My Favorite Movies from 2012
by jgiles-367-954534 | created - 14 Feb 2018 | updated - 3 weeks ago | PublicThis is a list of my favorite movies from 2012.
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1. American Reunion (2012)
R | 113 min | Comedy
Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion.
Directors: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg | Stars: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein
Votes: 223,775 | Gross: $57.01M
2. The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
R | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two men and their sons must deal with the unforeseen consequences of their actions.
Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Craig Van Hook
Votes: 290,283 | Gross: $21.38M
3. Trouble with the Curve (2012)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout, by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.
Director: Robert Lorenz | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake
Votes: 68,520 | Gross: $35.76M
4. Stuck in Love. (2012)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
Director: Josh Boone | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Nat Wolff
Votes: 91,963 | Gross: $0.08M
5. The Three Stooges (2012)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family
While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry, and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality television show.
Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch
Votes: 33,185 | Gross: $44.34M
6. Compliance (2012)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, History
A normal Friday service at a fast food restaurant becomes interrupted by a police officer who claims an employee stole from a customer, but something more sinister is going on.
Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp
Votes: 37,285 | Gross: $0.32M
7. ATM (I) (2012)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
On a late night visit to an ATM, three co-workers end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man.
Director: David Brooks | Stars: Alice Eve, Josh Peck, Brian Geraghty, Mike O'Brian
Votes: 25,378 | Gross: $0.00M
8. Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.
Directors: Pascal Arnold, Jean-Marc Barr | Stars: Mathias Melloul, Valérie Maës, Stephan Hersoen, Leïla Denio
Votes: 4,761
9. Big Miracle (2012)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his Greenpeace-volunteer ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, John Pingayak, Ahmaogak Sweeney
Votes: 20,510 | Gross: $20.11M
10. Walking the Halls (2012)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
High-school senior Casey finds herself seduced into the fast lifestyle of a call-girl ring run by a campus police officer and must pull herself out before she loses all self-control.
Director: Doug Campbell | Stars: Jamie Luner, Caitlin Thompson, Al Sapienza, Marie Avgeropoulos
Votes: 1,270
11. Breaking the Girls (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Thriller
Sara, a college student who was slandered by a classmate, finds herself framed for murder by Alex, who initially proposed the perfect, untraceable crime.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Agnes Bruckner, Madeline Zima, Shawn Ashmore, Kate Levering
Votes: 3,789
12. Struck by Lightning (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A high schooler recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
Director: Brian Dannelly | Stars: Chris Colfer, Rebel Wilson, Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney
Votes: 15,140 | Gross: $0.02M
13. Amber Alert (2012)
R | 80 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
When a group of friends decides to follow a car they've seen posted on an Amber Alert, things start to go very wrong.
Director: Kerry Bellessa | Stars: Summer Bellessa, Chris Hill, Jasen Wade, Caleb Thompson
Votes: 3,513
14. Sand Sharks (2012)
R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The residents of a small town team up to kill a group of evolved sharks that can swim in sand, and are terrorizing local beaches.
Director: Mark Atkins | Stars: Corin Nemec, Brooke Hogan, Vanessa Evigan, Eric Scott Woods
Votes: 5,443
15. Columbus Circle (2012)
PG-13 | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An heiress who's been shut inside her apartment building for nearly two decades is forced to confront her fears after one of her neighbors is killed and a detective arrives to begin the investigation.
Director: George Gallo | Stars: Selma Blair, Amy Smart, Kevin Pollak, Jason Antoon
Votes: 10,975
16. Small Apartments (2012)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A man is surrounded by strange events and odd neighbors in this adaptation of Chris Millis' novel.
Director: Jonas Åkerlund | Stars: Matt Lucas, Peter Stormare, James Caan, Juno Temple
Votes: 8,323
17. Apartment 1303 3D (2012)
R | 85 min | Horror
A modern ghost story which turns a love/hate relationship between mother and daughter into a tale of horror. Some rentals are too good to be true.
