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Rankings: 2012

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  • Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg in Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)

    1. Celeste & Jesse Forever

    20121h 32mR59Metascore
    6.6 (35K)
    A divorcing couple tries to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people.
    DirectorLee Toland KriegerStarsRashida JonesAndy SambergElijah Wood
  • Barbara (2012)

    2. Barbara

    20121h 45mPG-1386Metascore
    7.2 (17K)
    A doctor working in 1980s East Germany finds herself banished to a small country hospital.
    DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsNina HossRonald ZehrfeldRainer Bock
  • Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton in Byzantium (2012)

    3. Byzantium

    20121h 58mR66Metascore
    6.5 (47K)
    Two mysterious women seek refuge at a rundown British seaside resort.
    DirectorNeil JordanStarsSaoirse RonanGemma ArtertonSam Riley
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)

    4. Django Unchained

    20122h 45mR81Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprio
  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)

    5. Les Misérables

    20122h 38mPG-1363Metascore
    7.5 (356K)
    In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
    DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne Hathaway
  • Bradley Cooper, Debbie Lay, and Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

    6. Silver Linings Playbook

    20122h 2mR81Metascore
    7.7 (762K)
    After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
    DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De Niro
  • Amour (2012)

    7. Amour

    20122h 7mPG-1395Metascore
    7.9 (109K)
    Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsJean-Louis TrintignantEmmanuelle RivaIsabelle Huppert
  • Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts in Rust and Bone (2012)

    8. Rust and Bone

    20122hR73Metascore
    7.4 (72K)
    Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
    DirectorJacques AudiardStarsMarion CotillardMatthias SchoenaertsArmand Verdure
  • Karl Urban in Dredd (2012)

    9. Dredd

    20121h 35mR60Metascore
    7.1 (307K)
    In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.
    DirectorPete TravisStarsKarl UrbanOlivia ThirlbyLena Headey
  • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

    10. The Dark Knight Rises

    20122h 44mPG-1378Metascore
    8.4 (1.9M)
    Bane, an imposing terrorist, attacks Gotham City and disrupts its eight-year-long period of peace. This forces Bruce Wayne to come out of hiding and don the cape and cowl of Batman again.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne Hathaway
  • Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane in Ted (2012)

    11. Ted

    20121h 46mR62Metascore
    6.9 (689K)
    John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.
    DirectorSeth MacFarlaneStarsMark WahlbergMila KunisSeth MacFarlane
  • Argo (2012)

    12. Argo

    20122hR86Metascore
    7.7 (655K)
    Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
    DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckBryan CranstonJohn Goodman
  • Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, and Onata Aprile in What Maisie Knew (2012)

    13. What Maisie Knew

    20121h 39mR74Metascore
    7.4 (29K)
    In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
    DirectorsScott McGeheeDavid SiegelStarsJulianne MooreAlexander SkarsgårdSteve Coogan
  • Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pine, and Michael Hall D'Addario in People Like Us (2012)

    14. People Like Us

    20121h 54mPG-1349Metascore
    7.0 (45K)
    While settling his recently deceased father's estate, a salesman discovers he has a sister whom he never knew about, leading both siblings to re-examine their perceptions about family and life choices.
    DirectorAlex KurtzmanStarsChris PineElizabeth BanksMichelle Pfeiffer
  • Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

    15. Moonrise Kingdom

    20121h 34mPG-1384Metascore
    7.8 (377K)
    Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsJared GilmanKara HaywardBruce Willis
  • Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)

    16. Cloud Atlas

    20122h 52mR55Metascore
    7.4 (382K)
    As souls are born and reborn, they renew their connections to one another throughout the ages.
    DirectorsTom TykwerLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsTom HanksHalle BerryHugh Grant
  • Hadas Yaron in Fill the Void (2012)

    17. Fill the Void

    20121h 30mPG79Metascore
    6.7 (4K)
    When the older sister of Shira, an 18-year-old Hasidic Israeli, dies suddenly in childbirth, Shira must decide if she can and should marry her widowed brother-in-law, which also generates tensions within her extended family.
    DirectorRama BurshteinStarsHadas YaronYiftach KleinIrit Sheleg
  • Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, and Jacqueline Marie Zwick in Flight (2012)

    18. Flight

    20122h 18mR76Metascore
    7.3 (389K)
    Troubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsDenzel WashingtonKelly ReillyDon Cheadle
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012)

    19. Lincoln

    20122h 30mPG-1387Metascore
    7.3 (280K)
    As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid Strathairn
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña in End of Watch (2012)

    20. End of Watch

    20121h 49mR68Metascore
    7.6 (284K)
    Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and close friends.
    DirectorDavid AyerStarsJake GyllenhaalMichael PeñaAnna Kendrick
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams in The Master (2012)

    21. The Master

    20122h 18mR86Metascore
    7.1 (194K)
    A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by a cult and its charismatic leader.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy Adams
  • Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt (2012)

    22. The Hunt

    20121h 55mR77Metascore
    8.3 (392K)
    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 is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
    DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika Wedderkopp
  • Matthew McConaughey in Mud (2012)

    23. Mud

    20122h 10mPG-1376Metascore
    7.4 (196K)
    On a Mississippi River island, two young boys encounter a stranger who tells wild tales about bounty hunters and a beautiful woman.
    DirectorJeff NicholsStarsMatthew McConaugheyTye SheridanJacob Lofland
  • Susan Sarandon, Liv Tyler, Frank Langella, and James Marsden in Robot & Frank (2012)

    24. Robot & Frank

    20121h 29mPG-1367Metascore
    7.0 (67K)
    In the near future, an ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team.
    DirectorJake SchreierStarsPeter SarsgaardFrank LangellaSusan Sarandon
  • Gael García Bernal in No (2012)

    25. No

    20121h 58mR81Metascore
    7.4 (27K)
    An advertising executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum.
    DirectorPablo LarraínStarsGael García BernalAlfredo CastroAntonia Zegers

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