Movies I've seen in Theaters in 2012
by gusseuh | created - 01 Jan 2013 | updated - 01 Jan 2013 | PublicAll the movies I've seen in theaters (the movies seen at home aren't included) the past year.
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1. Seeking Justice (2011)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 47,981 | Gross: $0.04M
A lame thriller, I hardly remember the storyline...
2. J. Edgar (2011)
R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 133,603 | Gross: $37.31M
One of the worst Clint Eastwood movies as a director. The man is old, and this movie's an old's one. Good actors, but a weak script and terrible make-up kills the project.
3. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Director: Gorô Miyazaki | Stars: Sarah Bolger, Chris Noth, Anton Yelchin, Christina Hendricks
Votes: 51,957 | Gross: $1.00M
A nice Ghibli movie. Certainly not the best, but Goro Miyazaki does his work well, and it's a pleasure to see this kind of movies in theater.
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
R | 158 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 494,636 | Gross: $102.52M
Fincher does it again : even if the movie is very close to the books and the first adaptation, his cast and visual qualities enlighten it all. A very good movie, I just hope they won't chose some B's director for the sequel...
5. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Detective Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams
Votes: 480,260 | Gross: $186.85M
A lazy sequel : weak script, a strange choice for Moriarty... Guy Ritchie should have avoided this project, and give it to a motivated director.
6. The Descendants (2011)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause
Votes: 251,734 | Gross: $82.58M
A subtle and clever movie, well written, beautifully crafted, superbly played... One of the best movies this year.
7. African Cats (2010)
G | 89 min | Documentary, Adventure
Meet Mara, an endearing lion cub striving to be like her mother; Sita, a cheetah and single mother of five; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion.
Directors: Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 6,727 | Gross: $15.42M
Visually stunning, but the voice-over is intrusive and clearly dispensable.
8. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
PG | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
Votes: 856,009 | Gross: $474.54M
The 3D version. Not a huge improvement, but quite fun for the 2-3 good scenes of the movie. Except that, it's always a bad movie.
9. Underworld: Awakening (2012)
R | 88 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrior Selene leads the battle against humankind.
Directors: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, India Eisley, Stephen Rea
Votes: 161,163 | Gross: $62.32M
None of the movies from this serie is good. But this one is just some carnage. The only good thing here is Kate Beckinsale... Almost 40 years old, and still gorgeous !
10. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong
Votes: 212,432 | Gross: $24.15M
A clinical and cynical thriller. Visually splendid - in a cold way, the script and THE ACTORS. Just splendid, but very hard to get in.
11. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
PG | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 112,080 | Gross: $103.86M
Funny and stupid kid movie. I lost my time here, but it was quite entertaining, in a lazy way.
12. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Johnny Blaze, tortured by the Ghost Rider's curse, gets a chance of redemption through protecting the Devil's son, whose father is pursuing him.
Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba, Violante Placido
Votes: 126,184 | Gross: $51.77M
What a disapointment ! After Crank 1 & 2 and Gamer, some of the cheesiest, most hysterical projects of these days, I hoped for a good sequel-reboot of this character. Alas ! This movie is not a good one, and except for some sequences, it's not funny either... Ridiculous, and not half as fun as it should've been.
13. Il était une fois, une fois (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
By pretending to be heir to the Belgian throne, Willy and his gang set off a series of joyful events in the Parisian 5-star establishment.
Director: Christian Merret-Palmair | Stars: François-Xavier Demaison, Anne Marivin, Jean-Luc Couchard, Charlie Dupont
Votes: 522
Some boring french comedy.
14. War Horse (2011)
PG-13 | 146 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch
Votes: 165,555 | Gross: $79.88M
A family Spielberg movie. Not his best, but certainly not the worst. The story is naive but entertaining and touching, the visual direction is splendid, the actors do the work... All in all, a very good movie.
15. Chronicle (2012)
PG-13 | 84 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery underground. Soon they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.
