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Best English Crime Movies of 2012

This collection ranks 245 English crime 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 The Dark Knight Rises.

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

  1. 5

    Lawless

    2012· 1h 55m

    7.13.4K
  2. 7

    The Imposter

    2012· 1h 39m

    7.3808
  3. 8

    Taken 2

    2012· 1h 31m

    6.47.2K
  4. 10

    Safe

    2012· 1h 34m

    6.52.7K
  5. 13

    Premium Rush

    2012· 1h 31m

    6.42.4K
  6. 14

    Robot & Frank

    2012· 1h 29m

    6.91.2K
  7. 15

    Savages

    2012· 2h 11m

    6.42.3K
  8. 16

    The Iceman

    2012· 1h 45m

    6.61.1K
  9. 19

    The Raven

    2012· 1h 51m

    6.31.5K
  10. 20

    The Rise

    2012· 1h 46m

    6.6112
  11. 22

    Contraband

    2012· 1h 49m

    6.32.2K
  12. 25

    Bio-Cop

    2012· 5m

    8.89
  13. 27

    6 Bullets

    2012· 1h 55m

    6.3411
  14. 30

    Deadfall

    2012· 1h 35m

    6.0737
  15. 33

    Thin Ice

    2012· 1h 33m

    6.5177
  16. 34

    Sightseers

    2012· 1h 28m

    6.3569
  17. 38

    Recognize

    2012· 1h 32m

    0
  18. 41

    82

    2012· 6m

    8.02
  19. 43

    419

    2012· 1h 24m

    4.01
  20. 45

    Pinched

    2012· 11m

    7.018
  21. 47

    Safe House

    2012· 1h 30m

    5.01

Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

245 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?

The Dark Knight Rises currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.