2010 201120122013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2012 Movies

Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 2012, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.

2012 Academy Awards

Born in 2012? Get Your Birth Year Poster!

A beautifully researched, newspaper-style poster of the year.

Step back into 2012. Get yours today!

The Dark Knight Rises
Written by: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Country: United States of America
Outline: Eight years after taking the fall for Harvey Dent's crimes, Batman returns to Gotham City to face the masked terrorist Bane, who has a personal vendetta against Bruce Wayne.
source: imdb.com
The Avengers
Written by: Joss Whedon, Zak Penn
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson
Country: United States of America
Outline: Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
source: imdb.com
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, Stephen Fry, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood
Country: New Zealand
Outline: Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, is recruited by the wizard Gandalf to join a group of dwarves on a quest to reclaim their homeland from the dragon Smaug.
source: imdb.com
Skyfall
Written by: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Bérénice Marlohe, Ola Rapace, Rory Kinnear
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Outline: Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her, bringing MI6 under attack. 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
source: imdb.com
The Hunger Games
Written by: Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray
Directed by: Gary Ross
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Toby Jones, Wes Bentley
Country: United States of America
Outline: In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts and the Capitol. 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death.
source: imdb.com
The Amazing Spider-Man
Written by: James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves
Directed by: Marc Webb
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field
Country: United States of America
Outline: After being bitten by a genetically altered spider, Peter Parker gains spider-like abilities and seeks to uncover the truth about his parents' disappearance, leading him to confront Dr. Curt Connors, who transforms into the Lizard.
source: imdb.com
Django Unchained
Written by: Quentin Tarantino
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson
Country: United States of America
Outline: A freed slave, Django, partners with a bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner, leading to a violent and bloody confrontation.
source: imdb.com
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Written by: Stephen Chbosky
Directed by: Stephen Chbosky
Starring: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Mae Whitman, Melanie Lynskey
Country: United States of America
Outline: A shy high school freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world, as he struggles with his past and his place in the present.
source: imdb.com
Life of Pi
Written by: David Magee
Directed by: Ang Lee
Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu, Rafe Spall, Gérard Depardieu
Country: United States of America
Outline: After a shipwreck, a young man is stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger, leading to a spiritual journey of survival and faith.
source: imdb.com
Moonrise Kingdom
Written by: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Starring: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two young lovers run away from their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them.
source: imdb.com