10.) The American

9.) Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps

8.) Black Swan

7.) Inception
6.) Shutter Island

5.) True Grit

4.) The Ghost Writer

3.) The Town
2.) Mesrine: Killer Instinct/Public Enemy #1
(I realize that both of these films came out in 2008, but they didn't get a decent release in the United States until this year, so I'm counting them.)

1.) Animal Kingdom

I rarely do this, but the following films didn't make it on my top 10 list, yet are still some of the best movies of this year. I guess you can consider this a "Grand Prix" list.
-Four Lions

-The Social Network

-Casino Jack/Casino Jack and the United States of Money

-Easy A
-Casino Jack/Casino Jack and the United States of Money



