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The Tree of Life 2011

Directed by Terrence Malick

All-time standing

#336 of 4,399

In the top 10% of movies

By scope

2010s #3 of 931 Top 1% 2011 #1 of 93 Top 1%

Ballots (75)

All time 17

Variety

Variety

  • Published 2022
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #76
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Sight & Sound

Sight & Sound

  • Published 2022
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #207
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British Film Institute

British Film Institute

  • Published 2025
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Cinematografo (Rivista del Cinematografo)

Cinematografo (Rivista del Cinematografo)

  • Published 2025
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Fotogramas

Fotogramas

  • Published 2022
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked

IndieWire

  • Published 2022
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Little White Lies

Little White Lies

  • Published 2022
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Empire

Empire

  • Published 2020
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Positif

Positif

  • Published 2019
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Empire

Empire

  • Published 2017
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked

IndieWire

  • Published 2017
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked

IndieWire

  • Published 2017
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

  • Published 2016
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Kino Muzeum

Kino Muzeum

  • Published 2015
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Little White Lies

Little White Lies

  • Published 2013
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Filmspotting

Filmspotting

  • Published 2012
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

  • Published 2012
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked

Decade 31

2010s

Associated Press

Associated Press

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #1
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RogerEbert.com

RogerEbert.com

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #1
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Variety

Variety

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #1
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International Cinephile Society

International Cinephile Society

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #2
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Vulture

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #3
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A.V. Club

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #5
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The Playlist

The Playlist

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #5
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Ondacinema

Ondacinema

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #7
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IndieWire

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #14
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Little White Lies

Little White Lies

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #14
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Time Out

Time Out

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #21
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Paste Magazine

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #42
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Film School Rejects

Film School Rejects

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #61
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Bande à Part

Bande à Part

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Included, unranked
Cinemanía

Cinemanía

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Included, unranked
Film Comment

Film Comment

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Included, unranked

IGN

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Included, unranked
MUBI

MUBI

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Included, unranked
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Reverse Shot

Reverse Shot

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Included, unranked
Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Included, unranked
The Film Stage

The Film Stage

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Included, unranked

Vulture

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Included, unranked

2000-2014

Channel 4

Channel 4

  • Published 2014
  • Decade list · 2000-2014
  • Included, unranked

2000-2016

BBC

BBC

  • Published 2016
  • Decade list · 2000-2016
  • Ranked #7
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2000-2019

BadTaste.it

BadTaste.it

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2000-2019
  • Ranked #12
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The Guardian

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2000-2019
  • Ranked #28
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2000-2022

Time Out

Time Out

  • Published 2022
  • Decade list · 2000-2022
  • Ranked #60
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2000-2023

Fotogramas

Fotogramas

  • Published 2023
  • Decade list · 2000-2023
  • Included, unranked

2000-2025

Cinematografo (Rivista del Cinematografo)

Cinematografo (Rivista del Cinematografo)

  • Published 2025
  • Decade list · 2000-2025
  • Ranked #6
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Rolling Stone

  • Published 2025
  • Decade list · 2000-2025
  • Ranked #58
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New York Times

New York Times

  • Published 2025
  • Decade list · 2000-2025
  • Ranked #79
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Year 27

A.V. Club

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #1
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Film Comment

Film Comment

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #1
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IndieWire Poll

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #1

Paste Magazine

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #1
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Reverse Shot

Reverse Shot

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #1
Sight & Sound

Sight & Sound

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #1
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The New York Times

The New York Times

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #1
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Village Voice Film Poll

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #1
HitFix

HitFix

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #2
The New Yorker

The New Yorker

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #2
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Total Film

Total Film

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #2
Cahiers du Cinéma

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #3
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Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones

Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #3
Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #3

Time

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #3
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Time Out

Time Out

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #3
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Associated Press

Associated Press

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #4
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Fandor

Fandor

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #4
Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #4
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Philadelphia Weekly

Philadelphia Weekly

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #5
Cinema Scope

Cinema Scope

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #6

The Guardian

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #6
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Artforum

Artforum

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #7
Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #8

Rolling Stone

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #9
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Les Inrocks

Les Inrocks

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #14
Empire

Empire

  • Published 2011
  • Year list · 2011
  • Ranked #18
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