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