Best Movies of 2012 – page 5
336K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA, Turkey, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, action packed, action thriller, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, family outing, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, vigilante, one man army, kidnapped, hostage, brutality, lone hero, chase, retribution, secret service, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, europe, los angeles, balkan ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An elderly couple fight against local authorities in rural New Brunswick to build their final home.
Style:
sincere, touching, realistic, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
elderly, aging, elderly couple, love and romance, couple relations, couples, bureaucracy, making love, life story, senior citizen, libertarian, old age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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27K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Alienated teen Pauline struggles with the pressures of fitting into high school, pleasing her mother and a burning desire to lose her virginity. With a grotesque curiosity for the darker side of life, Pauline is considered a social outcast by ...
Style:
medical horror, surreal, sexy, scary, tense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
social outcast, body horror, dysfunctional family, surgeon, losing-it hero, surgical operation, sister sister relationship, high school, gory, mentally unstable protagonist, social relations, teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
virginia, usa, seattle
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.
Style:
sexy, touching, melancholic, intense, compassionate ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
addiction, recovery, friendship, relationships, sex addict, father son relationship, sex, life philosophy, dysfunctional family, character study, unlikely friendships, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, family outing
Plot:
single parent, dog, writers, friendship, writer's life, vacation, redemption, alcohol abuse, family relations, hopes, misfit, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa
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10K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The true story of Chong Kim who, as a young teen, was abducted into the sex trade, and the complicated moral choices she had to make in order to survive as her situation grew more desperate.
Style:
sexy, psychological, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
human trafficking, sex trafficking, kidnapping, prostitution, captivity, rape, teenage life, pimp, slavery, smuggling, prostitute, sex slave ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, nevada, las vegas, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.
Style:
sexy, sexual, cult classic, surreal, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot:
debauchery, spring break, juvenile delinquency, rapper, party, hedonism, murder, masked robber, beach party, danger, female killer, bad girl ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2013, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, florida, california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc and Hirsch, for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their ...
Style:
humorous, talky, black comedy, semi serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, gang, gangster, life philosophy, redemption, mafia, criminal heroes, dishonesty, moral dilemma, partners in crime, revenge, ex convict ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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38K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
Style:
epic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, fighter pilot, aerial combats, airplane, interracial relations, war, military, military life, discrimination, black history, propaganda, african american ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 2012, year 1944, year 1942
Place:
europe, cuba, italy, pentagon, seattle ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, absurd, horror comedy, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
invasion, dark humor, dog, fictional reality, monster, psychic power, male friendship, out of body experience, buddies, portal, save the world, adult humor ...
Time:
year 2012
Place:
usa, las vegas
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83K
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky - shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, teen, intense, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
invasion, war, survival, battles, heroic mission, save the day, against the odds, friends, super weapon, heroes, escapades, weapon system ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, north korea, washington d.c., detroit, latin america ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
The Man of Steel finds himself outshone by a new team of ruthless superheroes who hold his idealism in contempt.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, suspenseful, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
superhero, superhuman, superman, justice, superhero team, female warrior, superpower, comic book, good versus evil, lone hero, heroes, imaginary ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
england, paris france, kansas, tokyo, london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
Style:
sexy, humorous, talky, surreal, semi serious ...
Plot:
sleepwalking, mental disorder, love and romance, lifestyle, couples, adolescence vs adulthood, adulthood, loser, marriage, mental illness, sleeping, road trip ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city, pennsylvania, maryland ...
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23K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, scary, serious, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, captivity, misogynist, abuse, kidnapping, slave, serial rapist, psychopath, escape attempt, childhood trauma, isolated house, strong violent content ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to ...
Style:
touching, humorous, feel good, talky, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
age difference, college, college student, happy ending, love and romance, older man younger woman relationship, fall in love, book, teacher student romance, thirtysomething life, passion, coming of age ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
ohio, new york, columbus ohio, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self: a woman.
Style:
emotional, sincere, sexual, lgbt cinema, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
transsexual, lgbtq, transsexuality, impossible love, lgbt, couple relations, amor, desire, transgender, follow your dream, lesbian, lgbtqi ...
Time:
90s, year 2012, 20th century, 80s
Place:
montreal, quebec, canada
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group’s future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, intense, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
classical music, musician, aging, music, musician's life, rehearsal, ego clash, intrigue, friendship, life is a bitch, rivalry, overcoming ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, california
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Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, 3d animation, humorous, saga ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, preschool
Plot:
fairy, imaginary kingdom, magic, girl power, imaginary, winter, tinkerbell, friendship, secret, woods, friends, escapades ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Stand-up comedian John Mulaney tackles such red-hot topics as quicksand, Motown singers and an elderly man he once met in a bathroom.
Style:
funny, entertaining, satirical, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, homeless, stand up comedian, childhood, mad doctor, irony, satire, social satire, humour, joke, lifestyle, social problems ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
As investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story with the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent ...
Style:
sexy, gothic, erotic, atmospheric, sexual ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
reporter, prison, small town, paperboy, journalism, dangerous attraction, american south, violent sex, injustice, police investigation, newspaper man, deep south ...
Time:
60s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1969, 21st century
Place:
florida, everglades, usa, miami
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
Style:
sexy, inspirational, sincere, melancholic, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
campaign, cheerleader, business, character study, lone hero, environmentalism, corporate crime, social relations, powerful corporation, corporate world, conspiracy, survival ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, texas, mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Cambodia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, an elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL team speeds to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack.
Style:
talky, suspense, intense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, military, rescue mission, terrorist plot, soldier, cia, navy seal, swat team, navy, terrorist, squad, violence ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
somalia, costa rica, las vegas, ukraine, san diego california ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, hood, anthology ...
Plot:
urban ghetto life, gang, gangster, society, urban, ghetto, hip hop, police raid, british gangster, mafia, rivalry, low lives ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, britain
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his ...
Style:
funny, feel good, romantic, light, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, family outing, date night
Plot:
pregnancy, women, pregnant woman, childbirth, adoption, pregnant wife, love story, babies and infants, family relations, parenthood, love and romance, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
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129K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago – smuggling – to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
Style:
sexy, realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
smuggling, robbery, drug lord, caper, gunfight, conspiracy, criminal heroes, brutality, dishonesty, danger, mafia, ship captain ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
south america, usa, new orleans, boston
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France, Belgium, Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
feel good, harsh, sincere, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
community service, working class, moral dilemma, misfit, caper, going straight, fish out of water, food, one last chance, society, buddies, goodhearted ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 70s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, edinburgh scotland, glasgow scotland, england ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
This is a film about a troubled teen, Sean Randall, who is falsely accused of planning a Columbine shooting scenario. It all begins when an unlikely bond forms between Sean (Connor Jessup) and a preppy teenage girl named Deanna Roy (Alexia Fast). ...
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
school shooting, bullying, false accusation, coming of age, society, injustice, social relations, small town, perjury, school massacre, goth, school bullying ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
canada, nova scotia, canada
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
Taking the stage in Washington, D.C., funnyman Bill Burr brings his stinging brand of humor to the spotlight, uncorking a profanity-laced, incisive routine that pokes fun at plastic surgery, reality TV, gold diggers and more.
Style:
funny, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
stand up comedy, comedian, relationships, satire, stand up comedian, mature, talk show, society, social problems, life philosophy, humour, social satire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.
Style:
road movie, surreal, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
tourist, dark humor, caravan, serial killer, jealousy, murderous pair, satire, tourism, vacation, misfit, gory, road trip ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, yorkshire, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road.
Style:
road movie, intense, funny, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
car chase, twists and turns, beautiful scenery, danger, love, witness protection, gang war, love and romance, nothing goes right, car, classic car, chase ...
Time:
year 2012, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, new jersey, seattle, los angeles
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