| 1. | Once Dir. John Carney. With Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Geoff Minogue, Bill Hodnett A
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| 2. | 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days Dir. Cristian Mungiu. With Anamaria Marinca A– |
| 3. | I'm Not There Dir. Todd Haynes. With Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin A–
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| 4. | We Own the Night Dir. James Gray. With Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes A–
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| 5. | Zoo Dir. Robinson Devor. Documentary. With John Paulsen, Russell Hodgkinson A–
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| 6. | Deep Water Dirs. Louise Osmond & Jerry Rothwell. Documentary about sailing contest A–
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| 7. | Jindabyne Dir. Ray Lawrence. With Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Deborra-Lee Furness A–
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| 8. | Syndromes and a Century Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul. With Nantarat Sawaddikul A–
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| 9. | Day Night Day Night Dir. Julia Loktev. With Luisa Williams, Josh Phillip Weinstein A–
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| 10. | Red Road Dir. Andrea Arnold. With Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston B+
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