The Place Beyond the Pines(2012)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective.



Magic Mike(2012)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.



Frances Ha(2012)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A story that follows as a New York woman (who doesn't really have an apartment) apprentices for a dance company (though she's not really a dancer) and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possibility dwindles.



Holy Motors(2012)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 84

From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the shadowy life of a mystic man named Monsieur Oscar.



The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

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.



Ted(2012)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.



Seven Psychopaths(2012)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.



End of Watch(2012)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.



Chronicle(2012)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Whilst attending a party, three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery underground. Soon, though, they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.



ParaNorman(2012)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.



The Sessions(2012)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.



The Perks of Being a Wallflower(2012)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.



The Bourne Legacy(2012)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.



Safety Not Guaranteed(2012)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.



Killing Them Softly(2012)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.



Cloud Atlas(2012)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.



Pitch Perfect(2012)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.



Snow White and the Huntsman(2012)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.



Dark Shadows(2012)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.



Spring Breakers(2012)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.




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