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  • Black Swan (2010)
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.
    Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Vincent Cassel
    Director: Darren Aronofsky
    Writer: Darren Aronofsky
    Flickometer: 6.2 /10 (5514 votes)
  • Shutter Island (2010)
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby.
    Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, and Mark Ruffalo
    Directors: Martin Scorsese
    Flickometer: 7.0 /10 (5267 votes)
  • The Help (2011)
    Drama
    An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960's decides to write a book detailing the African American Maid's point of view on the White families they work for, and their hardships they go through on a day to day basis.
    Starring: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, and Octavia Spencer
    Director: Tate Taylor
    Writer: Tate Taylor
    Flickometer: 5.5 /10 (3326 votes)
  • A Separation (2011)
    Drama
    A couple has to make a decision to leave Iran to better the life of their child or to stay and take care of a parent suffering from Alzheimers; however, the couple's marriage may end in divorce.
    Starring: Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, and Sareh Bayat
    Director: Asghar Farhadi
    Writer: Asghar Farhadi
    Flickometer: 4.0 /10 (3458 votes)
  • The Ides of March (2011)
    Drama
    An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. Based on the play by Beau Willimon.
    Starring: Paul Giamatti, George Clooney, and Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Directors: George Clooney
    Flickometer: 4.1 /10 (789 votes)
  • Blue Valentine (2010)
    Drama, Romance
    The film centers on a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.
    Starring: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, and John Doman
    Director: Derek Cianfrance
    Writer: Derek Cianfrance
    Flickometer: 3.6 /10 (1181 votes)
  • Melancholia (2011)
    Drama, Sci-fi
    Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide into the Earth.
    Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Kiefer Sutherland
    Director: Lars von Trier
    Writer: Lars von Trier
    Flickometer: 3.3 /10 (1284 votes)
  • The Skin I Live In (2011)
    Drama, Thriller
    A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
    Starring: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, and Jan Cornet
    Director: Pedro Almodóvar
    Writer: Pedro Almodóvar
    Flickometer: 2.9 /10 (1343 votes)
  • Winter's Bone (2010)
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
    Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, and Garret Dillahunt
    Directors: Debra Granik
    Flickometer: 3.0 /10 (747 votes)
  • Unknown (2011)
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.
    Starring: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, and January Jones
    Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
    Writer: Jaume Collet-Serra
    Flickometer: 5.4 /10 (1074 votes)