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.

111. Premium Rush

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Koepp
Actors: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Chung, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, Aasif Mandvi, Nick Damici
Plot: A bike messenger suddenly finds himself on more than just a routine delivery when a corrupt cop begins pursuit after picking up a package.

112. Chef, Le ( Comme un chef )

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Daniel Cohen
Actors: Jean Reno, Michaël Youn, Raphaëlle Agogué, Julien Boisselier, Salomé Stévenin, Serge Larivière
Plot: A veteran chef finds himself at odds with a new restaurant CEO who is willing to give up a star in order to bring in a younger chef specializing in molecular gastronomy.

113. Simple Life, A ( Tao jie )

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ann Hui
Actors: Andy Lau, Deannie Yip, Paul Chun, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Raymond Chow, Queenie Chu
Plot: A woman who had worked as a maid practically her entire life decides to retire to an old-folks home following a stroke. Yet she finds it hard fitting into her new life being cared for instead of the one doing the work.

114. Robot and Frank

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jake Schreier
Actors: Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Susan Sarandon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeremy Strong
Plot: Set in the not-too-distant future, a retired jewel thief is given a gift from his son: a robot butler built to look after him, but soon he comes up with a plan to join forces with his mechanical partner and get back into the jewel heist game.

115. The Woman in Black

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Watkins
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, David Burke, Shaun Dooley, Alisa Khazanova
Plot: A young lawyer is sent to a quiet village to settle a recently-deceased client's account when he comes across the ghost of a woman seeking vengeance.

116. Liberal Arts

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Josh Radnor
Actors: Zac Efron, Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Reaser, Allison Janney, Richard Jenkins
Plot: A thirty-something man returns to his alma mater, a small liberal arts college, and finds himself drawn to a 19-year-old student and must decide how to deal with the powerful attraction.

117. John Carter

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Andrew Stanton
Actors: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, Dominic West
Plot: A Civil War veteran finds himself transported to Mars, which contains a lush, tropical world inhabited by massive, green barbarians and a princess in need of a hero.

118. Safe

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Boaz Yakin
Actors: Jason Statham, Chris Sarandon, James Hong, Anson Mount, Reggie Lee, Danny Hoch
Plot: A former elite agent must take on two tough assignments: rescue a girl from the dangerous Triads while using a coveted safe combination to outwit the Russian Mafia, corrupt cops and the Triads themselves.

119. Berberian Sound Studio

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Peter Strickland
Actors: Toby Jones, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Susanna Cappellaro, Cosimo Fusco, Suzy Kendall, Chiara D'Anna
Plot: A British sound engineer finds himself working for an Italian horror studio but his life is complicated as the fictional horror begins to bleed into his very real life.

120. Snow White and the Huntsman

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rupert Sanders
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Nick Frost, Sam Claflin, Ian McShane
Plot: An evil queen wants to kill the only woman in the kingdom said to be fairer in beauty than she: Snow White. But the huntsman sent to dispatch the fair maiden instead becomes her mentor and turns her into a warrior to fight for herself.

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