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ALL 2011 FILM RELEASES

 

ALL 2011 FILMS AS REVIEWED BY CROSS*CULTURE

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Incendies

Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve

Lubna Azabal, Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette

5.0

Tornado Alley

Sean Casey

Sean Casey, Paul Novros

Sean Casey, Bill Paxton

5.0

Face To Face

Michael Rymer

Michael Rymer, David Williamson

Vince Colosimo, Luke Ford, Matthew Newtown, Sigrid Thornton

5.0

Take Shelter

Jeff Nichols

Jeff Nichols

Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain

5.0

Another Earth

Mike Cahill

Mike Cahill, Brit Marling

Brit Marling, William Mapother

5.0

Melancholia

Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Kirsten Dunst, Alexander Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland

5.0

The Ides Of March

George Clooney

George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon

George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti

5.0

Midnight In Paris

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Michael Sheen, Marion Cotillard

5.0

Drive

Nicholas Winding Refn

Hossein Amini

Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman

5.0

Water For Elephants

Francis Lawrence

Richard LaGranvese

Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz

5.0

Anonymous

Roland Emmerich

John Orloff

Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Xavier Samuel, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson

5.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You

Nil

Nil

Flea, Anthony Keidis, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith

5.0

The Beaver

Jodie Foster

Kyle Killen

Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster

5.0

Win Win

Thomas McCarthy

Thomas McCarthy, Joe Tiboni

Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan

5.0

The Whistleblower

Larysa Kondracki

Eilis Kirwin, Larysa Kondracki

Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucia, Vanessa Redgrave

5.0

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky

Andres Heinz, Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin

Natalie Portman, Milla Kunis

5.0

The Help

Tate Taylor

Tate Taylor

Emma Stone, Viola Davis

5.0

The Tall Man

Tony Krawitz Tony Krawitz Nil

5.0

Get Low

Aaron Schneider C. Gaby Mitchell, Chris Provenzano, Scott Seeke Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Lucas Black

5.0

Tucker & Dale vs Evil

Eli Craig Eli Craig, Morgan Jorgenson Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine

5.0

The Conspirator

Robert Redford

Gregory Bernstein, James D. Soloman

James McAvoy, Evan Rachel Wood, Robin Wright, Justin Long

5.0

Another Year

Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh

Jim Broadbent

5.0

Bridesmaids

Paul Feig

Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne

5.0

Gnomeo & Juliet

Kelly Asbury

Kelly Asbury, Mark Burton, Kevin Cecil, Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg, Andy Riley, William Shakespeare, Steve Hamilton Shaw, John R. Smith, Rob Sprackling

James McAvoy, Emily Blunt

5.0

Never Let Me Go

Mark Romanek

Alex Garland

Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley

5.0

The Iron Lady

Phyllida Lloyd

Abi Morgan

Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Harry Lloyd, Anthony Head

4.5

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2

David Yates

Steve Kloves

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

4.5

Moneyball

Bennett Miller

Stan Chevin, Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian

Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman

4.5

Restless

Gus Van Sant

Jason Lew

Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska

4.5

The Hunter

Daniel Nettheim

Alice Addison

Willem Dafoe, Frances O'Connor, Sam Neil

4.5

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

Rupert Wyatt

Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver

James Franco, John Lithgow, Tom Felton

4.5

Super 8

J.J. Abrams

J.J Abrams

Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler

4.5

Friends With Benefits

Will Gluck

Keith Merryman, David A. Newman, Will Gluck

Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Woody Harrelson, Jenna Elfman, Emma Stone

