Critical Consensus 2011: What Movie Was The Most Effective?

Lists! Everyone loves lists! You may already know -- so when you don't, click through, silly! -- Moviefone selected the Martin Scorsese-directed 'Hugo' becasue it is favorite picture of 2011. Which got us thinking: What did the comfort in the entertainment media world love best this year? To be able to find some form of critical consensus, Moviefone examined critics' best-of lists from top newspapers, magazines and websites across the country. The finish result? Hardly any consensus! Also, 'The Artist' was virtually beloved. Take a look within the findings below. (Realize that some guides, like the NY Occasions which is experts Manohla Dargis together with a.To. Scott, didn't rank year-finish faves. Consequently, they were excluded.) 'The Artist' Votes: 3 (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Bay Area Chronicle Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer) 'The Descendants' Votes: 2 (Betsy Sharkey, La Occasions Mara Reinstein Us Weekly) 'Moneyball' Votes: 2 (Lisa Kennedy, Colorado Publish Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald) 'A Separation' Votes: 2 (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Occasions, Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal) 'Hugo' Votes: 2 (Ty Burr Boston Globe, Moviefone) 'Tree of Life' Votes: 2 (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly Tom Carson, GQ) 'Meek's Cutoff' Votes: 1 (Anne Hornaday, Washington Publish) 'The Future' Votes: 1 (Richard Brody, The NYer) 'Melancholia' Votes: 1 (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly) 'The Adventures of Tintin' Votes: 1 (David Edelstein, NY) 'Drive' Votes: 1 (Peter Travers, Moving Stone) 'Extremely Noisy & Incredibly Close' Votes: 1 (People Magazine -- not available online) [Photo: Warner Bros.] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook