Top Movies of 2012


The top movies of 2012 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

231. Goats

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christopher Neil
Actors: Vera Farmiga, David Duchovny, Keri Russell, Graham Phillips, Ty Burrell, Dakota Johnson
Plot: A young man is about to leave his upscale Tuscon home for an East Coast prep school. Yet before he leaves, he'll have to figure out the best way to breakaway from his flaky, new-age mom and the closet thing to a father he has known: Goat Man.

232. Detropia

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Actors: Tommy Stevens
Plot: A documentary exploring the plight of Detroit and how its crumbling nature is a mirror of the economic crisis facing America.

233. A Band Called Death

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mark Christopher Covino, Jeff Howlett
Actors: Alice Cooper, Bobby Hackney, Dannis Hackney, David Hackney, Henry Rollins
Plot: In the 1970s, long before punk became popular, a band called Death stood out - but in the ear of Motown and Disco, their sound didn't attract much attention. Yet three decades later, they would find an unlikely resurgence and take their rightful place as pioneers of punk.

234. Windfall

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Laura Israel
Plot: A look behind the scenes into a wind farm in upstate New York community of Meredith and the hidden costs of making the deal.

235. Alien Dawn

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil Johnson
Actors: Rachelle Dimaria, Brooke Lewis, Alex Bell, Michael Abruscato, Tiffany Adams, Tiffany Martin
Plot: It's mankind's last stand as a race of aliens have sent giant mechanical monsters to enslave and feed off of humanity. A group of survivors band together to take one last stand against the menace.

236. Rabbi's Cat, The ( chat du rabbin, Le )

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Antoine Delesvaux, Joann Sfar
Actors: Mathieu Amalric, Daniel Cohen, Maurice Bénichou, Hafsia Herzi, Mohamed Fellag, Eric Elmosnino
Plot: Rabbi Sfar has his hands full - his daughter Zlabya is entering her turbulent teen years and, to his wonder, his parrot-killing cat has decided to start talking. When a box arrives from Russia and a near-dead painter tumbles out - it is the start of a grand adventure for a mythical African city,

237. Violeta Went to Heaven ( Violeta se fue a los cielos )

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Andrés Wood
Actors: Francisca Gavilán, Thomas Durand, Christian Quevedo, Gabriela Aguilera, Roberto Farías, Marcial Tagle
Plot: Biography of the Chilean singer Violeta Parra filled with her musical talent, her own memories, love in her life and dreams for the future.

238. The Announcement

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nelson George
Actors: Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Karl Malone, Pat Riley, Chris Rock, Arsenio Hall
Plot: On November 7, 1991, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, one of NBA's most electrifying point guards, made the stunning announcement that he was HIV positive and was retiring from the sport of basketball. Many people thought this meant a beloved star and personality was about to suffer an excruciating battle leading to an untimely death, but Johnson had a different outlook and turned his illness into a crusade.

239. Day I Saw Your Heart, The ( Et soudain tout le monde me manque )

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jennifer Devoldère
Actors: Mélanie Laurent, Michel Blanc, Florence Loiret Caille, Claude Perron, Guillaume Gouix, Manu Payet
Plot: Nowhere else to go, Justine stays in his half sister's home and her boyfriend. Her emotional life unstable and constantly changing would be more altered when Eli, his father nearly 60 years, announces that is expecting a baby with his new wife. Eli does not know how to be close to Justine, and does so through her ex boyfriends, but his clumsiness only causes more problems to her daughter, including her new love. As a radiologist, Justine finds a way to get to know the people around her, including her father. Explore your creativity portraying people and objects to rebuild them with her own vision.

240. Zaytoun

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Eran Riklis
Actors: Stephen Dorff, Abdallah El Akal, Alice Taglioni, Tarik Kopty, Jony Arbid, Jony Arbid
Plot: In 1982 a young Palestinian war orphan and an Israeli fighter pilot form an unlikely bond as they two strike out across war-torn Lebanon in order to get back to their respective homes.

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