2011 Best Reviewed Movies (Page #19)

Based on third-party critic ratings, the best reviewed 2011 movie releases.

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

35% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 65 reviews

A group of 30-something friends host an orgy at the end of summer.

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The Hangover Part II

34% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 249 reviews

Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don’t always go as planned. A source familiar with the production said the character of the tattoo artist (played by Liam Neeson) is "pivotal" to the plot, in which one of the stars gets a tattoo during a night of debauchery.

Comedy

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The Thing

34% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 174 reviews

An American scientific expedition to Antarctica makes an incredible discovery — an alien spaceship with a mysterious and sinister frozen “thing” found nearby. They decide to drill through the ice encasement, ultimately freeing the trapped organism and triggering a series of horrific incidents and attacks.

Sci-Fi

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Dirty Girl

34% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 41 reviews

Pic, set in 1987 in Oklahoma, stars Juno Temple as a high school tramp seeking the father she never knew who runs away with a closeted gay boy who wants to escape going to military school, portrayed by newcomer Jeremy Dozier.

Comedy

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5 Days of War

34% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 35 reviews

An American journalist, his cameraman and a Georgian native become caught in the crossfire of the five-day war between Russian and the Georgian Republic in 2008.

Action

New York / Los Angeles

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Every Day

34% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 32 reviews

Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt play a couple whose troubled marriage escalates into crisis when a sexy colleague, played by Carla Gugino, enters the mix.

Comedy

New York / Los Angeles

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The Resident

34% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 32 reviews

The film stars Hilary Swank as a beautiful young doctor who begins a new life in Brooklyn after separating from her husband. Her stunning loft seems too good to be true, until mysterious occurrences lead her to believe she's not alone.

Suspense

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

33% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 278 reviews

When Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz) he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

Fantasy

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Hall Pass

33% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 177 reviews

Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best friends who have a lot in common, including the fact that they have each been married for many years. But when the two men begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives (Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate) take a bold approach to revitalizing their marriages: granting them a "hall pass," one week of freedom to do whatever they want…no questions asked. At first, it sounds like a dream come true for Rick and Fred. But it isn’t long before they discover that their expectations of the single life—and themselves—are out of sync with reality.

Comedy

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I Am Number Four

33% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 169 reviews

Storyline revolves around a group of nine Earthbound aliens who escaped their planet just before it was destroyed by a rival species. The group hide out on Earth, disguised as teenagers. The title character (Alex Pettyfer) soon discovers, however, that he is still being hunted by the enemy.

Sci-Fi

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The Ward

33% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 72 reviews

The disturbing experience of a young woman in an institution who is terrorized by a ghost.

Horror

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Burke and Hare

32% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews

The true story of 19th century graverobbers Burke and Hare who discover a lucrative business in providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.

Crime

New York

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Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

32% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 31 reviews

A documentary on Sarah Palin that speaks with school friends, family and Republican colleagues of the former governor of Alaska.

Documentary

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Sanctum

30% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 171 reviews

Master diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—including 17-year-old son Josh (Rhys Wakefield) and financier Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd)—are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out.

Drama

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