This list is compiled of my favourite older movies seen for the first time in 2011.

In addition to the many new releases that I have caught this year, I have also seen well over 200 older movies for the first time. Some completely blew me away, others bored my eyes to the point of sleep. Thankfully these handpicked titles are the better ones.
I found it far too difficult to cut the list down to just 10, hopefully you can forgive me.

1 – To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
2 – Body Double (1984)
3 – Freebie and the Bean (1974)
4 – The Silent Partner (1978)
5 – Into the Night (1985)
6 – Charley Varrick (1973)
7 – Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)
8 – Venom (1981)
9 – Cruising (1980)
10 – Hardcore (1979)
11 – Last Embrace (1979)
12 – Of Unknown Origin (1983)
13 – Sorcerer (1977)
14 – Who Can Kill A Child? (1976)
15 – American Gigolo (1980)
16 – Thief (1981)
17 – 52 Pick-Up (1986)
18 – Rollercoaster (1977)
19 – Bells aka Murder by Phone (1982)
20 – The Hidden (1987)
21 – California Split (1974)
22 – The Night Before (1988)
23 – The Hot Rock (1972)
24 – Dressed to Kill (1980)
25 – Cobra (1986)

Honourable mentions;
Taffin (1988), 8 Million Ways to Die (1986), Quick Change (1990), The Club (1980), Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Loverboy (1989), Youngblood (1986), Two Crippled Heroes (1980), Pulsebeat (1984), Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985), Trojan War (1997), North Shore (1987), Christmas Evil (1980), Dead Heat (1988) and Raw Force (1982). I could just go on and on…

As you can see, 2011 has been a very good year for older movies.