Director: Josh Trank | Stars: Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly
Votes: 264,365 | Gross: $64.58M
When some super heros encounter Akira... A very good new vision of the superheros mythology, with a more realistic side, but a lot of fun nonetheless. Refreshing !
16. The Grey (2011)
R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After their plane crashes in Alaska, six oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.
Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, Dallas Roberts
Votes: 263,261 | Gross: $51.58M
A survival movie, with CG wolves and Liam Neeson... But it's well written, with good actors and nice landscapes. Good movie !
17. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
R | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, a damaged woman struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult.
Director: Sean Durkin | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes, Christopher Abbott
Votes: 55,806 | Gross: $2.98M
Some astounding movie. Slow, gruesome, freaky, the kind of movie where you don't know if you like it until you've spent some time thinking about it. I liked it, definitely.
18. John Carter (2012)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Transported to Barsoom, a Civil War vet discovers a barren planet seemingly inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Woola and a princess in desperate need of a savior.
Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton
Votes: 286,119 | Gross: $73.08M
It's not because you spend alot of time, energy and money that you make a blockbuster hit. John Carter is the proof of it. The movie is not that bad, it's kinda funny, popular and not that stupid, but hey, it's about some action during the civil war on... Mars. Hardly believable, indeed.
19. My Way (2012)
148 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biopic of French pop star Claude François, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from childhood in Egypt through success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.
Director: Florent-Emilio Siri | Stars: Jérémie Renier, Benoît Magimel, Monica Scattini, Sabrina Seyvecou
Votes: 3,167
An excellent bopic, wether you like Claude François or not. It's nicely written, very entertaining AND realistic. And Jérémy Renier is just incredible as Cloclo. A very good french movie !
20. The Hunger Games (2012)
PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 1,003,229 | Gross: $408.01M
A nice movie for adolescents and young adults. It uses a lot of references (from 1984 to Brave New World) in the dystopic gender, it's kinda well done, with all the naive sides of a summer movie, but it's far better than all Twilights or alike.
21. This Means War (2012)
PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
C.I.A. operatives wage an epic battle on each other when they discover they are dating the same woman.
Director: McG | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Til Schweiger
Votes: 194,202 | Gross: $54.76M
A lazy rom com, with just one argument : see Tom Hardy without make-up. Except that, it's a Mr & Mrs Smith rip-off, in worst.
22. Wrath of the Titans (2012)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.
Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Rosamund Pike, Ralph Fiennes
Votes: 195,508 | Gross: $83.67M
The first movie was a shame. This one is just a bit better (especially the 3D, way better). Still a *beep* movie.
23. The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.
Directors: Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt | Stars: Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Martin Freeman
Votes: 51,403 | Gross: $31.05M
A cool movie, but not as good as Wallace & Gromit, unfortunately. It didn't deserve to bomb like this, but it's not the masterpiece it should have, from this creators. The 3D was absolutely useless.
24. HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012)
PG-13 | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Marsupilami is a mysterious alien mythical creature with kind heart & miraculous capacities which comes to knowledge of a reporter by coincidence.
Director: Alain Chabat | Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Alain Chabat, Fred Testot, Lambert Wilson
Votes: 4,283
A funny family movie, nicely done. It's for kids, but it's a little bit crazy, it's always funny, and it never takes itself seriously. A good one !
25. Battleship (2012)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, Rihanna
Votes: 257,265 | Gross: $65.42M
This movie is an exploit : it's dumber than any other blockbuster made these 5 last years. Even Michaël Bay couldn't make something more stupid. But, and that's the big difference, Peter Berg never takes this movie for something serious, and it's funny and cranky from start to end. You won't challenge your mind, with this one, but you'll be quite entertained !
26. Mirror Mirror (I) (2012)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.
Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane
Votes: 91,049 | Gross: $64.94M
A kitsch and funny new vision of the tale. Tarsem is definitely lost for cinema (where is the author responsible for the splendid The Fall ?), but this project is kinda fun, stupid and visually stunning. What else ? Ah, yeah : Julia Roberts as the bad Queen.
