Most popular movies of 2012

Prometheus(2012)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.



The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 87

Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight, with the help of the enigmatic Catwoman, is forced from his exile to save Gotham City, now on the edge of total annihilation, from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane.



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.



Django Unchained(2012)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 87

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.



The Hunger Games(2012)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.



The Avengers(2012)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 82

Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.



Skyfall(2012)

Combined Rating:
92
Combined Critics Rating: 88

Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. Whilst MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.



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.



The Cabin in the Woods(2012)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 36

Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods.



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.



Les Misérables(2012)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 32

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.



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.



The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2(2012)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 69

After the birth of Renesmee/Nessie, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.



21 Jump Street(2012)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 35

A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.



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.



Looper(2012)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 87

In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.



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.



Jack Reacher(2012)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 67

A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.



Silver Linings Playbook(2012)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 86

After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.



The Impossible(2012)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.




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