List of films released in 2012 in USA
All films are released in 2012 in United States.
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- DirectorRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillyJack McBrayerJane LynchA 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.USA: 29 October 2012 (El Capitan Theatre)
USA: 2 November 2012 - DirectorMark AndrewsBrenda ChapmanSteve PurcellStarsKelly MacdonaldBilly ConnollyEmma ThompsonDetermined 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.USA: 10 June 2012 (Seattle International Film Festival) (premiere)
USA: 18 June 2012 (Hollywood, California) (premiere)
USA: 22 June 2012 - DirectorKunihiko YuyamaStarsSarah NatochennyEileen StevensJason GriffithAn over zealous pokemon called Keldeo enrages a very powerful Kyurem. With the help of Ash and Pikachu, can Keldeo become a sword of justice and defeat the mighty Kyurem?USA: 8 December 2012 (TV premiere)
- DirectorLen WisemanStarsColin FarrellBokeem WoodbineBryan CranstonA 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.USA: 3 August 2012
- DirectorPeter BergStarsAlexander SkarsgårdBrooklyn DeckerLiam NeesonA fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.USA: 18 May 2012
- DirectorJennifer Yuh NelsonStarsJack BlackAngelina JolieJackie ChanPo and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.USA: 8 July 2012 (Outfest Film Festival)
- DirectorPeter LordJeff NewittStarsHugh GrantSalma HayekJeremy PivenPirate 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.USA: 27 April 2012
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTatsuya FujiwaraAki MaedaTarô YamamotoIn the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.USA: 20 March 2012 (video premiere)
USA: 25 May 2012 (New York City, New York) - DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSharon StoneMichael IronsideWhen a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?USA: 10 August 2012 (re-release) (limited)
- DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJesse CortiA prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.USA: 13 January 2012 (3-D version)
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsZoé HéranMalonn LévanaJeanne DissonA family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old named Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mikhael to the neighborhood children.USA: 20 April 2012 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsEwan McGregorLiam NeesonNatalie PortmanTwo 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.USA: 10 February 2012 (re-release) (3-D version)
- DirectorJung Ji-wooStarsChoi Min-sikJeon Do-yeonJu Jin-moWhen a wife becomes the breadwinner of her family after her husband loses his job, adultery becomes part of her life.USA: 10 March 2012 (Japan Society, New York)
- DirectorW. Peter IliffStarsWes BentleyKate MaberlyRyan DonowhoAn anthropology student invites his classmates and professor to his family's abandoned ranch, once a sacred Chumash burial ground, to recreate an ancient ceremony.USA: 16 October 2012 (DVD and Blu-ray premiere)
- DirectorAlexander RayStarsPeter GiesslMichael DearieKeyna ReynoldsA World War II era short about a ventriloquist who hopes to gain the romantic affections of a beautiful jazz singer, but his dummy torments him like a demon on his shoulder.USA: 5 October 2012
- DirectorArnab ChaudhuriPavan BuragohainK.K. RainaStarsYudhveer BakoliyaAshok BanthiaRavi KhanvilkarArjun, a Pandava, learns the art of warfare from Drona and becomes his most skilled student. Meanwhile, Duryodhana and his uncle, Shakuni, conspire to win over everything that belongs to the Pandavas.USA: 25 May 2012 (limited)
- DirectorRaman HuiStarsAntonio BanderasGilles MariniCharlotte NewhousePuss in Boots returns with the help of three kittens to rescue a precious ruby from the evil Whisperer.USA: 24 February 2012
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.USA: 4 April 2012 (3-D version)
- DirectorKazuya MurataShingo NatsumeStarsVic MignognaMaxey WhiteheadAlexis TiptonIn the lost holy land of Milos, the Elrics search for the truth behind an unknown form of alchemy. What secrets are hidden in Milos? Riddles must be solved and dangers faced before the truth can be found.USA: 20 January 2012
- DirectorAndrew StantonStarsTaylor KitschLynn CollinsWillem DafoeTransported 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.USA: 22 February 2012 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
USA: 9 March 2012 - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsRobert PattinsonJuliette BinocheSarah GadonRiding 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.USA: 17 August 2012 (Los Angeles, California / New York City, New York)
- DirectorAlexandra-Therese KeiningStarsRuth Vega FernandezLiv MjönesKrister HenrikssonA young woman engaged to be married finds herself in an affair with her soon-to-be stepmother's lesbian daughter.USA: 18 October 2012 (Tallgrass Film Festival)
- DirectorMaïwennStarsKarin ViardJoeyStarrMarina FoïsA journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.USA: 21 April 2012 (Los Angeles COLCOA Film Festival)
USA: 18 May 2012 (limited) - DirectorSohan RoyStarsVinay RaiJoshua Fredric SmithMegha BurmanAfter many years two mariners return to homeland with the hope of a new beginning, little did they know about a disaster that would change their destiny.USA: 6 January 2012 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
USA: 21 January 2012 (Sundance Film Festival)
USA: 16 October 2012 (Chicago International Film Festival)
USA: 5 November 2012 (Hawaii Film Festival) - DirectorInna EvlannikovaSvyatoslav UshakovStarsAnna BolshovaElena YakovlevaEvgeniy MironovSchoolbooks say that Belka and Strelka were first space dogs. But the dogs say that people dissemble a lot.USA: 18 May 2012 (limited)
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsJack BlackShirley MacLaineMatthew McConaugheyIn small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.USA: 14 March 2012 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
USA: 21 April 2012 (San Francisco International Film Festival)
USA: 27 April 2012 (limited) - DirectorJohn HustonStarsAileen QuinnAlbert FinneyCarol BurnettA spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.USA: 10 December 2012 (New York City, New York) (re-release)
- DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinBérénice BejoJohn GoodmanWhen George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroAfter 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.
- DirectorAlejandro BruguésStarsAlexis Díaz de VillegasJorge MolinaAndros PerugorríaA group of slackers face an army of zombies. The Cuban government and media claim the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government.