27. The Lion King (1994)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
Directors: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg
Votes: 1,141,469 | Gross: $422.78M
For the 3D re-release. Still one of the best Disney made in the 1990's, Lion King deserved this new release.
28. Radiostars (2012)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of radio speakers go around France on a bus tour to reach the audience they lost.
Director: Romain Lévy | Stars: Manu Payet, Clovis Cornillac, Douglas Attal, Pascal Demolon
Votes: 1,454
A very good french comedy : it's funny, quite dark by moments, the actors are excellent... The only true problem is the ambition : this kind of movie shouldn't be produced for cinema, but for TV. Except that, a good movie.
29. Lockout (2012)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the President's daughter from an outer-space prison taken over by violent inmates.
Directors: James Mather, Steve Saint Leger | Stars: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare, Vincent Regan
Votes: 100,928 | Gross: $14.33M
Maybe the worst Luc Besson's production, with Columbiana. Even with money, you can make a pile of sh*t. It's just a shame for the actors, they didn't deserve this !
30. The Avengers (2012)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Sci-Fi
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.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
Votes: 1,458,806 | Gross: $623.28M
THE biggest movie of the year ! Superheros films have their master ! When the Nolan's Batman trilogy was serious and dark, the Whedon's Avengers is just fun packed with action and incredible visual direction. All is for spectacle and entertainment, here, and you'll get what you wanted, and even more ! One of the best movies of the year, and one of the best blockbusters of all time !
31. The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Five college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.
Director: Drew Goddard | Stars: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz
Votes: 450,452 | Gross: $42.07M
A funny horror flick. The ending is quite original, if not well written.
32. Margin Call (2011)
R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
Director: J.C. Chandor | Stars: Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany
Votes: 144,174 | Gross: $5.35M
The most ambitious movie I've seen concerning financial world. With a movie written like this, you WILL understand the actual crisis. And you'll cry, because the people that started it did it on purpose.
33. Dark Shadows (2012)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 280,402 | Gross: $79.73M
A lazy Tim Burton movie. There are some funny moments, but I had the feeling that he was trying to give us the same recipe, again and again, since Edward Scissorhands.
34. Contraband (2012)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale, Robert Wahlberg
Votes: 126,302 | Gross: $66.53M
Funny and stupid, but not a good movie.
35. Rust and Bone (2012)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Céline Sallette
Votes: 70,279 | Gross: $2.06M
A rude drama, with two outstanding actors. It's beautifully written, the direction is awesome, maybe the most ambitious movie of the year. An instant classic.
36. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray
Votes: 366,668 | Gross: $45.51M
Wes Anderson forever ! Strange, beautiful, poetic and funny... You know what you want, and you get it here. A splendid movie.
37. Men in Black³ (2012)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement
Votes: 386,841 | Gross: $179.02M
Well, it could've been alot better. Funny, with excellent special effects, a lame script, and some good lines. Well, it could've been alot worse, too.
38. Cosmopolis (2012)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon, Mathieu Amalric
Votes: 50,047 | Gross: $0.74M
Ambitious, and an absolute failure. A shame, but with guts.
39. On the Road (2012)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams
Votes: 43,286 | Gross: $0.72M
The actors are excellent, but the script isn't very well written. An intersting movie, to be seen as a tribute.
40. Prometheus (I) (2012)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron
Votes: 643,923 | Gross: $126.48M
How to disappoint ? Scott sure took some lessons to ruin all his efforts here. The direction is good, the actors do the job, but why destroy everything with such a lame script ? A big shame on them.
41. Not Dead (2012)
92 min | Comedy
The film tells the story of 2 brothers. One punk, one salesman. The salesman get laid off, and slowly becomes a punk like his brother.
Directors: Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Albert Dupontel, Brigitte Fontaine, Areski Belkacem
Votes: 2,091
Strange little production, this movie is all about actors. Poelvoorde and Dupontel are amazing, the story is as crazy as touching, and the direction is not that cheap. Interesting !
42. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Madagascar animals join a struggling European circus to get back to New York, but find themselves being pursued by a psychotic animal-control officer.
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon | Stars: Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer
Votes: 197,840 | Gross: $216.39M
A kid movie on acid ! It's crazy, funny and hypnotic, but it's also stupid and not very original.
43. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
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.
Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin
Votes: 302,320 | Gross: $155.33M
Nice direction, good actors, *beep* script.
44. The Dictator (2012)
R | 83 min | Comedy
The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, John C. Reilly, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 334,591 | Gross: $59.65M
Funny, with a hardcore sense of humor, the latest project of Sasha Baron Cohen is a little disappointment since it looks like the 3 others, with another character. The concept is known, now, you should change it !
45. The Raid: Redemption (2011)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.
Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy, Donny Alamsyah
Votes: 216,972 | Gross: $4.11M
Brutal and hysterical, a huge action movie, like we don't see often since 1980's HK movies.
46. Billa 2 (2012)
Not Rated | 129 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
David Billa builds up his drug and arms dealing empire, becoming a feared underworld boss.
Director: Chakri Toleti | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Sudhanshu Pandey
Votes: 11,338
A good action movie, from bollywood. The direction is good, the script is so-so, all in all, you can look at it without a shame.
47. The Angels' Share (2012)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Roger Allam, Gary Maitland
Votes: 26,998 | Gross: $0.30M
A nice british comedy, like only some directors can do. Funny, dark, a bit strange, but never angry.
48. Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.
Directors: Steve Martino, Michael Thurmeier | Stars: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Aziz Ansari
Votes: 224,790 | Gross: $161.32M
The worst of all Ice Ages. Not as funny as before, it clearly lost its sens of humour, and looks more for the young audience.
49. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to save the city from the machinations of a mysterious reptilian foe.
Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Irrfan Khan
Votes: 701,936 | Gross: $262.03M
Good looking and useless.
50. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
PG-13 | 164 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman
Votes: 1,826,274 | Gross: $448.14M
Not as good as its predecessor, a very dark thriller about power and money nonetheless. If Bane had been improved as a character, the movie would've been better. A little disappointment.
51. Brave (2012)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell | Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters
Votes: 441,982 | Gross: $237.28M
Gorgeous and funny, but far from the best Pixar productions. It's a shame, since I love fantasy and fairy tales.
52. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
R | 105 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie
Votes: 161,615 | Gross: $37.52M
A silly B blockbuster, funny and stupid.
53. Total Recall (I) (2012)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led - goes wrong and he finds himself on the run.
Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Colin Farrell, Bokeem Woodbine, Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale
Votes: 266,280 | Gross: $58.88M
A pitty. The script is a failure, Kate Beckinsale's character is wrongly written, only the visual aspects save the movie. Not entirely.
54. The Expendables 2 (2012)
R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Liam Hemsworth, Randy Couture, Jean-Claude Van Damme
Votes: 322,211 | Gross: $85.02M
Stupid and badly written and directed. If Chuck Norris hadn't been in here, it would've been a bad movie.
55. ParaNorman (2012)
PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Directors: Chris Butler, Sam Fell | Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Tucker Albrizzi
Votes: 109,898 | Gross: $56.00M
Beautiful and strange, a nice animated movie. It looks like what Tim Burton should be doing instead of Dark Shadows and Alice...
56. David et Madame Hansen (2012)
89 min | Drama
A young man helps a woman to come to terms with a traumatizing event of her past.
Director: Alexandre Astier | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Alexandre Astier, Julie-Anne Roth, Victor Chambon
Votes: 519
A nice first movie. Didn't necessarily deserve a silver screen release, but a good movie.
57. Lawless (2012)
R | 116 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, Jason Clarke
Votes: 253,376 | Gross: $37.40M
A beautiful modern western. Well written and directed, with very good actors.
58. The Bourne Legacy (2012)
PG-13 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
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.
Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Scott Glenn
Votes: 315,514 | Gross: $113.20M
A very bad sequel, with a lousy story and a clipesque visual style.
