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Best Drama Movies of 2012

This collection ranks 3,729 drama movies released in 2012. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Django Unchained.

3,729 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    The Hunt

    2012· 1h 56m· da

    8.14.9K
  4. 4

    Wolf Children

    2012· 1h 57m· ja

    8.22.5K
  6. 6

    Life of Pi

    2012· 2h 7m· en

    7.413.9K
  8. 8

    Argo

    2012· 2h 0m· en

    7.39.1K
  12. 12

    Amour

    2012· 2h 7m· fr

    7.81.8K
  13. 13

    End of Watch

    2012· 1h 49m· en

    7.43.7K
  14. 14

    Cloud Atlas

    2012· 2h 52m· en

    6.97.6K
  15. 15

    Jack Reacher

    2012· 2h 10m· en

    6.77.8K
  17. 17

    The Vow

    2012· 1h 44m· en

    7.24.3K
  19. 19

    Lawless

    2012· 1h 55m· en

    7.13.4K
  20. 20

    I Want You

    2012· 2h 3m· es

    7.52.0K
  21. 21

    Flight

    2012· 2h 18m· en

    6.96.5K
  23. 23

    Barfi!

    2012· 2h 31m· hi

    7.6364
  26. 26

    Ruby Sparks

    2012· 1h 44m· en

    7.11.8K
  27. 27

    Lincoln

    2012· 2h 30m· en

    6.84.1K
  30. 30

    Twice Born

    2012· 2h 7m· it

    7.3462
  31. 31

    Chronicle

    2012· 1h 24m· en

    6.95.8K
  33. 33

    In the House

    2012· 1h 45m· fr

    7.2914
  35. 35

    Masquerade

    2012· 2h 11m· ko

    7.7177
  36. 36

    Holy Motors

    2012· 1h 56m· fr

    7.01.3K
  37. 37

    Wadjda

    2012· 1h 38m· ar

    7.2522
  46. 46

    Eega

    2012· 2h 25m· te

    7.1255
  48. 48

    Now Is Good

    2012· 1h 43m· en

    7.31.1K
  50. 50

    Chained

    2012· 1h 34m· en

    6.9523

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

3,729 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Django Unchained currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.