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Best Thriller Movies of 2012

This collection ranks 939 thriller 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.

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

  2. 2

    Skyfall

    2012· 2h 23m· en

    7.316.3K
  4. 4

    Argo

    2012· 2h 0m· en

    7.39.1K
  5. 5

    The Raid

    2012· 1h 41m· id

    7.44.0K
  6. 6

    The Hunger Games

    2012· 2h 22m· en

    7.223.6K
  7. 7

    Looper

    2012· 1h 58m· en

    6.911.1K
  8. 8

    End of Watch

    2012· 1h 49m· en

    7.43.7K
  9. 9

    Jack Reacher

    2012· 2h 10m· en

    6.77.8K
  11. 11

    The Body

    2012· 1h 47m· es

    7.51.4K
  12. 12

    Sinister

    2012· 1h 50m· en

    6.96.1K
  14. 14

    Chronicle

    2012· 1h 24m· en

    6.95.8K
  15. 15

    In the House

    2012· 1h 45m· fr

    7.2914
  18. 18

    Thuppakki

    2012· 2h 50m· ta

    7.3118
  20. 20

    Safe House

    2012· 1h 55m· en

    6.54.0K
  21. 21

    The Grey

    2012· 1h 57m· en

    6.64.2K
  22. 22

    Kahaani

    2012· 2h 2m· hi

    7.2344
  24. 24

    Chained

    2012· 1h 34m· en

    6.9523
  25. 25

    Taken 2

    2012· 1h 31m· en

    6.47.2K
  28. 28

    Safe

    2012· 1h 34m· en

    6.52.7K
  29. 29

    The Words

    2012· 1h 42m· en

    6.71.3K
  30. 30

    Premium Rush

    2012· 1h 31m· en

    6.42.4K
  31. 31

    Total Recall

    2012· 1h 58m· en

    6.05.9K
  33. 33

    The Mountain

    2012· 1h 30m· tr

    6.8115
  35. 35

    A Hijacking

    2012· 1h 43m· da

    6.8301
  37. 37

    Act of Valor

    2012· 1h 50m· en

    6.61.3K
  38. 38

    Arbitrage

    2012· 1h 47m· en

    6.3956
  39. 39

    Savages

    2012· 2h 11m· en

    6.42.3K
  40. 40

    Battleship

    2012· 2h 11m· en

    5.96.1K
  41. 41

    The Iceman

    2012· 1h 45m· en

    6.61.1K
  42. 42

    Cold War

    2012· 1h 42m· zh

    6.7199
  45. 45

    Talaash

    2012· 2h 29m· hi

    6.8254
  46. 46

    7 Boxes

    2012· 1h 46m· es

    6.7137
  47. 47

    The Raven

    2012· 1h 51m· en

    6.31.5K
  48. 48

    The Rise

    2012· 1h 46m· en

    6.6112
  49. 49

    Compliance

    2012· 1h 30m· en

    6.3801
  50. 50

    Himizu

    2012· 2h 10m· ja

    7.0177

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

939 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.