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2012 films ranked (based on US release dates)

A list of every film from 2012 that I've seen ranked from best to worst. Some of the films included had festival screenings or theatrical releases in its home country in 2011, but for simplicity's sake, I decided to use the US theatrical (limited or wide) release dates instead.

  • It's Such a Beautiful Day

    1

  • The Master

    2

  • The Act of Killing

    3

  • ParaNorman

    4

  • Cloud Atlas

    5

  • Life of Pi

    6

  • Lincoln

    7

  • The Grey

    8

  • A Hijacking

    9

  • 21 Jump Street

    10

  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    11

  • Silver Linings Playbook

    12

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    13

  • Skyfall

    14

  • The Avengers

    15

  • Django Unchained

    16

  • Wreck-It Ralph

    17

  • Dredd

    18

  • The Secret World of Arrietty

    19

  • Mud

    20

  • Side by Side

    21

  • The Hunt

    22

  • Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

    23

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    24

  • Argo

    25

  • The Impossible

    26

  • Jiro Dreams of Sushi

    27

  • Zero Dark Thirty

    28

  • Looper

    29

  • Stories We Tell

    30

  • End of Watch

    31

  • The Hunger Games

    32

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    33

  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

    34

  • Ted

    35

  • Kon-Tiki

    36

  • Brave

    37

  • Magic Mike

    38

  • The Intouchables

    39

  • Pitch Perfect

    40

  • The Cabin in the Woods

    41

  • Les Misérables

    42

  • Prometheus

    43

  • The Amazing Spider-Man

    44

  • Red Hook Summer

    45

  • Flight

    46

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

    47

  • The Bourne Legacy

    48

  • The Expendables 2

    49

  • Total Recall

    50

  • Mirror Mirror

    51

  • Underworld: Awakening

    52

  • The Lorax

    53

  • Wrath of the Titans

    54

  • Taken 2

    55