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Best Movies of 2012

The highest-rated films released in 2012, ranked by TMDB user score among titles with at least 500 votes.

📊 A century of movies in numbers 232 titlesavg ★ 6.49 avg 103 min Drama Comedy Thriller Action

Most watched in 2012

The Avengers2012 · ★ 8.1 · 2h 23m

Django Unchained2012 · ★ 8.2 · 2h 45m

The Dark Knight Rises2012 · ★ 7.8 · 2h 45m

The Hunger Games2012 · ★ 7.2 · 2h 22m

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 · ★ 7.4 · 2h 49m

The Amazing Spider-Man2012 · ★ 6.8 · 2h 16m

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#1 Django Unchained (2012) · ★ 8.2 · 28,696 votes · 2h 45m · drama, western
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.…
#2 Wolf Children (2012) · ★ 8.2 · 2,549 votes · 1h 57m · fantasy, drama, animation
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's…
#3 The Avengers (2012) · ★ 8.1 · 39,932 votes · 2h 23m · action, adventure, science-fiction
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need…
#4 The Hunt (2012) · ★ 8.1 · 4,962 votes · 1h 56m · drama
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck i…
#5 Paperman (2012) · ★ 8.0 · 1,844 votes · 0h 7m · comedy, fantasy, romance
An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.…
#6 Searching for Sugar Man (2012) · ★ 7.9 · 1,063 votes · 1h 25m · music, documentary
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.…
#7 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) · ★ 7.8 · 25,016 votes · 2h 45m · action, thriller, drama
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Go…
#8 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) · ★ 7.8 · 11,436 votes · 1h 43m · drama
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, b…
#9 Amour (2012) · ★ 7.8 · 1,817 votes · 2h 7m · romance, drama
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a strok…
#10 La luna (2012) · ★ 7.8 · 867 votes · 0h 7m · fantasy, animation, family
A young boy comes of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out t…
#11 Ernest & Celestine (2012) · ★ 7.8 · 714 votes · 1h 20m · comedy, adventure, drama
Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity b…
#12 Moonrise Kingdom (2012) · ★ 7.7 · 6,495 votes · 1h 34m · comedy, romance, drama
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away tog…
#13 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) · ★ 7.7 · 1,751 votes · 1h 16m · action, science-fiction, animation
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it ta…
#14 The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) · ★ 7.7 · 1,149 votes · 1h 52m · drama
The loss of their young daughter threatens to destroy the love and faith of two married musicians.…
#15 The Act of Killing (2012) · ★ 7.7 · 790 votes · 2h 39m · history, documentary
After befriending documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various American film genres. As the…
#16 Laurence Anyways (2012) · ★ 7.6 · 918 votes · 2h 48m · romance, drama
The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.…
#17 I Want You (2012) · ★ 7.5 · 1,985 votes · 2h 3m · romance, drama
After two years away, Hache returns to Barcelona seeking a fresh start. Falling for Gin while facing unresolved feelings for Babi, he must confront love, loss, and who he's becomin…
#18 The Body (2012) · ★ 7.5 · 1,456 votes · 1h 47m · thriller, mystery
A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime Peña investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of…
#19 Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) · ★ 7.5 · 920 votes · 2h 14m · action, fantasy, adventure
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.…
#20 One Piece Film: Z (2012) · ★ 7.5 · 578 votes · 1h 48m · action, fantasy, adventure
Zephyr, now known as Z, rides the seas with only one goal: Destroy all pirates and their dreams at becoming King of Pirates. When Luffy and his crew encounter him at sea, not only…
#21 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) · ★ 7.4 · 20,097 votes · 2h 49m · action, fantasy, adventure
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon…
#22 Life of Pi (2012) · ★ 7.4 · 14,035 votes · 2h 7m · adventure, drama
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the P…
#23 Wreck-It Ralph (2012) · ★ 7.4 · 13,341 votes · 1h 41m · comedy, adventure, animation
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting t…
#24 Rise of the Guardians (2012) · ★ 7.4 · 7,303 votes · 1h 37m · action, fantasy, adventure
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagi…
#25 The Impossible (2012) · ★ 7.4 · 6,844 votes · 1h 53m · adventure, thriller, drama
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomp…
#26 The Raid (2012) · ★ 7.4 · 4,049 votes · 1h 41m · action, thriller, crime
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been consider…
#27 End of Watch (2012) · ★ 7.4 · 3,801 votes · 1h 49m · thriller, drama, crime
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.…
#28 Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012) · ★ 7.4 · 1,261 votes · 1h 49m · action, fantasy, animation
Sixteen years ago, a mysterious masked ninja unleashes a powerful creature known as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on the Hidden Leaf Village Konoha, killing many people. In response, t…
#29 Justice League: Doom (2012) · ★ 7.4 · 960 votes · 1h 17m · action, fantasy, science-fiction
An adaptation of Mark Waid's "Tower of Babel" story from the JLA comic. Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns…
#30 Skyfall (2012) · ★ 7.3 · 16,445 votes · 2h 23m · action, adventure, thriller
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from…
#31 Argo (2012) · ★ 7.3 · 9,209 votes · 2h 0m · thriller, drama
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian am…
#32 Pitch Perfect (2012) · ★ 7.3 · 6,976 votes · 1h 52m · comedy, romance, music
College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice ga…
#33 Les Misérables (2012) · ★ 7.3 · 5,701 votes · 2h 38m · drama, history
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relent…
#34 What's in a Name (2012) · ★ 7.3 · 1,824 votes · 1h 50m · comedy, drama
Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a childhood friend and trombonist in a s…
#35 Secret of the Wings (2012) · ★ 7.3 · 1,425 votes · 1h 15m · fantasy, adventure, animation
Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to h…
#36 Now Is Good (2012) · ★ 7.3 · 1,117 votes · 1h 43m · romance, drama
A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.…
#37 A Royal Affair (2012) · ★ 7.3 · 961 votes · 2h 17m · romance, drama, history
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.…
#38 The Imposter (2012) · ★ 7.3 · 817 votes · 1h 39m · crime, mystery, documentary
In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a ho…
#39 The Hunger Games (2012) · ★ 7.2 · 23,769 votes · 2h 22m · action, fantasy, adventure
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s plac…
#40 Silver Linings Playbook (2012) · ★ 7.2 · 12,841 votes · 2h 2m · comedy, romance, drama
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but…