Top 10 Top 10s of 2011: Review of the Year
Top 10 Films looks back over the year at its most popular top 10 lists. From scariest film to romance that men can enjoy and films that have driven people to crime plus many more…
I’ve been lucky enough to see some fantastic films this year that have inspired me to write some interesting top 10s, some of which have proven very popular in 2011. I’ve also had the pleasure of reading and publishing some wonderfully entertaining and fascinating lists from Top 10 Films’ array of brilliant contributors. As a look back over the year I thought it would be nice to list my personal favourites including some of my own top 10s as well as those written by my team of contributing writers.
But before I dive into my review of the year I’d like to thank new contributors Rob Keeling (who wrote our recently published Top 10 Martin Scorsese Films list) and Claire Packer (who writes the wonderful film blog Cinematic Delights) for their valuable contributions. I’d also like to extend a thank you to film critics Andy Boxall and Chris Wharfe for their help in getting through the ever-increasing stack of review discs that arrive on Top 10 Films’ doorstep.
Right, lets get to it. The following ten top 10s are my personal favourites from 2011. Hopefully new readers will find something they might not have seen before while regular visitors can reminisce along with me!
Written by Anthony Nield this unique top 10 looks at the little-seen side of British cinema.
I’ve always been fascinated by films that take place in a very short space of time. These two lists allowed me to look at some of my favourite films.
Written by Raghav Modi this list highlights the diversity of Indian cinema as well as its growing popularity around the world.
Written for Halloween, Top 10 Scariest Villains in Children’s Films was a frightening look back at some truly terrifying kid’s films. No wonder I never slept very well as a child!
Written by Rory Fish, his tongue-in-cheek top 10 looks at an assortment of great romance films that are perfect for men based on their levels of: Guns, Explosions, Driving Fast and Assorted Violence; Kissing; Sex; Girly Love Talk; and Laugh Out Loud Comedy.
Written by Julia Kukiewicz during the height of the phone hacking scandal, her top 10 looks at the positive influence of quality journalism as shown on film.
Inspired by the ongoing debate of cinema censorship (and the then recent banning of The Human Centipede 2 in the UK) I took a look at films that, it has been claimed, influenced the notorious crimes of infamous killers. It was an interesting article to write and one, I hope, that was also interesting to read.
Written by Dan Grant, Top 10 Scariest Films Ever Made sparked plenty of debate as to which film really is the most frightening of all.
Written by Greg Cwik, Top 10 Quietly Important Films was a comprehensive and wonderfully fascinating look at influential yet little-seen films. Greg’s list was another that sparked a lot of debate here and on Twitter. It received the second highest amount of page views during the year.
A list of the great and the influential, this top 10 seemed to strike a chord and went viral, inspiring the site’s biggest single day page views, its most talked about list on Twitter and a host of comments. Unsurprisingly, this was the most viewed page on Top 10 Films in 2011. If there is one list that stands out for me this year it has to be this one. Thanks to everyone who commented and linked to it/tweeted about it.
Written and compiled by Daniel Stephens.
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This is the perfect recap, as I am one of those new readers you referred to above.
I loved the romantic list, Danzel and the lists you had with food
And was scared by your Halloween lists 
These are all great lists, Dan. My faves are Top 10 Quietly Important Films and Top 10 Films Set Over One Day / One Night but I enjoyed reading all of them.
Interesting recap Dan.
Although when I checked the top-10 scariest movie, I decided not too comment because it was totally different to mine and a bit shocked seeing the ring there not ringu
A very fitting list to cap off the year. Your top choice is a good one especially.
Thanks matey for this. I loved the film school one!! I remember the peak you had for the list!!
Happy new year my friend
Congrats on a great year, Dan! Now that I’ll have some free time coming, I’m hopng to put together a few more Top 10 lists for you soon!
This is why I love reading this site. Happy New Year, Dan!
you guys do a great set of lists. kudos!
Great set of lists Dan.
Top 10 Films to have Driven People to Murder, Top 10 Scariest Films Ever Made, Top 10 Quietly Important Films, and Top 10 Films to Watch Before Going to Film School were my favorite lists.
Fantastic list Dan.
Love most of your choices – especially “All The Presidents Men”
Nice overview of some great top 10 lists, love the one day/night one!
very nice overview, Dan. All interesting. it reminds me I want to watch Udaan. Happy new year!
Just spent the better part of an hour reading this lot. Amazing work, thorough and entertaining. (The Quietly Important section was my favourite.)
Happy new year, Dan! And thanks for the shout out
I’d missed some of these so thanks for putting this post together. Top 10 romantic films men shouldn’t be ashamed to love is so much fun! I love the way the films are rated
@Claire: Happy new year Claire! Glad you liked the romantic films one, it is one of those I like to look in on once in a while.
I heard you like top 10 lists so I put top 10 lists into a top 10 list!
@Bonjour: Thank you for visiting the site. I hope the above helps you discover some interesting things worth checking out.
@Dezmond: Haha, well, I’ll have to come up with something even scarier for this Halloween. In the meantime, maybe another list based on food…
@Ruth: Thanks Ruth…it is great to see you regularly dropping by. It feels like our sites have grown up together!
@Novroz: Nice to hear from you Novroz…although I am a fan of horror film and horror film lists I hope there’s enough above and elsewhere on the site to be of interest to you (and other non-horror fans).
@Claire: Glad you enjoyed my list Claire!
@Anna: Haha, well, you know me Anna…top 10s on the brain!
Nice to see a top 13 list for 2011 films on your site – makes a nice change.
@Eric, @Scott, @Jared, @Film-Book, @Sam, @Nostra, @Andina: Thank you.
@Rodney: Good stuff, your lists are always very popular.
@Fitz: Happy new year to you too Fitz.
@Colin: Many, many thanks Colin. Glad you enjoyed reading them.
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