59. The Suicide Shop (2012)
79 min | Animation, Comedy, Musical
A family-run shop that sells everything you need to take your own life finds it hard to focus on business after a new baby -- one who makes everyone around him happy -- is born into the family.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Bernard Alane, Isabelle Spade, Kacey Mottet Klein, Isabelle Giami
Votes: 8,599
A cheap little animated movie. Not that bad, just... Cheap.
60. The Dream Team (2012)
97 min | Comedy, Sport
A former footballer living in Brittany enlists his old teammates to help the local fisherman to win some games in order to raise money and save jobs.
Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: José Garcia, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Franck Dubosc, Gad Elmaleh
Votes: 3,884
Funny little french comedy, without any other intention than taking some smiles from your face.
61. Savages (I) (2012)
R | 131 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro
Votes: 134,491 | Gross: $47.38M
A good little thriller, nothing more. Oh, yeah, something more : Blake Lively, gorgeous as ever.
62. Ted (2012)
R | 106 min | Comedy
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, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.
Director: Seth MacFarlane | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale
Votes: 656,975 | Gross: $218.82M
Strong and funny : a very good comedy, with a stupid start and a very good development.
63. Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012)
110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Dany Boon, Edouard Baer, Guillaume Gallienne
Votes: 16,664
The best Asterix after the Alain Chabat's one. Not a great movie, but still funny and well done.
64. Skyfall (2012)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench
Votes: 730,853 | Gross: $304.36M
Does it deserve such a success ? I don't know, but it certainly is a very good Bond, even if I still like Casino Royale more. One of the best incarnation of the character.
65. Frankenweenie (2012)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau
Votes: 117,071 | Gross: $35.29M
A very good parody of Frankenstein and some other freaks movies. Tim Burton when he assumes his style is far better than when he tries to be someone else !
66. Looper (2012)
R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
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.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano
Votes: 602,772 | Gross: $66.49M
With a very ambitious and strange concept, this movie was risky. In the end, if you don't resist it, you're just astounded by the action, the ending and the acting. A pure spectacle, not as clever as it should, but very entertaining !
67. Argo (2012)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin
Votes: 638,907 | Gross: $136.03M
An excellent historical thriller ! Ben Affleck as a director is really interesting, and this is his best movie so far.
68. Rise of the Guardians (2012)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.
Director: Peter Ramsey | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher, Chris Pine
Votes: 192,478 | Gross: $103.41M
A very nice animated movie, for all family !
69. Populaire (2012)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
1958. Rose is a terrible secretary but a demon typist. Her handsome boss resolves to turn her into the fastest girl in the world.
Director: Régis Roinsard | Stars: Romain Duris, Féodor Atkine, Déborah François, Bérénice Bejo
Votes: 12,709 | Gross: $0.18M
A funny french comedy, with a Mad Men style, but without the Mad Men's ambition.
70. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
PG | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Sarah Silverman
Votes: 458,192 | Gross: $189.42M
Good animated movie, but it should've been a lot better, with a concept like this... A bit easy on the script. Where is Pixar seal of quality when Disney needs it ?
71. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Fantasy
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, Andy Serkis
Votes: 872,676 | Gross: $303.00M
The worst disappointment of the year ! We've lost Peter Jackson, and this is his worst movie this far. Visually stunning, but a story that simple should never have been translated in 3 films of 160 minutes !!!! Never !! Next time, use the talent of a good screenwriter, because we can see you didn't want to make that movie, Peter...
72. Life of Pi (2012)
PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
Votes: 666,587 | Gross: $124.99M
Visually impressive, this fable is an excellent surprise. A bit naive, but not entirely, Life of Pi is one of the movies of the year.
73. Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
India's top spy Tiger and his love Zoya battle the dark world of intelligence and espionage that forbids its soldiers from loving the enemy.
Director: Kabir Khan | Stars: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Girish Karnad, Ranvir Shorey
Votes: 38,673 | Gross: $2.35M
A nice bollywood flick. Not a great or even a good movie, but quite entertaining and funny.
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