4.5

Stake Land

Jim Mickle

Nick Damici, Jim Mickle

Nick Damici, Connor Paolo

4.5

Little White Lies

Guillaume Canat

Guillaume Canat

Marion Cotillard

4.5

Beginners

Mike Mills

Mike Mills

Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer

4.5

127 Hours

Danny Boyle

Simon Beayfoy, Danny Boyle

James Franco

4.5

Rio

Carlos Saldanha

Don Rhymer

Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway

4.5

Blame

Michael Henry

Michael Henry

Damian de Montemas, Sophie Lowe

4.5

Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Rob Marshall

Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio

Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane

4.5

X

Jon Hewitt

Jon Hewitt, Belinda McClory

Viva Bianca, Hanna Mangan Lawrence

4.0

Contagion

Steven Sodebergh

Scott Z. Burns

Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Jude Law

4.0

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Brad Bird

Josh Appelbaum, Adre Nemec

Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner

4.0

We Bought A Zoo

Cameron Crowe

Cameron Crowe, Aline Brosh McKenna

Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson

4.0

In Time

Andrew Niccol

Andrew Niccol

Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde

4.0

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Lynne Ramsay

Rory Kinnear, Lynne Ramsay

Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller

4.0

Warrior

Gavin O'Connor

Cliff Dorfman, Gavin O'Connor, Anthony Tambakis

Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte

4.0

Attack The Block

Joe Cornish

Joe Cornish

Nick Frost, Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega

4.0

Red State

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo

4.0

Crazy, Sexy, Love

Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Dan Fogelman

Steven Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Julianne Moore

4.0

Albert Nobbs

Rodrigo Garcia

John Banville, Glenn Close, Gabriella Prekop

Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson, Janet McTeer

4.0

Surviving Georgia

Sandra Sciberras, Kate Whitbread

Sandra Sciberras

Pia Miranda, Holly Valance, Shane Jacobson, Spencer McLaren, Caroline O'Connor

4.0

The Thing

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Eric Heisserer

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Eric Christian Olsen, Ulrich Thomsen

4.0

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

Mike Fleiss, Mike Piscitelli

Nil

Ozzy Osbourne

4.0

Fighting Fear

Marcario De Souza

Marcario De Souza, Michael Lawrence, Sue Masters

Joel Edgerton, Mark Matthews, Richie 'Vas' Vaculik

4.0

TT3D: Closer To The Edge

Richard De Araques

Nil

Jared Leto, Guy Martin

4.0

Priest

Scott Stewart

Cory Goodman

Paul Bettany, Maggie Q

4.0

Real Steel

Shawn Levy

John Gatins, Dan Gilroy, Jeremy Levin

Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lily, Dakota Goyo

4.0

The Women On The Sixth Floor

Philippe Le Guay

Philippe Le Guay, Jerome Tonnerre

Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalie Verbeke

4.0

The Smurfs

Raja Gosnell

Peyo, David Ronn, Jay Scherick, J. David Stem, David N. Weiss

Neil Patrick Harris, Katy Perry, Jayma Mays, Hank Azaria

4.0

Beautiful Lies

Pierre Salvadori

Benoit Graffin, Pierre Salvadori

Audrey Tautou

4.0

The Guard

John Michael McDonagh

John Michael McDonagh

Brendan Gleeson, Mark Strong

4.0

Fast & Furious 5

Justin Lin

Chris Morgan

Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Vin Diesal, Dwayne Johnson

4.0

Oranges And Sunshine

Jim Loach

Rona Munro

Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham

4.0

X-Men: First Class

Matthew Vaughn

Jane Goldman, Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Matthew Vaughn

James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Larence, Rose Byrne

4.0

Thor

Kenneth Branagh

Ashley Miller, Don Payne, Mark Protosevich, Zack Stentz, J. Michael Staczynski

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins

4.0

Red Dog

Kriv Stenders

Louis de Bernieres, Daniel Taplitz

Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor

4.0

Ghostbusters

Ivan Reitman

Dan Aykroyd, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis

Dan Akyroyd, Bill Murray, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver

4.0

The Eye Of The Storm

Fred Schepisi

Judy Morris

Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Charlotte Rampling, Colin Friels, Alexandra Schepisi

4.0

Cars 2

John Lasseter, Brad Lewis

Dan Fogelman, John Lasseter, Brad Lewis, Ben Queen

Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Larry The Cable Guy

4.0

Cowboys & Aliens

Jon Favreau

Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig

4.0

Fastest

Mark Neale

Nil

Ewan McGregor

4.0

The Triangle Wars

Rosie Jones

David Tiley

Rosie Jones

4.0

Journey To Mecca: In The Footsteps Of Ibn Battuta

Bruce Neibaur

Carl Knutson, Bruce Neibaur, Tahir Shah

Sir Ben Kingsley

4.0

My Afternoons With Marguirete

Jean Becker

Jean Becker, Jean-Loup Dabadie

Gerard Depardiu

4.0

Meek's Cutoff

Kelly Reichardt

Jonathan Raymond

Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood

4.0

Snowtown

Justin Kerzel

Shaun Grant, Justin Kerzel

Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway

4.0

Paul

Greg Mottola

Nick Frost, Simon Pegg

Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Jason Bateman, Seth Rogen

4.0

Battle: Los Angeles

Jonathan Liebsman

Christopher Bertolini

Aaron Eckhart

4.0

Potiche

Francois Ozon

Pierre Barillet, Jean-Pierre Gredy, Francois Ozon

Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu

4.0

Rabbit Hole

John Cameron Mitchell

David Lindsay-Abaire

Aaron Eckhart, Nicole Kidman

4.0

The Fighter

David O. Russell

Keith Dorrington, Eric Johnson, Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy

Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo

4.0

True Grit

Joel & Ethan Coen

Joel & Ethan Coen

Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon

4.0

Unknown

Jaume Collet-Serra

Olivier Butcher, Stephen Cornwell

Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger

4.0

Wasted On The Youth

Ben C. Lucas

Ben C. Lucas

Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell

4.0

Oceans

Jacques Cluzaud, Jacques Perrin

Christophe Cheysson, Jacques Cluzaud, Laurent Debas, Stephane Durand, Laurent Gaude, Jacques Perrin, Francois Sarano

Pierce  Brosnan

4.0

Babies

Thomas Balmes

Thomas Balmes, Alain Chabat

 

4.0

Footloose

Craig Brewer

Craig Brewer, Dean Pitchford

Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Miles Teller

3.5

War Horse

Steven Spielberg

Richard Curtis, Lee Hall

Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson

3.5

The Adventures Of Tintin

Steven Spielberg

Joe Cornish, Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright

Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg

3.5

Toomelah

Ivan Sen

Ivan Sen

Daniel Connors

3.5

Captain America: The First Avenger

Joe Johnston

Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones

3.5

Puss In Boots

Chris Miller

William Davies, Brian Lynch, Charles Perrault, David H. Steinberg, Tom Wheeler, Jon Zack

Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianikis

3.5

Tower Heist

Brett Ratner

Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Ted Griffin, Jeff Nathanson

Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Eddie Murphy

3.5

The Skin I Live In

Pedro Almodovar

Agustin Almodovar, Pedro Almodovar

Antonio Banderas

3.5

Arthur Christmas

Sarah Smith

Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith

Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, James McAvoy, Billy Nighy, Imelda Staunton

3.5

The Tempest

Julie Taymor

Shakespeare, Julie Taymor

Helen Mirren, Russell Brand, Chris Cooper, Felicity Jones

3.5

Faster

George Tillman Jnr

Joe & Tony Gayton

Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton

3.5

Zookeeper

Frank Coraci

Nick Bakay, Kevin James, Rock Reuben, David Ronn, Jay Scherick

Kevin James, Rosario Dawson

3.5

Horrible Bosses

Seth Gordon

John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, Mark Markowitz

Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudekis, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell

3.5

The Change-Up

David Dobkin

Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds

3.5

Chalet Girl

Phil Traill

Tom Williams

Felicity Jones, Bill Nighy, Brooke Shields

3.5

Hop

Tim Hill

Ken Daurio, Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul

James Marsden, Russell Brand

3.5

Unstoppable

Tony Scott

Mark Bomback

Denzel Washington, Chris Pine

3.5

Tangled

Nathan Greno, Byron Howard

Dan Fogelman

Mandy Moore, Richard Levi

3.5

Kylie Aphrodite Les Folies: Live In London

William Baker, Marcus Viner

Nil

Kylie Minogue

3.5

I Don't Know How She Does It

Douglas McGrath

Aline Brosh McKenna

Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer

3.0

Fright Night

Craig Gillespie

Tom Holland, Marti Noxon

Anton Yelchin, Toni Collette, David Tennant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Imogen Poots

3.0

New Year's Eve

Garry Marshall

Katherine Fugate

Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Katherine Heigl, Jon Bon Jovi, Robert De Niro, Halle Berry, Hilary Swank, Jessica Biel, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Ashton Kutcher, Sarah Jessica Parker, Abigail Breslin, Josh Duhamel

3.0

Green Lantern

Martin Campbell

Greg Berlanti, Michael Goldberg, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim

Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively

3.0

Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark

Troy Nixey

Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins

Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison

3.0

Happy Feet Two

George Miller

Warren Coleman, Gary Eck, Paul Livingstone, George Miller

Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Pink, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt

3.0

The Three Musketeers

Paul W.S. Anderson

Andrew Davies, Alex Litvak

Logan Lerman, Orlando Bloom, Matthew MacFadyen, Christoph Waltz, Milla Jovovich

3.0

Norwegian Wood

Anh Hung Tran

Anh Hung Tran

Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara

3.0

Submarine

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor, Sally Hawkins

3.0

Lion King 3D

Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton

Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, Rowan Atkinson, Jonathan Taylor Thomas

