Top 2011 Films Star Clooney’s Baron, Gosling’s Getaway Driver

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A fading silent-film star and a chimpanzee that uses sign language. A sand-miner with apocalyptic visions and a Hawaiian land baron. A distraught mother and a getaway driver.

They’re all leading characters in my favorite films of 2011. Here’s my Top-10 list, in alphabetical order: