MTV Names 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' Best Movie of 2011

MTV announced their first-ever top 10 list of best films for 2011 with the US adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo taking the top spot, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Throughout the week, MTV has been counting down their top ten movies on air, with Rooney Mara appearing on the final show to accept the award for best movie. The picture, directed by David Fincher, is hitting theaters December 21.

“We all fell in love with this movie from the moment we saw it,” MTV News' Josh Horowitz tells The Hollywood Reporter. “We all love the work of David Fincher, we all were blown away by Rooney Mara, in this amazing performance of this iconic character, and thrilled by the kind of world that David Fincher created.”

“We feel like this is a movie that is the best of what the thriller-crime drama can be,” he added.

Here is the complete list of MTV’s top 10 movies this year:

1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
2. Drive
3. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2
4. Bridesmaids
5. Hugo
6. X-Men: First Class
7. The Muppets
8. 50/50
9. The Descendents
10. Attack the Block

And just because we can’t get enough of all things Millenium, here is the trailer for the American version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo:

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