Some titles were the best of their given years, others have risen in standing. All are films I've revisited or would watch again down the road.
If you haven't seen or heard of any of the these, seek them out, I think you'll be glad you did.
1. 12 Years A Slave (Director: Steve McQueen; 2013)
2. The Artist (Dir: Michel Hazanavicius; 2011)
3. The Lobster (Dir:Yorgos Lanthimos; 2016)
4. Moonrise Kingdom (Dir: Wes Anderson; 2012)
5. Moneyball (Dir: Bennett Miller; 2011)
6. True Grit (Dir: Joel & Ethan Coen; 2010)
7. Lady Bird (Dir: Greta Gerwig; 2017)
8. Mad Max: Fury Road (Dir: George Miller; 2015)
9. Drive (Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn; 2011)
10. Life Itself (Dir: Steve James; 2014)
Honorable Mentions:
Brooklyn (2015)
Chef (2014)
De Palma (2015)
The Descendants (2011)
Django Unchained (2012)
The Fighter (2010)
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Get Out (2017)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Hugo (2011)
La La Land (2016)
The Martian (2015)
Moonlight (2016)
A Quiet Place (2018)
The Shape of Water (2017)
Super 8 (2011)
Win Win (2011)
Warrior (2011)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
On to the '20s. Happy New Year!
