This “Best Movies of 2012” is part of The Great Movie Challenge of 2012.  For all of the “Best of” lists, see All the “Best Movies of 2012” Lists 

Zac Sanford is VP of Development at Suntaur Entertainment, and known in the online screenwriting community as the co-founder of Scriptchat.  He also plays a mean game of Texas Hold’em.  Seriously.  -Eric

The Best Movies of 2012
by
Zac Sanford (@zacsanford)

 

Best
1. Holy Motors
2. Zero Dark Thirty
3. Amour
4. Bullhead
5. Argo
6. The Cabin in the Woods
7. Silver Linings Playbook
8. The Raid: Redemption
9. Life of Pi
10. Pitch Perfect
11. Compliance
12. Kill List

Good
13. Wreck-It-Ralph
14. Cloud Atlas
15. Jiro Dreams of Sushi
16. Ruby Sparks
17. Safety Not Guaranteed
18. Klown
19. Searching for Sugar Man
20. Sound of my Voice
21. Headhunters
22. The Sessions
23. Sleepwalk with Me
24. Sound of Noise
25. Turn Me on, Dammit!

Okay
21 Jump Street
The Ambassador
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Bernie
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Celeste and Jesse Forever
The Central Park Five
Chronicle
The Dark Knight Rises
Detention
End of Watch
Flight
Footnote
Frankenweenie
Goon
The Grey
The Impossible
In Darkness
The Innkeepers
Jack Reacher
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Juan of the Dead
Kumare
Last Days Here
Lincoln
Marley
Michael
Moonrise Kingdom
ParaNorman
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Pina 3D
Promised Land
The Queen of Versailles
A Royal Affair
Robot & Frank
Save the Date
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Seven Psychopaths
Side by Side
Silent House
Skyfall
Smashed
Teddy Bear
Undefeated
West of Memphis

Worst
1. That’s My Boy
2. The Woman in the Fifth
3. Red Tails
4. Keyhole
5. This Means War
6. Killer Joe
7. Men in Black 3
8. Gayby
9. Prometheus
10. The Comedy
11. Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie
12. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Meh
Act of Valor
Albert Nobbs
Alps
The Amazing Spider-Man
American Reunion
ATM
The Avengers
The Babymakers
Battleship
Being Flynn
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Boy
Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
Butter
The Campaign
The Collection
Damsels in Distress
The Dictator
Django Unchained
The Do-Deca-Pentathalon
The Five-Year Engagement
For a Good Time, Call…
Fun Size
God Bless America
Grassroots
Haywire
Hit and Run
The Hunger Games
Hysteria
Jack and Diane
Lawless
Les Miserables
Lola Versus
The Magic of Belle Isle
The Master
Not Fade Away
The Oranges
Paranormal Activity 4
The Possession
Project X
Rampart
Red Lights
Rise of the Guardians
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Sassy Pants
Savages
Shut Up and Play the Hits
Sinister
Ted
This is 40
To Rome with Love
Trouble with the Curve
Wanderlust
The Woman in Black

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Holy smokes that’s a lot of movies!  Nicely done, Zac.

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