Director: Michael Taverna | Stars: Mischa Barton, Julianne Michelle, Rebecca De Mornay, Corey Sevier
Votes: 6,150
18. Murder on the 13th Floor (2012)
85 min | Thriller
A neglectful mother concocts a plan to kill her live-in nanny when she discovers the nanny is having an affair with her husband.
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper | Stars: Tessa Thompson, Sean Patrick Thomas, Jordan Ladd, Brennan Elliott
Votes: 622
19. Sassy Pants (2012)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
Desperate to get out from under her overprotective mother, a home-schooled teen runs off to live with her dad, and forms a bond with his much-younger boyfriend.
Director: Coley Sohn | Stars: Anna Gunn, Ashley Rickards, Martin Spanjers, Drew Droege
Votes: 1,804
20. Zombies Vs. Strippers (2012)
R | 75 min | Comedy, Horror
The Tough Titty is a strip club that's seen better days. Spider has been losing money on his business for years. Now it's finally getting the traffic he's always wanted... unfortunately, most of his patrons are undead.
Director: Alex Nicolaou | Stars: Circus-Szalewski, Eve Mauro, Victoria Levine, Adriana Sephora
Votes: 881
21. Promised Land (2012)
R | 106 min | Drama
A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski, Hal Holbrook
Votes: 39,900 | Gross: $7.60M
22. Disconnect (I) (2012)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A drama centered on a group of people searching for human connections in today's wired world.
Director: Henry Alex Rubin | Stars: Jason Bateman, Jonah Bobo, Haley Ramm, Hope Davis
Votes: 78,130 | Gross: $7.44M
23. Playing for Keeps (2012)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's football team as a way to get his life together. His attempts to become an adult are met with challenges from the attractive football moms who pursue him at every turn.
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid, Noah Lomax
Votes: 31,286 | Gross: $13.10M
24. Stealing Roses (2012)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Terrified at the prospect of losing his seriously ill wife, a man plans a bank robbery to pay for her medical treatments with help from his eccentric friends - while his son, a cop, tries to stop him.
Director: Megan Clare Foster | Stars: John Heard, Cindy Williams, Mark Famiglietti, Josie Davis
Votes: 305
25. Dark Tide (2012)
PG-13 | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A professional diver tutor returns to deep waters after 1 year, following an almost fatal encounter with a great white shark. The nightmare from the deep is still lurking - more carnivorous and hungry than ever.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez, Ralph Brown, Sizwe Msutu
Votes: 9,430
26. Little Red Wagon (2012)
PG | 104 min | Drama
With nothing more than a blazing spirit of philanthropy and his beat-up red wagon, Zach sets out to help homeless children in America. In the process, he sweeps his fractured family - and ultimately the entire country - along with him.
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Chandler Canterbury, Anna Gunn, Frances O'Connor, Daveigh Chase
Votes: 649
27. At Any Price (2012)
R | 105 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
A farming family's business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham
Votes: 7,961 | Gross: $0.38M
28. What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows the lives of five interconnected couples as they experience the thrills and surprises of having a baby and realize that no matter what you plan for, life does not always deliver what is expected.
Director: Kirk Jones | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Matthew Morrison, J. Todd Smith, Dennis Quaid
Votes: 75,679 | Gross: $41.15M
29. Man on a Ledge (2012)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.
Director: Asger Leth | Stars: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Mandy Gonzalez
Votes: 158,528 | Gross: $18.62M
30. Private Peaceful (2012)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, War
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Jack O'Connell, George MacKay, John Lynch
Votes: 1,718
31. In Our Nature (2012)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
A scheduling mistake leads to an estranged father and son sharing a vacation home with their respective girlfriends.
Director: Brian Savelson | Stars: Zach Gilford, Jena Malone, John Slattery, Gabrielle Union
Votes: 840
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