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Best American Movies of 2012

This collection ranks 2,642 american 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.

2,642 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 103

    Marley

    2012· 2h 24m· en

    7.5279
  2. 105

    No

    2012· 1h 58m· es

    7.2474
  3. 109

    Premium Rush

    2012· 1h 31m· en

    6.42.4K
  4. 111

    Total Recall

    2012· 1h 58m· en

    6.05.9K
  5. 113

    Robot & Frank

    2012· 1h 29m· en

    6.91.2K
  6. 116

    Let It Shine

    2012· 1h 44m· en

    7.0321
  7. 121

    Bad 25

    2012· 2h 11m· en

    7.375
  8. 122

    Act of Valor

    2012· 1h 50m· en

    6.61.3K
  9. 124

    Arbitrage

    2012· 1h 47m· en

    6.3956
  10. 125

    Savages

    2012· 2h 11m· en

    6.42.3K
  11. 126

    Goon

    2012· 1h 32m· en

    6.41.1K
  12. 127

    Game Change

    2012· 1h 58m· en

    6.9344
  13. 128

    Battleship

    2012· 2h 11m· en

    5.96.1K
  14. 131

    The Iceman

    2012· 1h 45m· en

    6.61.1K
  15. 135

    Artifact

    2012· 1h 45m· en

    7.476
  16. 137

    Hail

    2012· 1h 44m· en

    8.33
  17. 139

    Rock of Ages

    2012· 2h 3m· en

    6.21.4K
  18. 141

    Curfew

    2012· 19m· en

    7.4146
  19. 143

    Emperor

    2012· 1h 45m· en

    6.2285

Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

2,642 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.