3.0

Insidious

James Wan

Leigh Whanell

Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne

3.0

Scream 4

Wes Craven

Kevin Williamson

Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette

3.0

Catfish

Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Nil

Nev Schulman

3.0

How Do You Know

James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks

Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson

3.0

Immortals

Tarsem Singh

Charley + Vlas Parlapanides

Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke

3.0

The Adjustment Bureau

George Nolfi

George Nolfi

Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp

3.0

Johnny English Reborn

Oliver Parker

William Davies, Hamish McColl

Gillian Anderson, Rowan Atkinson, Dominic West

3.0

Jane Eyre

Cary Fukunaga

Moira Buffini

Michael Fassbender, Mia Wasikowska, Jamie Bell

3.0

The Orator

Tusi Tamasese

Tusi Tamasese

Fiaula Sanote, Tausili Pushparaj, Salamasina Mataia

3.0

Conan The Barbarian

Marcus Nispel

Thomas Dean Donnelly, Sean Hood, Joshua Oppenheimer

Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Rachel Nichols

3.0

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Jon Chu

Nil

Justin Bieber

3.0

A Heartbeat Away

Gale Edwards

Julie Kincade

Sebastian Gregory, Colin Friels, Isabel Lucas

3.0

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules

David Bowers

Jeff Judah, Gabe Sachs

Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick

3.0

Final Destination 5

Steven Quale

Eric Heisserer, Jeffrey Reddick

Nicholas D'Agosto

3.0

Hall Pass

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Kevin Barnett, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Pete Jones

Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis

3.0

Paranormal Activity 3

Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Christopher B. Landon

Katie Featherstone

3.0

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Bill Condon

Melissa Rosenberg

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

2.5

The Cup

Simon Wincer

Eric O'Keefe, Simon Wincer

Brendan Glesson, Stephen Curry, Daniel MacPherson, Martin Sacks

2.5

The Dilemma

Ron Howard

Allan Loeb

Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly

2.5

The Green Hornet

Michael Gondry

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg

Seth Rogen

2.5

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mark Waters

Sean Anders, John Morris, Jared Stern

Jim Carrey, Angela Lansbury

2.5

Transformers 3D: Dark Of The Moon

Michael Bay

Ehren Kruger

Shia LaBeouf

2.5

Main Street

John Doyle

Horton Foote

Colin Firth, Orlando Bloom, Patricia Clarkson

2.5

Shark Night 3D

David R. Ellis

Will Hayes, Jesse Studenberg

Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack, Joshua Leonard

2.5

Higher Ground

Vera Farmiga

Carolyn S. Briggs, Tim Metcalfe

Vera Farmiga

2.5

Kidnapped

Miguel Angel Vivas

Javier Garcia, Miguel Angel Vivas

Manuela Velles, Ana Wagener, Xoel Yanez

2.5

What's Your Number?

Mark Mylod

Gabrielle Allen, Jennifer Crittenden

Anna Faris, Chris Evans

2.5

Monte Carlo

Thomas Bezucha

Thomas Bezucha, April Blair, Kelly Rowe, Maria Maggenti

Selena Gomez

2.5

Little Johnny The Movie

Ralph Moser

Stewart Faichney, Ralph Moser, Dean Murphy

Geneive Morris, Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson

2.5

Burlesque

Steve Antin

Steve Antin

Christina Aguilera, Cher, Stanley Tucci

2.5

Yogi Bear

Eric Brevig

Brad Copeland, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilla

Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris

2.5

The Butcher, The Chef And The Swordsman

Wuershan

Zhang Jiajia, Ma Luoshan, Tang Que, Wuershan, Tang Xiru

Masonbou Ando, Liu Xaiaoye, Kitty Zhang

2.5

Red Riding Hood

Catherine Hardwicke

David Johnson

Amanda Seyfried, Billy Burke, Gary Oldman

2.5

Judy Moody & The Not Bummer Summer

John Schultz

Megan McDonald, Kathy Waugh

Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham, Paris Mosteller, Janet Varney, Kristoffer Winters

2.5

This Is Not A Film

Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi

Jafar Panahi

Jafar Panahi

2.5

Hobo With A Shotgun

Jason Eisener

Robb Cotterill, John Davies, Jason Eisener

Rutger Hauer

2.5

Bad Teacher

Jake Kasdan

Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky

Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake

2.0

Big Mamma's Boy

Franco di Chiera

Matteo Bruno, Frank Lotito

Frank Lotito, Holly Valance

2.0

My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done

Werner Herzog

Herbert Golder, Werner Herzog

Willem Dafoe, Michael Shannon

2.0

Jack And Jill

Dennis Dugan

Steve Koren, Adam Sandler, Ben Zook

Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes

1.0

Abduction

John Singleton

Shawn Christenson

Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Sigourney Weaver

1.0

The Tree Of Life

Terrence Malick

Terrence Malick

Brad Pitt, Sean Penn

1.0

Your Highness

David Gordon Green

Ben Best, Danny McBride

James Franco, Danny McBride, Natalie Portman

1.0

 

 

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