I began reviewing films in September of 2011, and therefore was only able to check out these forty. With that said, here is how I ranked my year’s take

1. Warrior
2. Moneyball
3. Bridesmaids
4. Limitless
5. The Lincoln Lawyer
6. Contagion
7. Wrecked
8. Insidious
9. Captain America: The First Avenger
10. Horrible Bosses
11. Fast Five
12. 50/50
13. Take Me Home Tonight
14. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
15. X-Men: First Class
16. Kill the Irishman
17. Hall Pass
18. The Muppets
19. The Mechanic
20. Friends With Benefits
21. Straw Dogs
22. Thor
23. A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas
24. Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
25. Scream 4
26. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
27. Red State
28. The Change Up
29. Tower Heist
30. Bad Teacher
31. Just Go With It
32. The Hangover 2
33. Drive Angry
34. 30 Minutes or Less
35. The Thing
36. In Time
37. The Dilemma
38. Children of the Corn: Genesis
39. Bag of Bones
40. Sucker Punch