and the Cross (Mlyn I Krzyz)
20 United States Another Earth
Peter Travers, Chief Critic of Rolling Stone - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 United States Drive
2 France The Artist
3 United States The Descendants
4 United States Moneyball
5 United States Midnight in Paris
6 United States Hugo (Hugo Cabret)
7 United Kingdom Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
8 United States Margin Call
9 United States The Tree of Life
10 United States War Horse
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chief Critic of Chicago Reader - Source Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 Taiwan A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian)
2 South Korea Poetry (Shi)
3 Italy Le Quattro Volte
4 Portugal Mysteries of Lisbon
5 United Kingdom A Dangerous Method
6 United States Terri
7 United States Road to Nowhere
8 Spain The Skin I Live In
9 United States Putty Hill
10 United States Hugo (Hugo Cabret)
A. O. Scott, Chief Critic of The New York Times - Source Sorted by alphabetical order:
Country: Film
United States Bridesmaids
Taiwan A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian)
United States Cedar Rapids
United Kingdom A Dangerous Method
United States The Descendants
United States The Future
United States The Help
Canada Incendies
Germany Into the Abyss
United States Margin Call
United States Meek's Cutoff
Portugal Mysteries of Lisbon
Italy Le Quattro Volte
United States The Tree of Life
Romania Tuesday, After Christmas (Marti, Dupa Craciun)
United States War Horse
United States Warrior
Poland Weekend
United States Winnie the Pooh
United States Young Adult
Manohla Dargis, Co-Chief Critic of The New York Times - Source Sorted by alphabetical order:
Country: Film
United States Abracadabra
Romania Aurora
Romania The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu (Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceausescu)
United States Bridesmaids
United Kingdom Contagion
United Kingdom A Dangerous Method
United States J. Edgar
Finland Le Havre
United States Hugo (Hugo Cabret)
Denmark Melancholia
United States Moneyball
Ukraine My Joy
Portugal Mysteries of Lisbon
France Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux)
South Korea Poetry (Shi)
Italy Le Quattro Volte
United States The Return
United States Seeking the Monkey King
Spain The Skin I Live In
United Kingdom Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
United States Voluptuous Sleep
United States Warrior
Peter Bradshaw, Chief Critic of The Guardian - Source Sorted by alphabetical order:
Country: Film
France The Artist
United States Margaret
Iran A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)
United Kingdom Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
South Korea Poetry (Shi)
United States The Tree of Life
Italy Le Quattro Volte
United Kingdom We Need to Talk About Kevin
Spain The Skin I Live In
United States Bridesmaids

The Highest Grossing Films of 2011:

The Highest Grossing Films of 2011 Worldwide
# Country: Film Genre Producer Box Office:
1 United Kingdom Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II Fantasy Warner Bros. $1.328.100.000
2 United States Transformers: Dark of the Moon Sci-Fi Dreamworks / Paramount $1.123.200.000
3 United States Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Adventure Walt Disney $1.043.900.000
4 United States Kung Fu Panda 2 Animation Dreamworks $663.000.000
5 United States The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Fantasy Summit Entertainment $648.000.000
6 United States Fast & Furious 5 Action Universal $626.100.000
7 United States The Hangover Part II Comedy Touchstone $581.500.000
8 United States The Smurfs Animation Columbia $562.400.000
9 United States Cars 2 Animation Pixar $551.900.000
10 United States Rio Animation Twentieth Century Fox $484.600.000
The Highest Grossing Films of 2011 in the US
# Country: Film Genre Producer Box Office:
1 United Kingdom Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II Fantasy Warner Bros. $381.000.000
2 United States Transformers: Dark of the Moon Sci-Fi Dreamworks / Paramount $352.000.000
3 United States The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Fantasy Summit Entertainment $267.000.000
4 United States The Hangover Part II Comedy Touchstone $254.000.000
5 United States Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Adventure Walt Disney $241.000.000
6 United States Fast & Furious 5 Action Universal $209.000.000
7 United States Cars 2 Animation Pixar $191.000.000
8 United States Thor Fantasy Marvel / Paramount $181.000.000
9 United States Rise of the Planet of the Apes Sci-Fi 20th Century Fox $176.000.000
10 United States Captain America: The First Avenger Action Marvel / Paramount $176.000.000
The Highest Grossing Films of 2011 in their Country of Origin
Country: Film Genre Producer Box Office:
Germany Kokowääh Comedy Warner Bros. Germany $42.000.000
Brazil Bruna Surfistinha Drama Damasco Filmes $12.000.000
Spain Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (Crisis Letal) Comedy Amiguetes Entertainment $29.000.000
France Untouchable (Intouchables) Comedy Quad Productions $124.000.000
Japan From Up on Poppy Hill Animation Studio Ghibli $56.000.000
Mexico Salvando al soldado Pérez Comedy Lemon Films $8.000.000
United Kingdom Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II Fantasy Warner Bros. $117.000.000

The Best Films of 2011 According to Filmaffinity Users

The Best Films of 2011 according to Filmaffinity Users
Ranking order obeys to several criteria: films with a high number of votes, films released in various countries, etc.
Rating Country: Film
8.2 France The Artist
7.9 Iran A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)
7.9 United States Hugo (Hugo Cabret)
7.7 France Untouchable
7.7 Lebanon Where Do We Go Now?
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