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The 50 Best Films of 2012. Couldn't include great films like The Raid, Intouchables, In Darkness, Monsieur Lazhar, Bonsái, Bernie, Headhunters and The Turin Horse because they were originally released in 2011 (during film festivals).
1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. 2012 2h 49m PG-13. 7.8 (878K) Rate. 58 Metascore. A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug. Director Peter Jackson Stars Martin Freeman Ian McKellen Richard Armitage. 2.
- Life of Pi. Director: Life of Pi. Leave it to director Ang Lee to create a thinking man’s blockbuster. In much of his past work, he has strived to imbue his stories with a deep sense of purpose—to explore themes of longing and connection.
- Zero Dark Thirty. Director: Kathryn Bigelow. It’s a rare occasion when a major theatrical film is as timely as director Kathryn Bigelow’s widely acclaimed military drama, Zero Dark Thirty.
- Moonrise Kingdom. Director: Wes Anderson. After seven features, a Wes Anderson production is unmistakable: white, upper-middle-class dysfunctional families deadpanning wry dialogue amid meticulous mise-en-scène to an eclectic soundtrack.
- Amour. Director: Michael Haneke. Amour simultaneously illuminates the horrors and beauty of aging. Who would not wish to live until their twilight years like Georges and Anne, comfortably enjoying their last decade of life?
- Zero Dark Thiry. Rated R. In Zero Dark Thirty, a decade of post- 9/11 pain is distilled into a rigorously reported drama about the controversial, shadowy work of countless Americans to find the terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.
- Lincoln. Rated PG-13. Just as Zero Dark Thirtyholds up a mirror to who we are as a nation today, so Lincolncontains within its rich storytelling vital intelligence about the soul of our nation as it battled to define itself nearly 150 years earlier: This resonant, stirring movie tells a great story of how we came to be.
- The Master. Rated R. Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest portrait of masculinity in extremis is as elusive as it is great. What are we to make of the symbiotic relationship between a damaged, sozzled animal of an American male just back from World War II (played, as if with nerve endings exposed, by Joaquin Phoenix) and a charismatic/crackpot pied piper of self-actualization (embodied by a booming Philip Seymour Hoffman)?
- Amour. Rated PG-13. Michael Haneke, that most precise of Austrian auteurs, chose carefully in naming this exquisite pas de deux between French treasure Emmanuelle Riva, as an old woman who suffers a series of strokes, and the renowned Jean-Louis Trintignant, as the devoted husband who cares for her at home.
1. Paperman (2012) G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy. 8.2. Rate. An office worker meets the girl of his dreams and uses a fleet of paper airplanes to get her attention. Director: John Kahrs | Stars: John Kahrs, Kari Wahlgren, Jack Goldenberg, Jeff Turley. Votes: 34,531. Watch on Prime Video. buy from $2.99. 2. Django Unchained (2012)
Welcome to RT’s 14th Annual Golden Tomato Awards, in which we honor the best-reviewed movies of 2012. From the biggest Hollywood hits to the most provocative indies, we’ve got the films that...
Dec 12, 2012 · The best films of 2012 – and a full, feisty and first-rate year it was – took a defiant stand against business as usual that is pure rock & roll. Here's the cream of the crop.
